penny 高考四级六级考研

The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.

正当来的便士使正当来的英镑也受到玷污。

There were nine pounds left, besides some pennies.

除几枚便士硬币外, 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便士。

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

用好意思——我们会瞧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.

请替我把这十便士换成十个一便士硬币。

Please give me six pennies for this sixpence.

请给我把这个六便士的硬币换成六个一便士的硬币。

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.

尼投入了大量时间。

Give me a penny for 2 halfs.

给我两枚半便士的硬币。

A penny soul never came to twopence.

燕雀之志,成了大志。

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 .

加布丽埃勒的家族让她继承一钱。

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?

我们离开前你要方便一下吗？

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,他从浪费一钱。

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

在海滨小镇，龙虾十便宜。

These pennies were coined at the mint in London.

这些便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便士买这本书。

The fruit costs 30 pence per kilo.

水果每公斤30便士。