Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻煩
·單詞(單詞出現(xiàn)次數(shù)的數(shù)據(jù)來源為【不背單詞】App,引用的時間是2023年11月)
appreciate v.????欣賞,感激【20】【24】
????·appreciate music????欣賞音樂
????·appreciate wine????品嘗紅酒
????·I appreciate your help.? ? 感謝您的幫助
????·I appreciate it.????我很感激
????·adj.????be appreciative of ...????對 ... 表示感激? ?
????????·I'm most appreciative of your concern for my health.????我特別感謝你對我健康的關(guān)心
????·n.????in appreciation of ...????為了表達(dá)感激之情,以示感謝
????????·I sent him a gift in appreciation of his help.
????·I'm thankful/grateful to you for your help.????我很感激你的幫助(如果知道某人,可以把 to sb. 去掉。如果知道是某事可以把 for sth. 去掉)
? ? ·I'm much obliged to you for your advice.????我非常感謝你的建議
????·I'm deeply indebted to you for your enccouragement.????我深深地感激你的信任
????·I owe you (one).????我欠你一個人情
????·I owe you a lot.????我欠你很多
????·I owe you a big favor.????我欠你一個大人情
pocket money????零用錢【7】【0】
????·beer money????給老公的零花錢,給男朋友的零花錢
????·pick one's pocket????偷某人的錢(指從口袋里用兩手指夾住往外一提,把錢拿走了)
????·pickpocket n.????扒手
????·money burns a hole in one's pocket????存不住錢,花錢如流水,中文:燒包(有點(diǎn)錢總想花出去)
????????·-W: Have you saved enough to buy that new printer for your computer yet?
????????·-M: You know money seems to be burning a hole in my pocket lately. Maybe next month.
????????????·Answer:He doesn't have enough money to buy a printer now.
rattle?v.????格格作響 & n.????嘎嘎聲,咯吱聲;撥浪鼓【2】【1】
????·The coins rattled in the money box when he shook it.????當(dāng)他搖晃錢箱時,硬幣在里面發(fā)出格格的響聲
????·tinkle v.????發(fā)叮當(dāng)(或清脆)聲 & n.????叮當(dāng)聲;電話通話
????????·I rang the bell and heard it tinkle inside.????我按響了門鈴,聽到里面叮當(dāng)作響
????????·the tinkle of glass and china????玻璃和瓷器的叮當(dāng)聲
????·clatter n.????嘩啦聲;嘈雜的談笑聲;咔嗒聲(硬物落地的響聲,馬蹄聲,打字機(jī)的聲音) & vi.????發(fā)出嘩啦聲;喧鬧的談笑 & vt.????使卡搭卡搭的響
????????·the clatter of hooves????馬蹄聲
????·chime v.????(鈴或鐘)鳴響,敲響 & n.????排鐘,編鐘;(排鐘發(fā)出的)鐘聲
????????·The church bells chimed in the square.????教堂的鐘聲在廣場上敲響
????·slam v.????(使)砰地關(guān)上 & n.????猛摔(或撞等)的聲音/bang n.????突然的巨響;重?fù)?,猛?& v.????猛敲,砰然重?fù)?;猛摔;很響地使勁關(guān)上
????????·Don't slam/bang the door.????別摔門
????????·The door shut with a slam/bang.
thrifty adj.????節(jié)儉的【0】【5】
????·a thrifty housewife????節(jié)儉的家庭主婦
????·frugal adj.????節(jié)儉的,節(jié)約的????????economical adj.????經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)惠的;節(jié)約的;簡練的
????·貶義詞:miserly adj.????吝嗇的;貪婪的????????stingy adj.????吝嗇的,小氣的
????·wasteful adj.????浪費(fèi)的,揮霍的? ? ????extravagant adj.????奢侈的,揮霍的
????????·..., he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.????他揮霍無度,總是負(fù)債累累
????·save on ...????節(jié)約
????????·save on water/electricty????節(jié)約用 水/電
????·economize on ...????節(jié)省
????????·economize on water/electricity????節(jié)約用 水/電
nephew n.????侄子,外甥【1】【1】
????·niece n.????外甥女,侄女
????·cousin n.????堂(表)兄弟,堂(表)姐妹
????·sibling n.????兄弟姐妹(手足)
????????·sibling rivalry????兄弟姐妹之前的競爭
????????·He has two siblings, a brother and a sister.????他有兩個兄弟姐妹,一個哥哥和一個妹妹
????·aunt n.????姑媽,伯母,舅媽,阿姨,嬸嬸
????·uncle n.????叔叔;伯父;伯伯;舅父;姨丈;姑父
????·parental adj.????父母的,雙親的
????·maternal adj.? ? 慈母般的
????·paternal adj.????父親的
????????·parental/maternal/paternal affection????父母的愛
????·filial adj.????子女的,孝順的
????????·filial duty????子女的責(zé)任,義務(wù)
????????·filial piety????孝順
bounce v. & n.????彈起,跳起【2】【3】
????·bounce = bound v. & n.
