Unleaded petrol rose more than a penny a gallon.
无铅汽油每加仑涨了一个多便士。
He tossed a penny to the beggar.
他扔给乞丐一便士。
With that she held a five-penny-piece under his eyes.
说着，她把一枚五便士硬币放在他的眼睛底下。
Hetty saved every penny, eating in the cheapest restaurants for 15 cents.
海蒂省下了每一分钱，只花15美分在最便宜的餐馆吃饭。
Peter, the goatherd, shall have a ten-penny piece weekly as long as he lives.
牧羊人彼得，只要还活着，每周都会得到十便士。
I was always allowed to pick a penny candy when I came to the store with Grandma.
当我和奶奶来到商店时，她总是允许我选一便士的糖果。
Will you be kind enough to give a penny to a poor boy who is yawning from hunger?
你可以给一个因饥饿而打哈欠的可怜孩子一个便士吗？
That year, Lincoln's likeness made its debut on the penny, thanks to approval from the U.S.
那一年，由于得到了美国的批准，林肯的肖像首次出现在便士上。
At first the price of a copy of newspaper was seldom a penny—usually two or three cents was charged.
起初，一份报纸的零售价很少会是一分钱，通常会收取两、三分钱。
But the phrase "penny paper" caught the public's fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny.
但是“便士报”这个词引起了公众的兴趣，很快就会有真的只卖一个便士的报纸了。
You'll only realize when you later go to a cash machine to withdraw some money, then discover that every penny in your account has been cleared out.
只有在之后你去取款机取钱时，你才会意识到，你账户里的每一分钱都被清空了。
However, a law in the 19th century forced railway companies to run one cheap train a day which stopped at every station and cost only a penny a mile.
然而，19世纪的一项法律强制铁路公司每天开一趟便宜的火车，这种火车在每个车站都停，每英里只花一便士。
The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny-farthing.
现代自行车的原型称作penny-farthing（一种前轮大后轮小的自行车）。
I was sure Grandma wouldn't care if I spent one penny.
我确信我花一美分，奶奶不会介意。
In my husband's hand was my wallet, with not a penny missing.
我丈夫手里拿着我的钱包，里面一分钱也不缺。
People today will pay a pretty penny for stamps, toys, video games, board games, books, coins, and clothes of yesterday.
如今的人们会花很多钱买旧时的邮票、玩具、电子游戏、棋盘游戏、书籍、硬币和衣服。
Banks and their customers are watching every penny.
银行经营者与顾客都捂紧钱包。
The worst case scenario from a penny dropped from a great height is a slight sting.
事实上，一分硬币从高空坠落所能造成的最大创伤也不过是轻微的刺痛。
If you've never saved a penny … start. Start small and save $20, $30 or $40 a week.
如果你现在连一分钱存款都没有的话，开始吧，从现在开始，每周存20元，30元，或者40元。
But the fact is, the aerodynamics of a penny are not sufficient to make it dangerous.
事实上，根据空气动力学，这样一枚硬币还不足以对人构成任何威胁。
As the cab stopped he said: "You must have mistaken a half-crown piece for a penny, Sir!"
车停住后，他对我说：“先生，你一定把这半克朗当作一个便士给我了！”
She'll probably insist on having the very last penny that is due to her — you bet she will.
她很可能会坚持要求属于她的每一分钱——她肯定会。
The format is so popular that you can buy software online to launch a penny-auction website.
这一模式大受欢迎，你可以在线购买一套软件，推出一个一分钱拍卖网站。
Lenovo says the laptop measures 17 mm high when closed, which is about the height of a penny.
联想表示这款笔记本合拢时高度为17毫米，仅相当于一个便士的高度。
A glass pf coke can't dissolve a tooth or a nail, or a penny, or a piece of meat overnight.
一杯可乐一夜之间不可能溶解牙齿、指甲、硬币或者一块肉。
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
约在酉初雇来的人来了，各人得了一钱银子。
And when they came that were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny.
约在酉初雇来的人来了，各人得了一钱银子。
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