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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.

/'ʧɪldrən/ /'ɔlˌweɪz/ /əˈpriʃiˌeɪt/ /smɔl/ /gɪfts/ /ʌv/ /'mʌni/. /mʌm/ /ɔr/ /dæd/, /ʌv/ /kɔrs/, /prəˈvaɪd/ /ə/ /'rɛgjələr/ /səˈplaɪ/ /ʌv/ /ˈpɑkət/ /ˈmʌni/, /bʌt/ /ˈʌŋkəlz/ /ænd/ /ænts/ /ɑr/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /ə/ /sɔrs/ /ʌv/ /ˈɛkstrə/ /ˈɪnˌkʌm/. /wɪð/ /sʌm/ /'ʧɪldrən/, /smɔl/ /sʌmz/ /goʊ/ /ə/ /lɔŋ/ /weɪ/. /ɪf/ 50 /pɛns/ /ˈpisəz/ /ɑr/ /nɑt/ /ɪksˈʧeɪnʤd/ /fɔr/ /swits/, /ðeɪ/ /'rætəl/ /fɔr/ /mʌnθs/ /ɪnˈsaɪd/ /ˈmʌni/ /ˈbɑksəz/. /'oʊnli/ /ˈvɛri/ /'θrɪfti/ /ˈʧɪldrən/ /ˈmænəʤ/ /tu/ /fɪl/ /ʌp/ /ə/ /'mʌni/ /bɑks/. /fɔr/ /moʊst/ /ʌv/ /ðɛm/, 50 /pɛns/ /ɪz/ /ə/ /smɔl/ /praɪs/ /tu/ /peɪ/ /fɔr/ /ə/ /naɪs/ /bɪg/ /bɑr/ /ʌv/ /ˈʧɔklət/.

/maɪ/ /ˈnɛfju/, /ʤɔrʤ/, /hæz/ /ə/ /'mʌni/ /bɑks/ /bʌt/ /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /ˈɔlˌweɪz/ /ˈɛmpti/. /'vɛri/ /fju/ /ʌv/ /ði/ 50 /pɛns/ /ˈpisəz/ /ænd/ /paʊnd/ /kɔɪnz/ /aɪ/ /hæv/ /ˈgɪvən/ /hɪm/ /hæv/ /faʊnd/ /ðɛr/ /weɪ/ /ðɛr/. /aɪ/ /geɪv/ /hɪm/ 50 /pɛns/ /'jɛstərˌdeɪ/ /ænd/ /ædˈvaɪzd/ /hɪm/ /tu/ /seɪv/ /ɪt/. /ɪnˈstɛd/ /hi/ /bɑt/ /hɪmˈsɛlf/ 50 /pɛns/ /wɜrθ/ /ʌv/ /ˈtrʌbəl/.

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

thrifty /'θrɪfti/ adj.节约的

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