Fifty Pence Worth of Trouble 五十便士的麻煩
Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and ants 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 heir 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 is right arm through the drain cover. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could no 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 fighter 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 large box of chocolates.
13. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could no get his arm out.
但他摸了半天也沒找到那50便士硬幣，他的胳膊反倒退不出來了。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:what is more可以解釋為“而且”，這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的前后兩個(gè)分句中各有一個(gè)could not,形成遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。
14. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
這時(shí)在他周圍上了許多人，一位女士在喬治胳膊上抹了肥皂，黃油，但喬治的胳膊仍然卡得緊緊的。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:and連接兩個(gè)并列的分句。With soap and butter作rub的方式狀語(yǔ)。But后面的分句與
它前面的分句形成轉(zhuǎn)折，交代喬治的手不能輕易取出。
15. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighter freed George using a special type of grease.
有人打電話叫來消防隊(duì)，兩位消防隊(duì)員使用了一種特殊的潤(rùn)滑劑才使喬治得以解脫。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:using a special type of grease為現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)，作方式狀語(yǔ)，強(qiáng)調(diào)把喬治的手從陰溝蓋中解脫出來的特殊方法。
16. 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.
不過，此事并沒使喬治過于傷心，因?yàn)樘枪昀习迥锫犝f了他遇到的麻煩后，賞給他一大盒巧克力。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:because引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句，說明喬治不傷心的原因。Who引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾lady。
Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and ants 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 heir 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 is right arm through the drain cover. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could no 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 fighter 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 large box of chocolates.
13. He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could no get his arm out.
但他摸了半天也沒找到那50便士硬幣，他的胳膊反倒退不出來了。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:what is more可以解釋為“而且”，這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的前后兩個(gè)分句中各有一個(gè)could not,形成遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。
14. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
這時(shí)在他周圍上了許多人，一位女士在喬治胳膊上抹了肥皂，黃油，但喬治的胳膊仍然卡得緊緊的。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:and連接兩個(gè)并列的分句。With soap and butter作rub的方式狀語(yǔ)。But后面的分句與
它前面的分句形成轉(zhuǎn)折，交代喬治的手不能輕易取出。
15. The fire brigade was called and two fire fighter freed George using a special type of grease.
有人打電話叫來消防隊(duì)，兩位消防隊(duì)員使用了一種特殊的潤(rùn)滑劑才使喬治得以解脫。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:using a special type of grease為現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)，作方式狀語(yǔ)，強(qiáng)調(diào)把喬治的手從陰溝蓋中解脫出來的特殊方法。
16. 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.
不過，此事并沒使喬治過于傷心，因?yàn)樘枪昀习迥锫犝f了他遇到的麻煩后，賞給他一大盒巧克力。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn):句子結(jié)構(gòu)分析:because引導(dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句，說明喬治不傷心的原因。Who引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾lady。