He tossed a penny to the beggar.
他扔给乞丐一便士。
A penny, dear sir, a penny, to buy a little food; then leave me to my sorrows.
一便士，亲爱的先生，一便士，拿去买点吃的；然后就别管我的苦痛了。
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？
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。
Most of the money would come from a penny-per-letter permanent rate increase and from shifting postal retirees into Medicare.
大多数钱是通过提高每封信一便士的永久利率和将邮政退休员工转嫁到医保系统的方式筹集。
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。
That holds double for the landlord or developer, who won't actually see a penny of the savings his investment in better insulation or a better heating system might generate.
这对房东或开发商来说是双倍的好处，因为他们实际上会看到，自己在更好的隔热或更好的供暖系统上的投资不会节省一分钱。
Unleaded petrol rose more than a penny a gallon.
无铅汽油每加仑涨了一个多便士。
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）。
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。
The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue.
斯特拉特福德的尊贵居民认为这座剧院不会给他们的收入增加了一个子儿。
A penny isn't the most aerodynamic of weapons.
从高处落下的一分硬币并非最能体现空气动力学的武器。
If it's a lose, I get naught - not even a penny for me to ride home on the tram.
如果输了，我就没戏了——坐电车回家的钱拿不出。
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。
Mars was only valued at? 10,000, while Venus is said to be worth less than a penny.
火星的价值仅为1万英镑，而金星更是一文不值。
Mars was only valued at? 10, 000, while Venus is said to be worth less than a penny.
火星的价值仅为1万英镑，而金星更是一文不值。
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！”
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。
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。
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。
"It's entirely up to each customer whether they give 100 pounds or a penny," said owner Peter Ilic.
餐馆老板彼得·艾里克说：“100英镑也好，1便士也罢，付多少钱完全由每位食客决定。”
Excluding special items, Alcoa earned 28 cents per share. That beat analysts' forecasts by a penny.
剔除非常规项目，美国铝业每股收益为0.28美元，比分析师的预测多一美分。
“A local council could approve ten nuclear-power stations and not see a penny of revenue, ” he says.
他说，“地方议会可以批准10家核电站的建设，但是却收不到一分钱。”
“A local council could approve ten nuclear-power stations and not see a penny of revenue, ” he says.
他说，“地方议会可以批准10家核电站的建设，但是却收不到一分钱。”
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