新概念第三册第15课单词课文

Lesson 15

Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦

appreciate v. 欣赏，感激(be thankful for sth given) I appreciate your help a lot. be grateful to sb for sth I am deeply grateful to Mr. Smith for his kind help. owe sth to sb把…归功于某人、欠某人 某物 I owe everything to my mother. I owe you one.

pocket money 零用钱 have deep pockets:have a lot of money 有的是钱 have an empty pocket 穷得叮当响 pocket adj. 小型的，袖珍的 pocket dictionary pocket camera pocket calculator pocket pc

rattle v.格格作响 She slams the kitchen door so hard I hear dishes rattle. jingle v. (使)叮当作响 Brian put his hands in his pockets and jingled some change. twitter v.吱吱喳喳地叫 There were birds twittering in the trees. crack v. 使…噼啪作响; 发出辟裂声 Thunder cracked in the sky.

thrifty adj. 节俭的 a hardworking, thrifty nation economical adj. [ k 'nɑm kl]节俭的， 经济的，合算的 economical class 经济舱 an economical wife(humorous) stingy person 铁公鸡 ; 小气的人 niggard n. 吝啬鬼

bounce v.弹起 跳起 jump(跳跃) leap(跃) hop(单足跳) look before you leap. I hopped down three steps. pavement n. 人行道 sidewalk n. (Am) pave v.铺设 pave the way for 铺设道路 做铺垫 Many parents sacrifice a lot to pave the way for their children’s future. express way / free way/ high way

stick (stuck, stuck)v. 卡住，夹住，不能 再动 I got stuck in the heavy snow. I got stuck on the problem. A fish bone stuck in my throat. stick in one’s mind 难以忘怀 You must stick to your idea.(坚持) Stick the stamp on the envelop. (粘) sticky fingers (黏糊糊的)

brigade n. 旅，(消防)队 fire station消防站 fire fighter救火队员；消防人员 grease n. 润滑油 greasy skin 油性皮肤 greasy road 湿滑的地面 greasy smile 一脸奸笑 sesame oil / soy oil / soy sauce /peanut oil/ hand cream

Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and ants are always a source of extra income. 1. gift n. 礼物；天赋 She has a gift for music. a gifted man /a talented man 2. a regular supply = often a regular customer/ visitor/ soldier/army 3. For me, music is a great source of enjoyment. the source of happiness / the root of evil

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. 1. To learn English, we have a long way to go. A little money will go a long way for a thrifty kid. 2. exchange ideas/blows/ telephone numbers/looks/words Where can I exchange dollars for pounds? substitute A for B v.替换(用A

替换B) replace A by/with B (用B换A)

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. 1. strong box / mail box / inbox/ outbox/ drafts 2. fill up 填满 The angry crowd filled up every road. duck-stuffing be filled with (动态)/ be full of (静态) This little boy is filled with curiosity in this school. With Christmas just around the corner, the small town is full of cheerful atmosphere.

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 heir way there. I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it. Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble. 1.find one’s way 到达 One of ten inventions finds its way into shops. Every problem of the world finds its way to the U.N., our global crossroads of politics and diplomacy. 2.We should do something instead of talking about it.

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 no get his arm out. 1. on one’s way to On our way to success, we are bound to meet with difficulties. // on their honeymoon trip to France 2.what is worse He could not find his way home, and what is worse, he found himself lost in the forest.

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 fighter 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 large box of chocolates. 1. rub the fur the wrong way (讨好某人反而)使某人 生气激怒 2.reward sb with sth She rewarded the young man who helped her a lot with a sweet smile. He offer a reward(n.酬金) of 2000 dollars for his missing son.