Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 知识点讲义-2023-2024学年高中英语新概念第三册

Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble 五十便士的麻烦 1、Children always appreciate small gifts of money. Mum or dad, of course, provide a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income. 孩子们总是喜欢得到一些零花钱。爸爸妈妈当然经常给孩子零花钱，但是，叔舅婶姨也是孩子们额外收入来源。 · appreciate (v.) 感激 + sb./sth./doing = be grateful for + sb./sth./doing (adj.)感激 eg. 我非常感激你上周末所给我的帮助。 I really appreciate all the help you gave us last weekend. 句型一：(1) Thank you. (小) (2) It’s very nice of you.(中) (3) I really appreciate it.（大） 句型二：I would appreciate it if you could… = Can you do sth. for me? · of course 当然 = certainly off course 偏离航线、轨道 · provide(v.) 提供 = offer (v.) 提供 · provide sb.with sth. = offer sb. sth. provide sth. for sb. = offer sth. to sb. eg. 这家酒店提供给客人擦鞋服务。 The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for the customers/guests. 你能为30个人提供住宿吗？ Can you provide 30 persons with accomodation? · source (n.) 源头，来源 （同音异义词：sauce 调味汁，酱料） eg. the source of the ChangJiang River 长江的源头 the source of the light 光源 豆子是一种很好的蛋白质的来源。 Beans are a great source of the protein. 2、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. 对于有些孩子来说，少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。如果50便士不拿来换糖吃，则可以放在储蓄罐里叮当响上好几月。 · small sums of = a small sum of 一小笔（钱） · exchange A for B ： 把A换成B · sweet 糖果（英）= candy （美） · rattle （v.） 叮当作响 eg. 洗衣机里有东西在响。 There is something rattling in the washing machine. 火车沿着轨道叮当作响。 The train rattled along the track. 3、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. 但是能把储蓄罐装满的只有屈指可数的几个特别节俭的孩子。对大部分孩子来说，用50便士来买一大块好的巧克力，是算不了什么的。 · thrifty (adj.) 节俭的，节约的 反：extravagant (adj.) 奢侈的，浪费的 · manage to do sth. 成功做某事 = succeed (in) doing sth. = was able to do sth. · fill A with B (A是容器) fill up 装满 eg. 他给我倒了杯饮料，然后给他自己的杯子装满了。 He poured