Unleaded petrol rose more than a penny a gallon.
无铅汽油每加仑涨了一个多便士。
Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work.
为了努力跟上工作进度，彭妮往往午饭时间也在工作。
The penny meters are slowly being replaced by electronic ones that take nickels, dimes, and quarters.
接受1美分硬币的收费表正逐渐被接受5美分、10美分和25美分的电子收费计所取代。
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。
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？
Come with me and carry some plaster, and instead of one penny, I'll give you five.
跟我来，搬点石灰，不止一个便士，我给你五个。
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。
One penny every week the good priest that teacheth me shall have; mother, Nan, and Bet the other four.
我每个礼拜要给一个便士给教我的那位好心的神甫；剩下的四个就给妈妈、南恩和白特。
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。
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。
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。
Penny-pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.
精打细算的英国消费者们会从折扣店里选择更加廉价的产品，比如Aldi和Lidl，而不是其他奢侈的店铺。
Penny pinching UK consumers choose cheaper products from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl rather than luxury alternatives.
精打细算的英国消费者会选择Aldi和Lidl 等折扣店的廉价产品，而不是奢侈品。
彭妮喜欢吃西红柿吗？
PENNY: He says he's just arrived in Scotland.
彭妮：他说他刚到苏格兰。
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。
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