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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.
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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
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动名词
Worth
doi
ng 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
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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
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Mom
or
dad,
of
course,
provide
a
regular
supply
of
pocket-money,
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but uncles and aunts are
always a source of extra income.
provide a regular supply of
sth
提供…稳定的供应
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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
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