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Fifty pence worth of trouble
Section 1:
·Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
·Father, of course, provides a regular supply of pocket-money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of
extra income.
·=be grateful for
·We really appreciate all the help you gave us last weekend.
·I appreciate your making the effort to come.
句型一：
句型二：
·I’d appreciate it if you could…
·Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
·Father, of course, provides a regular supply of pocket-money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of
extra income.
·provide sb with sth
·The project is designed to provide young people with work.
·provide sth for sb
·The hotel provides a shoe-cleaning service for guests.
·公司供给我一辆汽车.
·你能为三十人提供住宿(accommodation)吗
·Can you provide accommodation for thirty people?
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来源，出处
·Beans are a very good source of protein(蛋白质).
·For me, music is a great source of enjoyment.
·污染源
·烦恼的来源：
·The source of anxiety
·主要的收入来源：
·the main source of income
·uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income
·With some children, small sums go a long way.
·If fifty pences are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money-boxes.
rattle
·叮当作响
·The window rattled in the wind.
·There is something rattling in the washing machine.
·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.
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fill A with B
·He poured her a drink, then filled his own glass.
·My job was filling the flour sacks (大口袋）.
·The boy's eyes filled with tears...
Section 2:
·My nephew, George, has a money-box but it is always empty.
·Very few of the fifty pences I have given him have found their way there.
·I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
·Instead, he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
·Very few of the fifty pences I have given him have found their way there.
·My nephew, George, has a money-box but it is always empty.
·Very few of the fifty pences I have given him have found their way there.
·I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
·Instead, he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
·advise sb to do sth
·I advised him to leave the company.
·advise doing
·I'd advise waiting until tomorrow.
worth
·1.adj:
·be worth +钱：值…钱
·我的上衣价值50 元
·你的手表价值多少？
·be worth +名词：值得..(+work,effort,trouble,time)
·It's not worth the effort/the trouble
·It was a great evening, and definitely worth all the hard work.
·N:价值
·钱’s +worth+of+ 名词
·a chance to win £2000 worth of computing equipment
·The fire caused thousands of pounds' worth of damage.
·窃贼偷走了价值100 万英镑的珠宝
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·The thief stole 100 million pound’s worth of jewellery
·价值五美元的汽油(petrol)
·On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it rolled 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.
·球滚下了山.
·The ball rolled down the hill.
·he dropped his fifty pence and it rolled along the pavement
·roll sth up
·roll up a carpet
·roll up the string
·把地图卷起来
·把袖子卷起来
·He could not find his fifty pence anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
·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 firemen freed George using a special type of grease.
_____________,and what is more,_______________
·The prisoner has a gun, and what is more, he’s prepared to use it.
·The rent is reasonable and what is more, the location is perfect.
·The house is too small, and what is more, it's too far from the office
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·He could not find his fifty pence anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
·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 firemen 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 a large box of chocolates.
·Vt
·upset
·upset one's cup, the milk, a plate of biscuits
·Adj:
·be upset ____sth
·He was upset about not being invited.
·be upset ____sb
·I think she may be a bit upset with you.
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·reward sb with sth
·用某物奖励，奖赏某人
·The boss rewarded him with a free film ticket.
·She rewarded him with a smile.
·reward sb for sth
·因做某事而奖励，奖赏某人
·She wanted to reward the cleaners for their efforts.
He gave the children some chocolate to reward them for behaving well at school.
·George was not too upset by his experience because the lady who owns the sweet shop heard about his
troubles and rewarded him with a large box of chocolates.
