'Fivepence for one, twopence for two, ' the Sheep replied.
“一个五便士,两个两便士。”绵羊答道。
一先令蜡烛(上)
I had fivepence in my pocket, and that was fivepence too much, because I had aimed at having nothing at all.
我口袋里有五便士,那五便士太多了,因为我的目标是一无所有。
国富论(一)
More than a thousand pair of Shetland stockings are annually imported into Leith, of which the price is from fivepence to seven-pence a pair.
每年有一千多双设得兰丝袜进口到利斯, 价格从五便士到七便士一双。
国富论(一)
In the last century, the most usual day-wages of common labour through the greater part of Scotland were sixpence in summer, and fivepence in winter.
在上个世纪, 苏格兰大部分地区的普通劳动最通常的日工资是夏季 6 便士, 冬季 5便士。
国富论(二)
Before the late recoinage of the gold, the price of silver bullion was seldom higher than five shillings and sevenpence an ounce, which is but fivepence above the mint price.
在黄金重新铸币之前,银条的价格很少高于每盎司五先令七便士,也就是比造币厂的价格高出五便士。
一先令蜡烛(上)
And I was wondering whether to have a last go at spending the fivepence (there isn't much one can do with fivepence) or to cheat, and forget about the odd pennies.