这东西每磅卖两先令。

It costs two shillings a pound.

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我手里紧攥着一个两先令银币，沿着白金汉街大步向车站走去。

I held a florin tightly in my hand as I strode down Buckingham Street towards the station.

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她们各自摆弄着身上的衬衫，那都是黑缎子做的：一件是两先令九便士一码，另一件是两先令七便士一码的。就这样等着茶泡出味儿来。

They pawed their blouses, both of black satin, two and nine a yard, waiting for their teas to draw, and two and seven.

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So they had a guinea which they said was twenty shillings and then there were two coins either shillings or guineas that was the money at the time.

于是，他们就生产出了,一个等同于二十先令的几尼,所以出现了两种硬币,先令或是几尼,这是当时流行的货币。

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