penny 高考四级六级考研

The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.

不正当来的士使正当来的英镑也受到玷污。

There were nine pounds left, besides some pennies.

除几枚士硬币外, 还剩下九英镑。

Here I am, toiling and moiling from morning till night for a few pennies.

看看我吧，从早到晚为几文钱而辛辛苦苦地工作。

There are 100 pence to every pound.

1英镑有100士。

Don’t feel ashamed—we don’t despise the widow’s mite, and, as they say, every penny helps.

不用觉不好意思——我们不会瞧不起微薄但可贵的捐赠的，正如人们说的，每一文钱都会起作用。

Please give me ten pennies for this tenpence piece.

请替我把这十士换成十个一士硬币。

Please give me six pennies for this sixpence.

请给我把这个六士的硬币换成六个一士的硬币。

How can they afford a holiday? They haven’t got two pennies to rub together.

他们怎么有钱去度假呢？他们穷丁当响。

Penny put in a tremendous amount of time.

彭尼投入了大量时间。

Give me a penny for 2 halfs.

给我两枚半士的硬币。

A penny soul never came to twopence.

燕雀之志,成不了大志。

Brilliant students are ten a penny at that college.

出色的学生在那所大学里有的是。

Gabrielle's family cut her off without a penny .

加布丽埃勒的家族不让她继承一分钱。

We spent every last penny we had on the house.

我们把所有的钱都花在房子上了。

Do you want to spend a penny before we leave?

我们离开前你要方一下吗？

Except for what he spent on haircuts,books and daily necessities he never wasted a penny.

除了理发、买书和必要的日用品之外,他从不浪费一分钱。

In the small towns on the coast, lobsters are two a penny.

在海滨小镇，龙虾十分宜。

These pennies were coined at the mint in London.

这些士钱币是伦敦一家制币厂铸造的。

He paid 50 pence for the book.

他付了50士买这本书。

The fruit costs 30 pence per kilo.

水果每公斤30士。