? ? ·The ball bounced when it hit the ground.????當(dāng)球擊向地面時它會跳起
????·She came bouncing in and told me the good news.????她蹦蹦跳跳地進(jìn)來告訴我這個好消息
????·That's the way the ball bounces.????本來就是這樣的(用來回答傻傻的問題)
????·by leaps and bounds:very quickly
????????·Her health is improving by leaps and bounds.????她的健康正在突飛猛進(jìn)地好轉(zhuǎn)
pavement n.????人行道【1】【1】
stick v.????卡住,夾住,不能再動;伸出【59】【41】
????·The drawer sticks badly.
????·stick to ...????粘到 ... 上;堅持做某事
????·cling to ...
????·adhere to ...
????????·I'll stick to my job until I finnd a better one.????在我找到更好的工作之前,我會堅持做我的工作
????????·Stick your tongue.????伸出你的舌頭
????????·Stick'em up!????舉起手來
????????·Freeze! Stick'em up! Your money or your life?????不許動。舉起手來。要錢還是要命?
????????????·Definitely my life!????肯定是要我的命
brigade?n.????旅,(消防)隊(duì)【0】【1】
grease n.????潤滑油【0】【0】
·課文原文
????Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum 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 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 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 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 piece 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 was called and two fire fighters 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 a large box of chocolates.
·參考譯文
????孩子們總是喜歡得到一些零花錢。爸爸媽媽當(dāng)然經(jīng)常會給孩子零花錢,但是,叔舅嬸姨也是孩子們額外收入的來源。對于有些孩子來說,少量的錢可以花很長一段時間。如果50便士不拿來換糖吃,則可以放在儲蓄罐里叮當(dāng)響上好幾個月。但是能把儲蓄罐裝滿的只有屈指可數(shù)的幾個特別節(jié)儉的孩子。對大部分孩子來說,用50便士來買一大塊好的巧克力,是算不了什么的。
????我的外甥喬治有一個儲蓄罐,但總是空空的。我給了他不少50便士的硬幣,但沒有幾個存到儲蓄罐里。昨天,我給了他50便士讓他存起來,他卻拿這錢給自己買了50便士的麻煩。在他去糖果店的路上,50便士掉在地上,在人行道上跳了幾下,掉進(jìn)了陰溝里。喬治脫掉外套,卷起袖子,將右胳膊伸進(jìn)了陰溝蓋。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。這時在他周圍圍上了許多人,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。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滑劑才使喬治得以解脫。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,賞給了他一大盒巧克力。
·課文講解
Fifty pence worth of trouble
????·money + worth of + sth.????價值 ... 錢的東西
? ? ? ? ·They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.????他們帶著價值數(shù)千英鎊的鉆石逃走了
????????·-Ross: Well, how was the date?
????????·-Rachel: Well I'm alone and I just bought fifteen dollars worth of candy bars, what do you think?
Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
????·gifts of money????零花錢
????·pocket money????零花錢
????·extra income????零花錢
Mum or dad, of?course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and?aunts are always a source of extra income.
????·supply n.????提供(中文:經(jīng)常提供零花錢 副詞修飾動詞,英語中用名詞形式的提供,前用形容詞修飾名詞)
????????·動詞向名詞的轉(zhuǎn)化:
????????????·greatly contribute to ...? ? 為 ... 做出重大貢獻(xiàn)
????????????????·-> make great contributions to ...????為 ... 做出巨大貢獻(xiàn)
????????????·specially emphasize/stress ...????某人特別強(qiáng)調(diào)了某個東西
????????????????·-> lay/put special emphasis/stress on ...
