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新概念英语第三册
Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble
五十便士的麻烦
（一）书本
Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。
Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
爸爸妈妈当然经常给孩子零花钱，但是，叔舅婶姨也是孩子们额外收入来源。
With some children, small sums go a long way.
对于有些孩子来说，少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。
If fifty pence pieces 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响上好几月。
Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
但是能把储蓄罐装满的只有屈指可数的几个特别节俭的孩子。
For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
对大部分孩子来说，用50便士来买一大块好的巧克力，是算不了什么的。
My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
我的外甥乔治有一个储蓄罐，但总是空空的。
Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
我给了不少50便士的硬币，但没有几个存到储蓄罐里。
I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
昨天，我给了他50便士让存起来，
Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
在他去糖果店的路上，50便士掉在地上，在人行道上跳了几下，掉进了阴沟里。
George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
乔治脱掉外套，卷起袖子，将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖。
He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
但他摸了半天也没找到那50便士硬币，他的胳膊反倒退不出来了。
A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
这时在他周围上了许多人，一位女士在乔治胳膊上抹了肥皂，黄油，但乔治的胳膊仍然卡得紧紧的。
The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
有人打电话叫来消防队，两位消防队员使用了一种特殊的润滑剂才使乔治得以解脱。
George was not too upset by his experience
不过，此事并没使乔治过于伤心，
because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
因为糖果店老板娘听说了他遇到的麻烦后，赏给他一大盒巧克力。
笔记
New words and expression 生词和短语
Appreciate v.欣赏，感激
-- The poem is too difficult for me to appreciate.
-- I appreciate your help. = be thankful/grateful to sb.
-- thankful = grateful（adj.感激的, 感谢的）
pocket money 零用钱
-- beer money 留给丈夫的零花钱
-- mad money 女子留作应急之用的私房钱
-- green money 美金（美圆是绿色的）
-- soft/folding money 纸币, 钞票（folding adj.可折叠的）
-- hard money 硬币（hard adj.硬的, 坚固的）
thrifty adj.节约的
economical adj.节约的, 经济的
frugal adj.节俭的, 朴素的
nephew n.侄子，外甥
bounce v.弹起，跳起
-- The coin was bounced.
同义词：jump(v.跳跃), leap(v.跃), hop(单足跳),
spring(v.弹跳 n.弹簧), skip(v.跳跃, 略过)
pavement n.人行道
stick (stuck, stuck) v.卡住，夹住，不能再动
-- His arm was stuck. 他的胳膊被卡住了。
Stick v.坚持, 粘贴
-- You must stick to your idea. 你必需要坚持你的看法。
-- Stick the stamp on the envelop.
stick with… 忠实于...（= be faithful to对...忠实）-- faithful adj.守信的, 忠实的
Brigade n.旅,（消防）队
fire brigade（消防队）= fire department = fire station
grease n.润滑油
uncle n.伯父, 叔父, 姨丈
aunt n.姑妈, 伯母, 舅妈, 阿姨
extra adj.额外的
price n.代价, 价格, 价钱
drain n.排水沟
roll vt,vi卷；滚动,转动,打滚
sleeve n.袖子, 衣袖
rub v.擦, 摩擦
free vt. 使自由, 释放
upset adj.心烦意乱的,不适的,不舒服的 vt,vi打翻,弄翻,推翻；使烦乱
reward vt.酬谢,酬劳,报答 n.报酬, 奖金
Text 课文
Did George get anything for his fifty pence? What?
Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
= Children always appreciate pocket money as small gifts.孩子们总是喜欢得到些零花钱
-- Husbands always appreciate small gifts of beer money.
Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts 关注“新标准英语”,免费同步辅导，免费海量资源
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
-- The villagers provided a regular supply of food for the soldiers.
= The villagers provided the soldiers with a regular supply of food
small gifts of money, pocket money, extra income 都表示零花钱。
作者在两段话里三处用了零花钱, 是为了让读者能够抓住主题。
写作时要避免使用相同的词汇。
With some children, small sums go a long way.
此句暗含：with other children, small sums can’t go a long way.
go a long way 维持很久
-- The money we have will go a long way.
go a long way towards 对...大有帮助
-- This will go a long way towards overcoming the difficulty.（overcome vt.战胜, 克服）
介词with和for的区别：
For(介词)：关于, 对于...来说, 考虑到...的事实
-- The weather is quite warm for November.
-- For him, this will be an entirely new hobby.
With(介词)：在某一方面 (多用于二者的比较)
-- With some people, pleasure is more important than work.
-- Some people may accept that excuse, but it won t work with me.
If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
Pence 便士（penny, pennies都是pence的复数：）
a fifty pence 一个五十便士的硬币
fifty pennies 五十一便士的硬币
exchange for 换取, 以...来交换
-- The little boy exchanged his pen for candy.（candy n.糖果, 冰糖）
rattle vt.(拟声词) 叮当作响 = tinkle（vi, vt (使)发玎玲声, (使)发出玎当声）
roar 呼啸（重点突出老虎、狮子等大动物的吼叫声）
-- The car roar by me. / Listen, a lion is roaring.
shout at 大喊大叫 = bark at
grunt vi.(猪等)作呼噜声vt.咕哝着说出
-- He is grunting.（adj.咕咙的, 哼哼唧唧的）
slam v.砰地关上, 砰地放下
Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
fill up 装满
1>up：表示方向
up to（表示到达目的地） -- She ran up to him. 她跑到他面前。
Towards（表示朝某个方向） -- She ran towards him. 她向他跑去。
2> 表示沿着, 走向更远的地方（侧重强调距离更远了）
-- They walked up the street. 他们沿着街道走远了。
-- They children run up the garden path to greet their father.
