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L15-1:Fifty pence worth of trouble
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. With some children, small sums go a long way. If 50 pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes. Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box. For most of them, 50 pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty. Very few of the 50 pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there. I gave him 50 pence yesterday and advised him to save it. Instead he bought himself 50 pence worth of trouble.
ɛl15-1:ˈfɪfti pɛns wɜːθ ɒv ˈtrʌbl
ˈʧɪldrən ˈɔːlweɪz əˈpriːʃɪeɪt smɔːl gɪfts ɒv ˈmʌni. mʌm ɔː dæd, ɒv kɔːs, prəˈvaɪd ə ˈrɛgjʊlə səˈplaɪ ɒv ˈpɒkɪt ˈmʌni, bʌt ˈʌŋklz ændɑːnts ɑːr ˈɔːlweɪz ə sɔːs ɒv ˈɛkstrə ˈɪnkʌm. wɪð sʌm ˈʧɪldrən, smɔːl sʌmz gəʊ ə lɒŋ weɪ. ɪf 50 pɛns ˈpiːsɪz ɑː nɒt ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd fɔːswiːts, ðeɪ ˈrætl fɔː mʌnθs ɪnˈsaɪd ˈmʌni ˈbɒksɪz. ˈəʊnli ˈvɛri ˈθrɪfti ˈʧɪldrən ˈmænɪʤ tuː fɪl ʌp ə ˈmʌni bɒks. fɔː məʊst ɒv ðɛm, 50 pɛns ɪz ə smɔːl praɪs tuː peɪ fɔːr ə naɪs bɪg bɑːr ɒv ˈʧɒkəlɪt.
maɪ ˈnɛvju(ː), ʤɔːʤ, hæz ə ˈmʌni bɒks bʌt ɪt ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈɛmpti. ˈvɛri fjuː ɒv ðiː 50 pɛns ˈpiːsɪz ænd paʊnd kɔɪnz aɪ hæv ˈgɪvnhɪm hæv faʊnd ðeə weɪ ðeə. aɪ geɪv hɪm 50 pɛns ˈjɛstədeɪ ænd ədˈvaɪzd hɪm tuː seɪv ɪt. ɪnˈstɛd hiː bɔːt hɪmˈsɛlf 50 pɛns wɜːθɒv ˈtrʌbl.
任务配置:L0+L4
笔记:pocket money零花钱、income收入、thrifty节俭的
感悟:假期结束,该调整状态进入工作节奏了。