Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble五十便士的麻烦 叙述文 虚拟语气

Fifty pence worth of trouble ^{题目：新颖有趣，引人注意}

money + worth of + sth.  ^{金钱 + worth of + 物品}

• They had got away with thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.

Children always appreciate small gifts of money. ^{简单句（短）}

small gifts of money ^{类似钱的小礼物（零花钱）}

• pocket money ^零花钱
• a source of extra income ^{额外收入来源(零花钱)}

Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income. ^{复合句(长)}

造句：The report specially stresses that it is necessary to eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.^{这份报告特别强调了必须要吃充足的新鲜蔬菜和水果。}
→ The report lays special stress on the necessity of consuming adequate fresh fruit and vegetables. ^{更文言(用于书面、论文、报告)}

造句：Learning English is always a source of pleasure for me. ^{学习英语对我来说总是一种乐趣。}

With some children, small sums go a long way. ^{简单句（短）}

with ... / for ... / to ... ^{对于某人来说...}

• For most of them, 50 pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.

If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.  ^复合句

piece ^{coin 硬币}

• Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.

Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box. ^简单句

fill up sth. ^把...装满

• Fill her up! ^加满油
• I need a full tank. ^{我需要一个满的油箱。}
• fill in / out the form. ^{填写表单(表格)}

For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate. ^{简单句(长)}

* be a small price to pay for sth. ^{对于sth.来说，算不了什么}

• The sacrifice is a small price to pay for our final victory.^{为了赢得我们最后的胜利，这个牺牲是算不了什么的。}
• The loss of money is a small price to pay for the rise in status. ^{损失点钱对于提高地位来说算不了什么。}

be a high price to pay for sth. ^{对sth.来说，不值得}

• Loneliness is a high price to pay for independence in your old age.^{孤寂是老年独自生活要付出的高昂代价。}
• The sacrifice of health is a high price to pay for success. ^{为了成功而牺牲健康是不值得的。}

大形年新颜国材用＋中心名词

记忆口诀：“限定描绘大长高，形状年龄和新老， 颜色国籍和材料。” §

• a heavy big round new black Chinese wooden dining table ^{一张新的很沉的黑色的中国式的圆形的大木餐桌}

英语中形容词修饰的是量词

• a nice cup of tea ^{一好杯茶(一杯好茶)}
• a beautiful stretch of field ^{一美丽片的原野(一片美丽的原野)}
• a stagnant pool of water ^{一死坛水（一坛死水）}

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 gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.

should do 型的虚拟语气

Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.

instead of doing ... ^{本该..，结果却..}

• Instead of becoming a doctor, however, he became a successful writer of detective stories.
• Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity. ^NCE3-45

造句：Instead of taking the elevator, we walked down the stairs.^{本该乘电梯的，我们却走楼梯下去的。}
造句：Instead of studying, he wastes his time chasing girls. ^{本该学习的，他却浪费时间追女孩子。}

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. 

连续使用动词 ^{突出紧迫感}

• Acting on a sudden impulse, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bag, and took them to Robert.

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.

gather ^{v. come to gether 人群聚集}

• A crowd gathered outside the hotel.
• 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. ^NCE4-9

量化不可数名词

• a bar / cake of soap
• a slice of butter

The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.

and two fire fighters used a special type of grease to free George. ^{侧重点不同：让乔治出来重要还是使用特制润滑油重要？}

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.

reward sb. with sth. ^{用某物奖励某人}

• Lesson 51 Reward for Virtue ^{对美德的奖赏}
• The audience rewarded the performer with thunderous applause. ^{观众们对这位表演者报以雷呜般的掌声。}
• a reward of £1,000 ^酬金

award sb. sth. ^授予

• She was awarded the Nobel Prize for her work in medical research.
• the Academy Award ^奖项