????????????·fully understand ...????完全理解了
????????????????·-> have a full understanding of ...
????????????·carefully consider ...????仔細(xì)地考慮某個事
????????????????·-> give careful consideration(不可數(shù)名詞) to ...
????????????·strongly object to ...????強(qiáng)烈反對
????????????????·-> have a strong objection to ...
????????·練習(xí)造句:這份報告特別強(qiáng)調(diào)了必須要吃足的新鮮蔬菜和水果。
????????????·普通:The report specially stresses that it is necessary to eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
????????????·高明:The report lays special stress on the necessity of consuming adequate fresh fruit and vegetables.
????·source n.????河流源頭,發(fā)源地;來源,出處
????????·the source of the Yangtze River????長江的源頭
????·resource n.????資源
????????·natural resources????自然資源
????????·mineral resources????礦產(chǎn)資源
????·origin n.????事物的起源
????????·the origin of mankind????人類的起源
????????·the origin of the universe????宇宙的起源
????·originate in ...????起源于
????·stem from ...????源自于
????·have its roots in ...????某個東西的根
?????????·Printing originates in/stems from/has its roots in China.????印刷術(shù)起源于中國
????????·However, a new type of humour, which stems largely from America, has recently come into fashion.????然而,一種主要源于美國的新型幽默最近開始流行起來
????·練習(xí)造句:學(xué)習(xí)英語對我來說總是一種樂趣。
????????·Learning English is always a source of pleasure for me.
With some children,?small sums go a long way.
????·with .../for .../to ...????對 ... 來說
????????·For most of them, 50 pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
????·go a long way????可以延續(xù)很久
????????·The battery can go a long way.????這個電池可以用上很久
????·go a long way towards ...????在某方面有很大的幫助
????????·The book will go a long way towards solving your problems.????這本書將對解決你的問題大有幫助
????·come a long way????取得了很大的進(jìn)步
????????·-M: I saw some of your paintings at the student art exhibit. They are great.
????????·-W: Thanks. I feel as though I've come a long way.
????????????·Answer:She thinks her painting has improved.
If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged?for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
????·piece:coin????硬幣
????·exchange A for B????把 A 換成 B(A 和 B 本身沒有變,主人變了 )
????????·Where can I exchange U.S. dollars for British pounds?????我在哪里可以把美元兌換成英鎊
????·change A into B????把 A 變成 B
????????·The witch changed the prince into a frog.????女巫把王子變成了青蛙
????·piggy-bank n.????存錢罐(小豬形狀的存錢罐)
Only very?thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
????·fill up sth.????把 ... 裝滿:把容器或空間填滿,使其達(dá)到最大容量
????????·Fill her up!????請給我的車加滿油
????????????·I need a full tank.????請給我的車加滿油
????????·fill in/out the form????填表格
????????·up adv.????表示徹底性
????????????·eat up????吃光
For most of them,?fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
????·be a small price to pay for sth.????對于 ... 來說算不了什么
????????·練習(xí)造句:損失點(diǎn)錢對于提高地位來說算不了什么。
????????????·The loss of money?is a small price to pay for the rise in status.
????·be a high price to pay for sth.????對與?... 來說不值得
????????·練習(xí)造句:為了成功而犧牲健康是不值得的。
? ? ? ? ? ? ·The sacrifice of health is a high price to pay for success.?
????·nice 和 big 都是形容詞,但不能替換它們的順序,因?yàn)橛⒄Z中有規(guī)定
????????·大(大小)形(形狀)年(年齡)新(新舊)顏(顏色)國(國籍)材(材料)用(用途) + 中心名詞。而不在前面幾類的如 nice 就放在了最前面
????????·例子:一張新的很沉的黑色的中國式的圓形的大木餐桌
????????????·a heavy big round new black chinese wooden dining table
????????·英語中如果量詞和形容詞同時出現(xiàn),那么把形容詞放在量詞錢,中文是形容詞放在名詞前
????????????·例子:
????????????????·a?nice?cup of tea????一杯好茶
????????????????·a beautiful stretch of dield????一片美麗的田野
????????????????·a stagnant pool of water????一灘死水
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.
