AN old woman was sweeping her house, and she found a little crooked sixpence.
一个老奶奶在打扫她的房子，她发现了一枚弯曲的六便士硬币。Still, if they do, at least the executives can point out that their fun was paid for by the British, and cost America not one penny.
然而，如果国内知道了，至少管理层可以指出这些游客的玩乐费用是由英国买单，没有花美国一个便士。He got a dinosaur bank for Christmas and when he acts well, I will give him a few pennies to put in there.
圣诞节时，他得到了一个“恐龙银行”（存钱罐）。他表现好时，我就会往里面放上几便士。He promised me a silver fourpenny on the first of every month if I would only keep my weather eye open for a seafaring man with one leg.
他答应每个月初给我一枚四便士银币，只要我能留心看着一个只有一条腿的水手。After some minutes he appeared to have come to a decision, and entering the shop he purchased a baby's rattle for fourpence half-penny.
几分钟后，他似乎打定了主意，走进店里花四个半便士买了一个小孩玩的拨浪鼓。"You guys, aren't you paying for those? " , said the guard who caught us. I pulled out a few pennies from my pocket: "With these? "
“你们这几个家伙，你们交钱了吗？”保安抓住我们后说道。我从口袋里拿出了几便士说：“这些够吗？”If she had only a shilling in the world, she would be very likely to give away sixpence of it.
假设在世界上她有一个先令的话，她会捐出六个便士的。"There is an old note attached to the book which says there is a fine of 10 pennies a week for late returns, " she added.
她说：“那本书里附有一张旧标签，上面写着逾期归还一周要罚款10便士。”But of that evening she had remembered a little pot ofcaviare. It had cost seven and sixpence.
关于那天晚上，她只记得一小罐鱼子酱，值7磅6便士。