Lesson15 Fifty pence worth of trouble
Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mom or dad, of course, provide 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 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(侄子), 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(弹起) 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(旅,消防队) was called and two firemen freed George using a special type of grease(润滑油). 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.
1.Fifty pence worth of trouble.
➢Worth值，值得”,可做表语或后置定语，其后一定要有名词或动名词
Worth doing sth “
Worthy “应得，配得上，值得”，常作表语或后置定语，后接不定式，或of加名词
或动名词
be worthy of being done=be worthy of to be done
Worthwhile”值得的，值得干的，值得花时间/金钱/精力的”可做定语、表语或宾补
be Worthwhile to do
2.Did George get anything for his fifty pence?
➢钱与物之间的介词一般用for 无论谁在前
3.Mom 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 sth 提供…稳定的供应
cut the supply of 削减…的供应cut off the supply of 切断…的供应
supply sth. to sb. = supply sb. with sth. 提供给某人某物(多指生活必需品或武器装
备)
provide sb with sth=provide sth for sb. (可以提供任何商品)
offer sb sth=offer sth to sb 表示主动慷慨的给别人提供某物
➢pocket money 零花钱lucky money 压岁钱mad money 私房钱
glove money 贿赂
4.With some children, small sums go a long way.
对于有些孩子，少量的钱可以花上很长时间
➢with 在本句中表示关系，相当于for 译为“对于有些孩子”
相同的用法如be angry with sb. 对某人发怒raise a question for sb 向某人提问
have influence for sb 对…有影响
with 比较特殊的用法
1)作“尽管、虽然”讲
With all her faults,I like her.尽管她有种种缺点，我还是喜欢她
2)作“在…来看”讲
The housing shortage is very much with us today.我们目前住房十分紧张
3)作“作为..的成员”讲
I got a job with a publishing house.我在一家出版社找到了工作
4)作“由…负责，处理”讲
It rests with you to decide.这事由你决定
➢go a long way 本指“走了很长的路”这里采用拟人的手法
with him,hundreds of money goes a short way.对于他来说，几百块钱花不了多久
5.If fifty pence are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
如果50便士不拿来换糖吃，则可以放在储蓄罐里叮当上好几个月
➢exchange A for B=trade A for B 用A交换B
do A in return for B=do A in exchange for B 为了换取B而做A
➢rattle 物体碰撞发出的声音
the leaves are rattling in the spring breeze 树叶在春风中哗啦啦的作响
6.Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
只有特别节俭的孩子才能把储钱罐装满
➢Thrifty ['θrɪfti] adj 节俭的，节省的
➢Manage to 设法做….
7.Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
➢Find one’s way 进入find one's way to do sth 找到自己的方式...
8.George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain
cover.
➢Sleeve 袖子n. the drain cover下水道盖
9. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but
George was firmly stuck.
➢rub vt. 摩擦；惹怒vi. 擦；摩擦；擦破n. 摩擦；障碍；磨损处。