Fifty pence worth of trouble
五十便士的麻烦
Did George get anything for his fifty pence? What?
乔治用他的五十便士买了什么东西吗? 什么？
Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
孩子们总是欣赏金钱的小礼物。
Mum or dad,of course,provides a regular supply of pocket money,
妈妈或爸爸，当然，提供零花钱的定期供应,
but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
但叔叔阿姨总是额外收入的来源。
With some children, small sums go a long way.
对于一些孩子来说，小额资金有很长的路要走。
If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets,
如果五十便士不换糖果,
they rattle for months inside money boxes.
他们在钱箱里吵了好几个月.
Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
只有非常节俭的孩子设法填满一个钱箱。
For most of them,fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
对于大多数人来说，五十便士是一个很小的价格来支付一大块巧克力。
My nephew,George,has a money box but it is always empty.
我的侄子乔治有一个钱箱，但它总是空的。
Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him
我给他的五十便士和一磅硬币很少
have found their way there.
已经找到了他们的路。
I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
我昨天给了他五十便士，并建议他保存它。
Instead,he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
相反，他给自己买了五十便士的麻烦。
On his way to the sweet shop,he dropped his fifty pence
在去糖果店的路上，他掉了五十便士
and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
它沿着人行道反弹，然后消失在排水沟里。
George took off his jacket,rolled up his sleeves
乔治脱下夹克，卷起袖子
and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
把他的右臂推过排水盖。
He could not find his 50 pence piece anywhere,
他在任何地方都找不到他的50便士,
he could not get his arm out.
他无法伸出手臂。
A crowd of people gathered round him
一群人聚集在他周围
and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter,
一位女士用肥皂和黄油擦他的手臂,
but George was firmly stuck.
但乔治被牢牢地卡住了。
The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
消防队被叫来，两名消防队员用一种特殊的油脂释放了乔治。
George was not too upset by his experience
乔治对他的经历并不太难过
because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles
因为那家糖果店的老板听说了他的麻烦
and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
并奖励他一大盒巧克力。
