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。
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。
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。
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。
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。”
America's weakest borrowers, in short, were often able to buy a house without handing over a penny.
简而言之，最穷的借款人经常可以不用付一分钱就能买房。
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
家主回答其中的一人说，朋友，我不亏负你。你与我讲定的，不是一钱银子吗。
But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?
家主回答其中的一人说，朋友，我不亏负你。你与我讲定的，不是一钱银子吗。
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