3> 系动词+up（表示消费、摧毁、彻底、光、用完）
-- Drink up your whisky. / Eat up your vegetable.
-- Finish it up. 完成它 / burn up烧光 / use up用光
4> 表示积存, 从少到多, 积小成多
-- We must lay up some boiled food for the winter.
Lay up贮存 = store up储藏, hold up, gather up收集起
5> 表示从河的下游到上游, 河流入口处以上到源头的某一点
-- They are sailing up the Thames. 他们正沿着泰晤士河而上。
-- The house is up the river. 这个房子在河的上游。
6> 动词+up（表示包起来、封住、盖住）
-- button up扣上纽扣（-- button your coat up 把外衣的纽扣扣上）
-- wrap up 包裹起来（wrap up the shoes with newspaper 用报纸把鞋子包起来）
-- lock up 锁起来（lock the house up 用锁把房子锁起来）
-- fasten up 拴紧, 钉牢, 锁牢 / save up 储蓄, 贮存
-- wash up 洗涤餐具, 洗手洗脸, 把…冲上岸 / do up 重新整修, 包好
For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
fifty pence is small price to pay = fifty pence is not much to pay
a small price = not much money 并不是很多
-- For him two thousand dollars is small price to pay for it.
-- For me five hundred Yuan is not a small price to pay for a bicycle.
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.
pound coin n.1英镑硬币
find their way there = reach 抵达, 到达, 找到自己的去处
find one’s way into/to…
-- Rivers find their way to the sea.
-- How did such a foolish statement find its way into print? 这样愚蠢的话怎么会被印出来了？
-- All my books have already found their way there.
I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
advise sb to do sth 说服某人做某事（结果是失败的）
persuade sb to do sth 说服某人做某事（结果是成功的）
Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
instead（adv.代替）相反的是…
fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦
On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement 关注“新标准英语”,免费同步辅导，免费海量资源
and then disappeared down a drain.
George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed is right arm through the drain
cover.
系列的动词构成平行结构：take off, rolled up, push
roll vi.滚动 vt.滚动
-- The pencil rolled(vi.) under the table.
-- He rolled(vt.) the ball towards the puppy.（puppy n.(常指未满一岁的)小狗, 小动物）
roll up 卷起, 挽起
-- We will need to roll up the carpet.
He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could no get his arm
out.
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. 更有甚者 / What is rare. 更罕见的是
-- He went to the meeting, and what is worse, insisted on speaking.
-- He is an interesting speaker, and what is more important, he knows his subject thoroughly.
他是一个有风趣的演说者，更重要的是他对他的话题了如指掌
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
rubbed his arm with… 用...涂抹在胳膊上
firmly adv.稳固的, 坚定的（加强语气）
The fire brigade was called and two fire fighter freed George using a special type of grease.
Using… 现在分词做状语（强调一种方式）
fire fighter n.救火队员
George was not too upset by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard
about his troubles and rewarded him with large box of chocolates.
Rewarded sb with… 用...来奖赏某人
Special difficulties 难点
1.save / 2.sail（steamboat n.汽船, 轮船）
3.buttoned / 4.Eat / 5.went / 6.wrapped
7.wind （v.上发条, 绕, 缠）
8.do （shoelace n.鞋带）
Multiple choice questions 多项选择
1.C2.D3.A have sth done / get sth out of
4.B plenty仅用于肯定句中, much用于肯定句、否定句、疑问句。
5.B advise sb to do sthadvise sb that...
-- that引导的宾语从句必须要出现should+动词原形（虚拟语气）
-- I advise my students that they should read English for more than an hour.
6.D doing sth…when
如果句中的when表达的概念是：就在这时、恰恰这时、正当此时, 那么其的主句结构往往
采用进行时态
7.A neither/nor：也不（用于句首句子必须倒装）
8.C put sth.+ prep.（-- put the book in the bookcase / put the book on the desk）
9.A durable（adj.耐用的, 持久的）
-- durable clothing 耐穿的衣服 / durable goods 耐用品
10.C
tour n.旅行, 旅游 v.旅行
in turn 轮流地 （-- I think we should clean our classroom in return.）
cycle n.周期, 循环, 自行车
circle n.圆圈, 环状物
-- draw a circle 画一个圆圈 / the cycle of the seasons 四季的循环
11.B strictly adv.严格地, 确实地well and truly = completely
-- Tom was well and truly drunk. 汤姆烂醉如泥。
-- drunk adj.喝醉了的（drink 的过去分词）
by no means (无论如何)决不
= in no way（adv.决不）= on no account（adv.决不）= in no sense（adv.决不）
12.B move vt.移动, 感动embarrass vt.使窘迫；使为难
-- They look at each other embarrassed.
Distress v.使悲痛, 使穷困, 使忧伤
-- Please don t distress yourself.
-- He was most distressed to hear the sad news.
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