孩子们总是很珍视小额的金钱礼物。
Children always appreciate small gifts of money.
当然，妈妈或爸爸会定期提供零花钱，但叔叔伯伯舅舅、姑姑婶婶姨妈却总是额外收入的来源。
Mum or dad, of course, provides a regular supply of pocket money, but uncles and aunts are always a source of extra income.
对某些孩子来说，小额钱财能用很久。
With some children, small sums go a long way.
如果五十便士硬币没有被换成糖果，它们就会在存钱罐里叮叮当当地响好几个月。
If fifty pence pieces are not exchanged for sweets, they rattle for months inside money boxes.
只有非常节俭的孩子才能把存钱罐装满。
Only very thrifty children manage to fill up a money box.
对大多数孩子来说，五十便士买一大块美味的巧克力，代价并不算大。
For most of them, fifty pence is a small price to pay for a nice big bar of chocolate.
我的侄子乔治有一个存钱罐，但里面总是空的。
My nephew, George, has a money box but it is always empty.
我给他的五十便士硬币和一英镑硬币，几乎没有一枚辗转进了那个存钱罐。
Very few of the fifty pence pieces and pound coins I have given him have found their way there.
昨天我给了他五十便士，并建议他把这笔钱存起来。
I gave him fifty pence yesterday and advised him to save it.
然而他却给自己买来了价值五十便士的麻烦。
Instead, he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
在去糖果店的路上，他把五十便士掉在地上，硬币沿着人行道弹跳，然后消失在一个下水道里。
On his way to the sweet shop, he dropped his fifty pence and it bounced along the pavement and then disappeared down a drain.
乔治脱下夹克，挽起袖子，将右臂推进了下水道盖子里。
George took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pushed his right arm through the drain cover.
他找不到那枚五十便士硬币，而且更糟糕的是，他的手臂还拔不出来。
He could not find his 50 pence piece anywhere, and what is more, he could not get his arm out.
一群人聚集在他身边，一位女士用肥皂和黄油涂抹他的手臂，但乔治依然被牢牢地卡住了。
A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbed his arm with soap and butter, but George was firmly stuck.
消防队被召来，两名消防员用一种特殊的润滑油解救了乔治。
The fire brigade was called and two fire fighters freed George using a special type of grease.
乔治对这次经历并没有太难过，因为糖果店的女老板听说了他的遭遇，奖励给他一大盒巧克力。
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.