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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, provides a regular supply of pocket money,
爸爸妈妈当然经常给孩子零花钱
but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
但是 叔舅婶姨也是孩子们的额外收入来源
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,
如果50便士不拿来换糖吃
they rattle for months inside money boxes.
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,
对大部分孩子来说
fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
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
我给了不少50便士的硬币
have found their way there.
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.
他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
在他去糖果店的路上 50便士掉在地上
and it bounced along the pavement
在人行道上跳了几下
and then disappeared down a drain.
掉进了阴沟里
George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves
乔治脱掉外套 卷起袖子
and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
将右胳膊伸进了阴沟盖
He could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere,
但他摸了半天也没找到那50便士硬币
and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
他的胳膊反倒退不出来了
A crowd of people gathered round him
这时在他周围上了许多人
and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter,
一位女士在乔治胳膊上抹了肥皂 黄油
but George was firmly stuck.
但乔治的胳膊仍然卡得紧紧的
The fire brigade was called
有人打电话叫来消防队
and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
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
因为糖果店老板娘听说了他遇到的麻烦后
and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
赏给他一大盒巧克力
