新概念英语第三册-Lesson 15(课文)
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Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦
Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum or dad, of course, provides a regular supply of pocket-money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income. With some children, small sums go a long way. If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money-boxes. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money-box. For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty. Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover. He could not find his fifty pence anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease. George was not too upset by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
Language points
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1， Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
appreciate的基本词义是：
(1) 欣赏: He really appreciates fine furniture. 他懂得欣赏好的家具。
(2) 感激: We appreciate all the help you gave us. 我们感激你给我们的帮助。
本句中，引申为：喜欢=enjoy, 翻译作：孩子们总是喜欢得到些零花钱。
Tip: 很多时候，词语的意思要根据上下文联系来判断。
2，Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket-money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
provide a regular supply of …定期地提供……
provide sth. for sb./ provide sb. with sth. 为某人提供某物品
e.g. The villagers provided a regular supply of food for the soldiers.
=The villagers provided the soldiers with a regular supply of food.
零用钱的几种表达法：extra income, small gifts of money, pocket money
作者在文中三处用了不同的零用钱表达法，为的是让读者抓住主题，TIP:写作时避免使用同样的词。
3，With some children, small sums go a long way.
这句话暗含着：With other children, small sums can’t go a long way.
go a long way 维持很久
e.g. The money we have will go a long way.
go a long way towards: 对……大有帮助
e.g. This will go a long way towards overcoming the difficulty.(overcome: 战胜，克服)
介词With和For的区别：“对于……来说”
(1)介词for----“关于，对于……来说，考虑到……的事实”
e.g. The weather is quite warm for November. 对十一月来说，这儿的天气很暖和了。
e.g. For him, this will be an entirely new hobby. 对他来说，这是全新的爱好。
(2)介词with----“在某一方面”（多用于二者的比较）
e.g. With some people, pleasure is more important than work. 对有些人来说，享乐比工作重要。
e.g. Some people may accept that excuse, but it won’t work with me. 有些人可能会接受那样的借口，但是我绝对不容许。
4, If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
piece 这里是硬币的意思，等于：coin
pence: 便士 （penny 便士的复数：pence）
a fifty pence: 一个五十便士的硬币
a fifty penies: 五十个一便士的硬币
exchanges for: 换取，以......来交换
e.g. The little girl exchanged her pen for candy.
总结一些常见的拟声词
(1)rattle: 叮当作响 ==tinkle
这里引申为：存放（keep）,用了拟声词，使句子很生动。
(2)roar:呼啸（重点突出老虎、狮子等大动物的鸣叫声）
e.g. The car roared by me. 车子呼啸着从我身边飞驰过。
(3)shout at: 大喊大叫 = bark at
(4)grunt 猪的呼噜声，咕嘟地说着
e.g. he is grunting. 咕哝的，哼哼唧唧的
(5)slam: 砰的一声
5, Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money-box.
fill up: 装满
e.g. The waitress kept filling up everyone’s glass with wine. 服务员把每个人的杯子都斟满酒。
6, For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a satisfying bar of chocolate.
price
(1)价格：a price tag 价签
（2）Pay the price for sth.为某事付出代价
e.g. For him, two thousand dollars is a small price to pay for it. 对他而言，花2000美元买来那件东西，是算不了什么的。
7, Very few of the fifty pence pieces I have given him have found their way there.
find their way there = reach 抵达，到达， 找到自己的去处
e.g. Rivers find their way to the sea.
e.g. How did such a foolish statement find its way into print? 这样愚蠢的话怎么会印出来呢。
8, I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it. Instead, he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
advise: 建议
advise sb. to do sth. : 建议某人做某事（结果在所不问）
persuade sb. to do sth.: 说服某人做某事（说服成功）
instead相反的是,表示句子间的逻辑关系。
fifty pence worth of trouble: 五十便士的麻烦
9，George took off his jacket rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
注意：take off, rolled up, push这一系列的动词构成a, b and c的平行结构，很形象地描述了事件的发展，很有连贯性。
roll vi. 滚动； vt. 滚动
vi. The pencil rolled under the table.
vt. He rolled the ball towards the puppy.
roll up:卷起，挽起
e.g. We will need to roll up the carpet.
10, He could not find his fifty pence anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
总结：what引导的插入语
what is more important 更重要的是
what is worse 更糟糕的是
what is more 更甚者
what is rare 更罕见的是
11，A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
gather round 聚在周围
rub his arm with sth. ... 用......涂抹他的手臂
firmly:坚定的，稳固的（加强语气）
be stuck 陷在（地方），动不了
动词原形是：stick，过去式及过去分词均是：stuck
e.g. His car was stuck in the mud. 他的车陷在泥里了。
Exercises
Translation:
1,丈夫们总是喜欢得到一些零用钱。
2，对节省的家庭主妇来说，少量的收入可以花很长时间。
3，我到哪把美元换成英镑？
4，他是一个风趣的演讲者，更重要的是，他对话题了如指掌。
5, 经过第三次尝试，她终于通过了测验。
6，为了赢得我们最后的胜利，这个牺牲是算不了什么的。
7，消防车从我身边呼啸而过。
8，林肯解放了奴隶。
9, George was not too upset by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
10，为了报答他多年的工作，公司为他举行了一个盛大的告别晚会。
