With some children, small sums go a long way.
对于有些孩子来说，少量的钱可以花很长一段时间。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 15 Fifty pence worth of trouble

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

small [smɔl] 词频1
adj. 小的;难为情的;低级的，卑劣的;细微的，微弱的; adv. 小小地;卑鄙地; n. 细小部分，腰部;琐碎东西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
这些颗粒聚结形成较大的团。
近义：little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty 反义：large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
long [lɔŋ] 词频1 词根: /lə/
adj. 长的;长时间的;冗长的，过长的;长音的; adv. 长久地;始终;遥远地; n. 长时间，长时期;[语]长音节;（服装的）长尺寸;长裤; vi. 渴望，极想;
💡 渴望见到很 长的龙（long） 长龙（拼音long)摆尾 网友：顾亮亮 补充：龙很长
"How long will I be under the anaesthetic ?"
我会麻醉多长时间？
近义：lengthened, lengthy, moderately, pretty, quite, rather 反义：little, minute, small, squat, slight
children ['tʃɪldrən] 词频1
n. 孩子们(child的复数);儿童;膝下;孥;
"Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour."
儿童必须学会社会上认可的行为举止。
近义：kids, bambini, bambinos, offspring, progeny, scions 反义：parentage
sums
n. 算术题；总数（sum的复数形式）

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered.
她刚看见它，它就立刻逃走了。专家证实，美洲狮非被逼得走投无路，是决不会伤人的。
Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.
靠墙排列着许多细长的电线，而电线又连着金属球。
George studied medicine in his youth.
乔治年轻时学过医，
The captain learnt from the letter that the name of the lost ship was the Karen.
从这封信中船长了解到沉船船名是“卡伦”号。
The nomads who made these markings lived by hunting and fishing during the last Ice Age which began about 35,000 B.C.and ended about 10,000 B.C.
这些痕迹是游牧人留下的，他们生活在从公元前约35，000年到公元前10，000年的冰川期的末期，以狩猎、捕鱼为生。
The story of a poor family that acquired fame and fortune overnight, dramatically illustrates the power of the press.
下面这户穷人一夜之间出名发财的故事戏剧性地说明了新闻报道威力。