Lesson 15Fifty pence worth of trouble Part 1: Text 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 six pences 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 right arm through the drain cover. He could not find his sixpence 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 firemen 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. Part 2: New words and expressions 1.appreciate [ 'pri: ieit] v.欣赏，感激 2.pocket ['p kit] 零用钱 3.rattle ['r tl] v.格格作响 4.thrifty ['θrifti] a.节俭的 5.nephew ['nevju:] n.侄子，外甥 6.bounce [bauns] v.弹起，跳起 7.pavement ['peivm nt] n.人行道 8.stick [stik] v.卡住，夹住，不能再动 9.brigade [bri'geid] n.旅，(消防)队 10.grease [gri:s, gri:z] n.润滑油 ★pence 1） 两便士 two—pence 十一便士 eleven pence 几个便士 a few pence 2）数量–pence ……便士价钱的 一枚13便士的邮票 a 13-pence stamp 一枚5便士的硬币 a 5-pence piece （=coin) 注：英语中的便士有两种复数形式 pence 和 pennies ，但用法不同。 如：a fifty pence 指1个50便士的硬币 fifty pennies指50个1便士的硬币 ★worth 1.worth of 指值一定金额数量的；相当于特定单位数量的 worth 为名词，常用介词of搭配使用，构成以上意义。 2. worth n。[u］ value 价值 1) 价值极高的宝石 jewels of great worth 2) 这场暴风雨造成数千英镑价值的损失. The storm did thousands of pounds’ worth of damage。 3. adj. worth 1）having a value in money 有~价值；值～钱 我们的房子大约值10万美元。 Our house is worth about ＄100000. 2）～sth。/ doing sth。(指行动）值得,有价值 这是部很值得看的影片。It’s a film that is really worth seeing. ★appreciate v。欣赏；领会；感激。 1.后接名词、代词或动名词，不可使用动词不定式，如: 1)我们当中没有几个能真正欣赏京剧。 Not many of us can appreciate Beijing opera。 2） 运动员极为珍稀能有空休息一下。 The players really appreciate having time to relax. 2.appreciate v. 1）向……表示感谢,感激 We appreciate your help. 对你的帮助我们表示感谢。 2) 我们非常感激在这么困难的时候有这么好的朋友. We appreciate having such good friends ... ...
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