????·I have given him????定語從句,修飾前面的 50 硬幣和 1 英鎊的硬幣
????·find one's way????某個東西到達(dá)某個地方(物作主語,如果主語是人,那是找到了去往某地的道路)
????????·The river finds its way to the sea.????河流流入了大海
????????·How did my money find its way in your pocket?????我的錢怎么跑到你的口袋里去了
????????·They had mysteriously found their way there from the wine cellar!????這些酒瓶神不知鬼不覺地從酒窖來到了這里
????????·Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.????特制的燈籠掛在每戶人家外面,幫助死者認(rèn)路
????????·lose one's way????迷路
????????????·I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way.????我喜歡在鄉(xiāng)村旅行,但我不喜歡迷路
????????·feel one's way????摸索著前進(jìn)
????????????·The room was dark, so I had to feel my way along the wall to the door.????房間里很黑,所以我不得不沿著墻摸索著走到門口
????????·make one's way????向某個方向走去
????????????·The hospital had been bombed and Hans had made his way back into Western Germany no foot.????醫(yī)院被炸毀了,漢斯只好徒步走回西德
????????????·Turning back down the main street, we quickened our pace and made our way rapidly towards the stream where we hoped the boatman was waiting.????我們掉轉(zhuǎn)身子,沿著主要街道加快了腳步,迅速朝小溪走去,希望船夫在那兒等著我們
????????????????·quicken?one's?pace????加快某人的步子
????????·force/elbow one's way????推開眾人,從人群中擠過去
????????????·He forced/elbowed his way through the crowd.????他從人群中擠過去
????????·trace one's way????蜿蜒前進(jìn)
????????????·We expected the path to end abruptly, but we found that it traced its way through the trees.????我們原以為小路會突然結(jié)束,但卻發(fā)現(xiàn)它在樹林中蜿蜒而行
????????·edge one's way????側(cè)身前進(jìn)
????????????·They had to edge their way along this, sometimes wading across shallow streams, or swimming across deep pools.????他們不得不側(cè)著身子往前走,有時涉水過淺溪,有時游過深潭
I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him?to save it.
????·advise sb. to do????建議某人做某事
????????·advise (that) ...????從句需要用虛擬語氣
????????·“should do” 型的虛擬語氣
????????????·1.下列動詞后的賓語從句中用 (should 加上是英聯(lián)邦國家,在美國加 should 被認(rèn)為是錯誤) do
????????????????·order, ask, decide, demand, require, advise, recommend, suggest, insist ...
????????????·He suggested that we (should) help them with English.????他建議我們幫助他們學(xué)英語
????????????·The teacher ordered that the homework (should) be finished within half an hour.????老師命令作業(yè)必須在半小時內(nèi)完成
????????????·Even though the noble was expected to read the letter at each performance, he always insisted that it should be written out in full.????盡管每次演出都要求這位貴族朗讀這封信,但他總是堅持要把信的全文寫出來
????????????·2.下列名詞后的同位語從句中用(should) do
????????????????·suggestion, order, request, demand, proposal ...
????????????·He made a suggestion that we (should) have a fancy dress party.????他建議我們開一個化裝舞會
????????????·The proposal that John (should) be dismissed is unacceptable.????解雇約翰的建議是不能接受的
????????·3.下列形容詞后的主語從句中用(should) do
????????????·important, necessary, natural, essential, advisable, strange, surprising ...
????????·It's strange that you (should) say such a thing.????真奇怪,你竟會說出這樣的話來
????????·It was important that you (should) tell me all the information.????你應(yīng)該告訴我所有的情況,這很重要
Instead?he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
????·Instead 是個縮略,寫全是:Instead of saving it
????·instead of doing ..., ...????本該 ..., 結(jié)果卻 ...
????????·Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories.????他本該成為一名醫(yī)生,結(jié)果卻成為了一名成功的偵探小說作家
????????·Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity.????本來這五個孩子該成為新的家庭成員,結(jié)果卻是立即成為了一種商品
????????·練習(xí)造句:本該乘電梯的,我們卻走樓梯下去的。
????????????·Instead of taking the elevator, we walked down the staitrs.
