The phantoscope ended up in the hands of Edison for pocket change.

快速放射性分析器最终被爱迪生换成了手中的零钱。

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Sometimes, I got to go to the shop with him and I made a bit of pocket change running to the restaurant and getting coffee for everybody.

有时候，我跟他上店里去，还帮大家跑到餐馆去买咖啡，以此挣点儿零花钱。

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He was very much like me, polite but not overly friendly, gave me pocket change at the end of the day, said "Here ... so you'll keep out of trouble."

我们两个很合得来，从不谈及私事。 他这人和我很像，而且对我很有礼貌，也不会过分友好，每天散场后还会给我些零花钱，边说道：“拿去，省着惹到麻烦。”

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"Back before there were any awards of any kind for this kind of music, the reward for a blues man was a pocket full of change , some bills at the end of the night, and the knowledge that you've got a place to sleep out of the rain and the wind.

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The partnership has since gone up in smoke, and with it Branson's pocket change.

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The gig with expert network firm Primary Global was just some extra pocket change.

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Or maybe Apple would want to dig into its piggy bank, and buy Netflix with pocket change.

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