高中英语 Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble新概念讲义 第三册.docVIP

§　Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦 【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 ◆appreciate v. 欣赏，感激 ◆pocket money 零用钱 ◆rattle v. 格格作响 ◆thrifty adj. 节俭的 ◆nephew n. 侄子，外甥 ◆bounce v. 弹起，跳起 ◆pavement n. 人行道 ◆stick ( stuck, stuck ) v. 卡住，夹住，不能再动 ◆brigade n. 旅， （消防）队 ◆grease n. 润滑油 ◆appreciate v. 欣赏，感激 Eg.: The poem is too difficult for me to appreciate. I appreciate your help. = be thankful / grateful to sb. ◆pocket money 零用钱 beer money: 留给丈夫的零花钱 mad money: 妇子留作应急之用的私房钱 green money: 美金 soft / folding money: 纸币，钞票 hard money: 硬币 ◆rattle v. 格格作响 ◆thrifty adj. 节俭的 同义词：economical ◆nephew n. 侄子，外甥 ◆bounce v. 弹起，跳起 The coin was bounced. 同义词：jump (跳跃)， leap (跃)， hop (单足跳)， spring (弹跳；n. 弹簧)， skip (跳跃；略过) ◆pavement n. 人行道 ◆stick ( stuck, stuck ) v. 卡住，夹住，不能再动 stick:不能跳跃，卡住；坚持，粘贴 Eg.: You must stick to your idea. Stick the stamp on the envelop. stick with:忠实于...... （=be faithful to ） His arm was stuck. 他的胳膊被卡住了。 ◆brigade n. 旅， （消防）队 fire brigade: 消防队 = fire department = fire station ◆grease n. 润滑油 【Text】 §　Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦 Q: Did George get anything for his fifty pence? What? Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Father, of course, provides 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 sixpences 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, sixpence is a small price to pay for a satisfying bar of chocolate. My nephew, George, has a money-box but it is always empty. Very few of the sixpences I have given him have found their way there. I gave him sixpence yesterday and advised him to save it. Instead, he bought himself sixpence worth of trouble. On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his sixpence and it rolled along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain. George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his righ