练习材料：

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.

ˈʧɪldrən ˈɔːlweɪz əˈpriːʃɪeɪt smɔːl gɪfts ɒv ˈmʌni. mʌm ɔː dæd, ɒv kɔːs, prəˈvaɪd ə ˈrɛgjʊlə səˈplaɪ ɒv ˈpɒkɪt ˈmʌni, bʌt ˈʌŋklz ænd ɑːnts ɑːr ˈɔːlweɪz ə sɔːs ɒv ˈɛkstrə ˈɪnkʌm. wɪð sʌm ˈʧɪldrən, smɔːl sʌmz gəʊ ə lɒŋ weɪ. ɪf 50 pɛns ˈpiːsɪz ɑː nɒt ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd fɔː swiːts, 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 ˈgɪvn hɪm hæv faʊnd ðeə weɪ ðeə. aɪ geɪv hɪm 50 pɛns ˈjɛstədeɪ ænd ədˈvaɪzd hɪm tuː seɪv ɪt. ɪnˈstɛd hiː bɔːt hɪmˈsɛlf 50 pɛns wɜːθ ɒv ˈtrʌbl.

任务配置：

L0＋L4

知识笔记：

新词：appreciate 感激，鉴别；provide 提供；regular 规律的；supply 供给；source 本源；income 收入；rattle 发出格格的响声；

词组：supply of …的供给；a source of …的来源；extra income 额外所得；go a long way 大有帮助，走一大段路；fill up （使）充满；find one's way 找到解决方法，找到路；

练习感悟：

今天看了高三表姐的一些英语试卷，虽然能看得懂一点点吧，但是还是有一种淡淡的无力感，以及对高中生活越来越深的好奇与期待——如果我能去到喜欢的环境很好的学校的话。

开学的军训，也就不算什么了吧。