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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


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)

动词+副词(口语更简洁) 名词替换(书面更正式) 中文
greatly contribute to ... make great contributions to ... 做出巨大的贡献
specially emphasize / stress ...(vt. 不需要介词) lay / put special emphasis / stress on ... 特别强调了某事
fully understand ... have a full understanding of ... 完全理解了、明白了...
carefully consider ... give careful consideration to ... 仔细考虑...
strongly object to ... have a strong objection to ... 强烈反对...
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)
source n.源头、来源、出处 the source of the Yangtze River 长江的源头
resource n.资源 resources like coal, tungsten, oil, and copper.  …像煤、钨、石油和铜等资源。
origin n.起源 people of Asian origin.  …亚洲血统的人。
originate in ... 发源于、起源于...
stem from ... 根源、源于...
have its roots in ... 起源、根源...
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.
go a long way 走远路、够用、经得起、大有帮助
  • The battery can go a long way.经用
  • She seems to make her money go a long way看起来她用钱细水长流。
go a long way towards ... 在某方面很有帮助
  • The new standards adopted will go a long way towards protecting human health. 被采用的新标准对保护人类健康大有裨益。
  • The book will go a long way towards solving your problems.
come a long way 取得很大的进步
  • We've come a long way since the early days of the project. 这项目开始以来我们已取得很大进展。
  • They've come a long way in a short space of time.他们在很短时间内从很远的地方过来了。

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.
exchange A for B 用B替换A(把A成B)  Where can I exchange U.S. dollars for British pounds?
exchange rate 汇率 The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment. 目前汇率对我们有利。
change A into B 把A成B The witch changed the prince into a frog. 王子变青蛙

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

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。

+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)