????????·練習(xí)造句:本該學(xué)習(xí)的,他卻浪費(fèi)時間追女孩子。
????????????·Instead of studying, he wastes his time chasing girls.
On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped?his fifty pence and it?bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
????·on 引導(dǎo)地點(diǎn)狀語
????·on one's way????在某人的路上
????????·in one's way????擋住了某人的路
George took off his?jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
????·took off????脫,摘
????·rolled up????????
????????·roll v.????卷動,滾動
????????·up adv.?向上????向上卷袖子
????·push?v.????用力往前推(阻力在前面)
????????·pull v.????用力往后拉(阻力在后面)
????????·drag v.????拽
????????·haul v.????薅
????·本句中的動作一連串的發(fā)生,沒有主次之分,表達(dá)了當(dāng)事人迫切,急切的心情
????????·Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.????我一時心血來潮,收集了幾十張,裝進(jìn)一個紙袋,拿給羅伯特看
He could not find his fifty?pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.?
????·what is more? ? 而且,還,更有甚者,表示遞進(jìn)(不分好壞)。本文意為:更糟的是
????????·What is more, they will not have to rely solely on the written word.????更重要的是,他們將不必完全依賴書面文字
????????·表示更重要的是:
????????????·moreover/furthermore
? ? ????????·besides
? ? ????????·in addition
? ? ????????·additionally
????????·表示更倒霉的是:
????????????·to make things worse????注意:非謂語動詞,如果是固定習(xí)語就不用考慮主語的統(tǒng)一
????????????·to make matters worse
????????????????·The team has lost the last two games and, to make matters worse, two of its best players are injured.????這支球隊(duì)最近輸了兩場比賽,更糟糕的是,他們最好的兩名球員受傷了
A crowd of people gathered round?him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
????·gather v.????聚集( 文中是人群聚集)
????????·與之類似的表達(dá)
????????????·assemble????????collect????????mass????????congregate????人群聚攏到一起
????????????·While Alfred's little army slowly began to gather at Athelney, the king himself set out to penetrate the camp of Guthrum, the commander of the Danish invaders.
????????????·A large crowd had assembled outside the American embassy.????一大群人聚集在美國大使館外面
????????????·A crowd soon collected at the scene of the accident.????一群人很快聚集在事故現(xiàn)場
????????????·Demonstrators had massed outside the embassy.????示威者聚集在大使館外面
????????????·A crowd quickly congregated around the speaker.????一群人很快聚集在演講者周圍
????·rub v.????摩擦,搓
????·soap?和?butter 都不可數(shù)
????????·a bar/cake of soap????一塊肥皂
????????·a slice of butter
The fire brigade was?called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.?
????·the fire brigade????消防隊(duì)(英)
????????·firefighter n.????消防員
????·the fire department????消防隊(duì)(美)
????????·fireman n.????消防員
????·using 引導(dǎo)方式狀語
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.
????·because 引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句
????·who 引導(dǎo)定語從句
????·chocolates????純巧克力是不可數(shù)名詞,加 s 表示為巧克力糖
????·heard of/about?...? ? 聽說,獲悉
? ? ????·know of/about?...? ? 聽說,獲悉
? ? ????·learn?of/about?...? ? 聽說,獲悉
????·reward sb. with sth.????用某物獎勵某人
????? ? ·聯(lián)系造句:觀眾們對這位表演者報以雷鳴般的掌聲。
????????????·The audience rewarded the performer with thunderous applause.
????????·a reward of $1,000????一筆1000美元的酬金,此時 reward 為名詞詞性
????????·award sb. sth.????授予某人某個 獎項(xiàng)/頭銜
????????????·She was awarded the Nobel Prize for her work in mdeical research.????她因在醫(yī)學(xué)研究方面的貢獻(xiàn)而被授予諾貝爾獎
????????????·the Academy Award????奧斯卡獎,此時 award 為名詞詞性,意為獎
本文體裁:記敘文(narrative)
文章線索:
題目:新穎有趣,引入注意
第一段:做鋪墊:孩子喜歡零花錢 -> 來源(父母,親屬) -> 少數(shù)節(jié)儉,多數(shù)立刻花掉
第二段:敘述事情經(jīng)過:(when, where, who, why, what, and result),照應(yīng)題目