The Troublesome of 50 Pennies

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孩子們總是喜歡得到一些零花錢(qián)。

Children are always fond of getting some ? pocket money.

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爸爸媽媽當(dāng)然經(jīng)常給孩子零花錢(qián)，

Of course, parents often give allowance ? to children,

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但是，叔舅嬸姨也是孩子們額外收入來(lái)源。

but their father’s ? younger brother, mother’s brother, aunts, and ? maternal aunts are also

children’s extra ? incoming resource.

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對(duì)于有些孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，少量的錢(qián)可以花很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間。

For some children, small amount of money ? can spend for a long time.

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如果50便士不拿來(lái)?yè)Q糖吃，

If we don’t take ? the 50 pennies for exchanging the candy,

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則可以放在儲(chǔ)蓄罐里叮當(dāng)響上好幾月。

it can be out in the piggy-bank , ringing ? for many months.

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但是能把儲(chǔ)蓄罐裝滿的只有屈指可數(shù)的幾個(gè)特別節(jié)儉的孩子。

But only a few specislly frugal children ? can fill the piggy-bank.

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對(duì)大部分孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，

For most of the children,

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用50便士來(lái)買(mǎi)一大塊好的巧克力，是算不了什么的。

It’s nothing to ? spend 50 pennies to buy a large bar of good chocolate.

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我的外甥喬治有一個(gè)儲(chǔ)蓄罐，但總是空空的。

My nephew George has a piggy-bank, but ? always be empty.

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我給了不少50便士的硬幣，但沒(méi)有幾個(gè)存到儲(chǔ)蓄罐里。

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I gave him many 50 pence coins, but seldom of them were put into the saving box.

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昨天，我給了他50便士讓存起來(lái)，

Yesterday, I gave him 50 pennies for ? reserving,

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卻拿這錢(qián)給自己買(mǎi)了50便士的麻煩。

but bought 50 pennies’ trouble for myself.

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在他去糖果店的路上，

On his way to the candy store,

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50便士掉在地上，在人行道上跳了幾下，掉進(jìn)了陰溝里。

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the 50 pence coin dropped on the road, bouncing on the sidewalk for a few times and fallen into the sewer.

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喬治脫掉外套，

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George took off the coat,

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卷起袖子，將右胳膊伸進(jìn)了陰溝蓋。

rolled up the cuff and stretch his right ? arm into the gutter.

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但他摸了半天也沒(méi)找到那50便士硬幣，

But neither couldn’t he found the 50 pence coin,

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他的胳膊反倒退不出來(lái)了。

nor could he withdraw his arm.

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這時(shí)在他周?chē)鷩狭嗽S多人，一位女士在喬治胳膊上抹了肥皂，黃油，

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At this time many people gathered around him, a madam daubed soap and butter on his

arm,

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但喬治的胳膊仍然卡得緊緊的。

but his arm still seized tightly.

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有人打電話叫來(lái)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。

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Someone called the fire brigade, two firemen used a special lubricant to get George

extrication.

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不過(guò)，此事并沒(méi)使喬治過(guò)于傷心，因?yàn)樘枪昀习迥锫?tīng)說(shuō)了他遇到的麻煩后，賞給他一大盒巧克力。

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However, this affect not really made George too grieve, because when the hostress of the

candyshop hearing the trouble he had met, she gave him a huge box of chocolate.