《新版新概念英语第三册(英音)Lesson (15)》歌词

歌手：朗文

时长： 02:17

--- lesson 15 fifty pence worth of trouble[00:00:01]

--- listen to the tape then answer the question below.[00:00:06]

--- did george get anything for his fifty pence? what?[00:00:12]

children always appreciate small gifts of money.[00:00:19]

mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.[00:00:22]

with some children, small sums go a long way.[00:00:32]

if fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.[00:00:37]

only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.[00:00:44]

for most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.[00:00:49]

my nephew, george, has a money box but it is always empty.[00:00:55]

very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins i have given him have found their way there.[00:01:01]

i gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.[00:01:08]

instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.[00:01:13]

on his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.[00:01:17]

george took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.[00:01:27]

he could not find his fifty pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.[00:01:35]

a crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but george was firmly stuck.[00:01:43]

the fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed george using a special type of grease.[00:01:51]

george was not too upset by his experience[00:01:58]

because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.[00:02:01]

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