他们给了他一个木碗，只花了几个半便士，他只能用木碗吃东西。
They brought him a wooden bowl for a few half-pence, out of which he had to eat.
那以后，连半便士也不剩了。
人们一给经常是半便士，可是除非你跟他们聊天，否则连半便士也挣不到。
A halfpenny's the usual drop [gift], and you don't get even that unless you give them a bit of backchat.
家具和油布十二先令，统税和特税一镑四先令一便士，济贫税一镑一先令五个半便士。
Twelve shillings for the furniture and oilcloth one pound four and one penny for the general district and special rates and one pound one and fivepence halfpenny for poor rate .
当邮寄非密封的卡片只要半便士（普通信件邮费的一半）时，邮寄贺卡变得异常流行。
They became even more popular in Britain when a card could be posted in an unsealed envelope for one half-penny - half the price of an ordinary letter.
1877年，托马斯和史密斯在写伦敦街头生活中这样描述：许多看起来脏兮兮的小商店里进行着买卖生产半便士冰激凌的牛奶的交易。
little villainous-looking and dirty shops [in which] an enormous business is transacted in the sale of milk for the manufacture of halfpenny ices.
一品脱牛奶的价格上涨了3便士，四分之一磅黄油上涨了15便士，半磅奶酪上涨了15便士。
Prices went up an extra 3p on a pint of milk, 15p on a quarter of a pound of butter and 15p on a half pound of cheese.
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！”
As the cab stopped he said: "You must have mistaken a half-crown piece for a penny, Sir!"
股价从夏天572便士的高价已经下跌了一半以上。
The shares have more than halved in value since the summer high of 572p.
股价从夏天572便士的高价已经下跌了一半以上。
The shares have more than halved in value since the summer high of 572p.
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