halfpenny

halfpenny

[ˈhɑːfpeni]

n.半便士铜币，半便士之值;

复数： halfpence

例句:

1、

They never seem to have two halfpenny to rub together.

看来他们从没见识过大钱。

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2、

He was sent away and, a few days later, brought back, like the bad halfpenny.

他被送走了，可没过几天，又像没用的赝币一样被退回来了。

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3、

He is a marvelous hand at picking up bargains and can always, for instance, persuade the butcher to give him a pound of eatable meat for two pence, yet at the same time he is an absolute fool about money, and never saves a halfpenny.

他还是一个能买到便宜货的顶级好手，例如，他总能说服屠夫给他一磅肉，而只花两分钱。但与此同时，对于钱财他却是一个十足的傻瓜，从来不会存得半分半子儿。

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