fourpence

fourpence

1. Well, it's seven mornings a pint at twopence is seven twos is a shilling and twopence over and these three mornings a quart at fourpence is three quarts is a shilling and one and two is two and two, sir.

“喏，一品脱[74]是两便士喽七个早晨二七就合一先令[75]二便士喽还有这三个早晨每夸脱合四个便士三夸脱就是一个先令喽一个先令加一先令二就是二先令二，先生。”

2. Thirty-eight pounds, eight shillings, fourpence!

三十八镑，八先令，四便士！

3. Twopence a pint, fourpence a quart, eightpence a gallon of porter, no, one and fourpence a gallon of porter

两便士能买一品脱黑啤酒，四便士能买一夸脱，八便士就是一加仑。不，一加仑得花一先令四便士。

4. 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。

5. A pound of wheat at a penny is as dear as a pound of butcher's-meat at fourpence.

四便士一磅的家畜肉和一便士一磅的小麦一样昂贵。

6. " Fourpence was a private soldier's daily pay at that time.

当时二等兵每天的工资是四便士。

7. If the price of a reel of cotton is fourpence, you hand over four pennies for it.

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