Instead he bought himself fifty pence worth of trouble.
却拿这钱给自己买了50便士的麻烦。
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

trouble ['trʌbl] 词频1 词根: trouble
n. 麻烦;烦恼;故障;动乱; vi. 费心;烦恼; vt. 麻烦;使烦恼;折磨;
💡 turb = stir”表示”搅动”
"We had a lot of trouble levering the roots out."
我们在撬树根时遇到了很多麻烦.
近义：inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag, offend
instead [ɪn'stɛd] 词频1 词根: 站立
adv. 代替，顶替;反而;反倒;
💡 在(in)三杯(s)茶(tea)里用靴子(b) 代替杯子
"Lee was ill so I went instead."
李病了，所以我去了。
近义：however, rather
himself [hɪm'sɛlf] 词频1
pron. （反身代词）他自己;（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人;
"Yielding himself to his feelings of worthlessness, he tried to kill himself."
他总是觉得自己一无是处, 便企图自杀.
近义：herself, him, itself, oneself, themselves, yourself
worth [wɝθ] 词频1
adj. 值得的;有…的价值;等值的;有…的财产; n. 财富，财产;价值;
"Each answer is worth 20 points."
每题为20分。
近义：merit, price, pricing, rate, value, worthiness 反义：insignificance, slightness, insignificancy
bought [bɔt] 词频1
v. 购买，购得( buy的过去式和过去分词 );做出牺牲以获得;够支付;买通;
"He bought extra food in anticipation of more people coming than he'd invited."
他预料来的客人会比邀请的多，就多买了食物。

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

He then changed into overalls and spent the next eight hours as a dustman.
然后换上工作服，当8个小时清洁工。
These alone took sixteen months to build.
仅这两座塔就花了16个月才建成。
a lorry arrived at the factory with a truly colossal biscuit which weighed 2,400 pounds.
一辆卡车驶进了工厂，运来了一个特大无比、重达2，400磅的饼干。
When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding.
父亲死后，他们兄弟俩认为有责任继续把埃里克藏起来。
Some of my acquaintances in the country come up to town once or twice a year to visit the theatre as a special treat.
我在乡村有一些熟人，他们每年进城来看一回或几回戏，并把此看作一种特殊的享受。
If it is not, and you are likely to get seasick, no form of transport could be worse.
如果大海肆虐起来，你就可能晕船，那种难受劲儿是任何一种别的旅行的方式都不会带来的。