penny

penny

1. A penny saved is a penny got.

[谑]省一文等于挣一文。

2. Penny wise, pound foolish.

[谚]小事聪明,大事糊涂; 抓了芝麻,丢了西瓜。

3. A penny saved is a penny earned.

[谚]省一文就得一文。

4. The penny cultivates, the penny harvests.

一分耕耘,一分收获。

5. A penny from the ear. How much for the rest?

一分钱由耳朵出来,其他的部份是多少钱呢?

6. Ten million dollars? Starting from a penny!?!

一千万美元?从一便士开始?

7. A good video camera will cost you a pretty penny.

一台好的摄像机要花掉你很多钱。

8. If you touch pot, you must touch penny.

一律不赊。

9. God said, "a million dollars to me is as a penny.

上帝说,“一百万美元对于我来说,就像是一美分。

10. The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.

不正当得来的辨士使正当得来的英镑也受到沾污。

11. Don't feel ashamed-we don't despise the widow's mite, and, as they say, every penny helps.

不用觉得不好意思——我们不会瞧不起微薄但可贵的捐赠的,正如人们说的,每一文钱都会起作用。

12. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?

两个麻雀不是卖一分银子吗?

13. English: A penny soul never came to twopence.

中文:斤斤计较少有成功。

14. Renovating that house will cost you a pretty penny.

为了整修那所房子,你得花很多钱。

15. Why is George called a penny pincher?

为什么乔治被叫作"吝啬鬼"啊?

16. Oxfam's Penny Lawrence rejected that allegation.

乐施会的劳伦斯驳斥了这种指责。

17. I can't come out with you to the pub tonight because I haven't a penny to my name.

今晚我不能和你去酒馆喝酒了,因为我的钱用完了。

18. He's always like that. Bert's a real penny pincher.

他一向都是那个样子。伯特是个名符其实的小气鬼。

19. He's never turned an honest penny in his life.

他一生中没有用正当手段赚过一点钱。

20. He bled them for every penny they had.

他从他们身上榨取出每一分钱。

21. They've got to watch every penny to make ends meet.

他们得精打细算才能维持下去。

22. They extorted every penny from us.

他们把我们勒索得身无分文。

23. They started out without a penny to their names.

他们白手起家。

24. Their new house must have cost a pretty penny.

他们的新房子一定花了一大笔钱。

25. Their car must have cost them a pretty penny.

他们那辆车一定花了他们一大笔钱。

26. He asked the conductor for a five penny ticket.

他向售票员买一张五分票。

27. He felt in his pocket for a penny.

他在口袋里摸索着找一个便士。

28. He felt in his pocket for a penny .

他在口袋里摸索,找一个便士。

29. He is a penny pinch because he grew up in a poor family.

他在穷人家长大,所以非常节省。

30. He cut his son off without a penny.

他完全剥夺了儿子的继承权。

31. He bled them for every penny they had got .

他将他们身上的每一个便士都勒索去。

32. When he was a kid he used to read penny dreadfuls about adventures.

他小的时候常常阅读价廉的冒险小说。

33. He is doing odd jobs to turn an honest penny.

他打零工老老实实挣钱。

34. He tossed a penny to the beggar.

他扔给乞丐一便士。

35. He dived into his pocket and fished out a penny.

他把手入囗袋中,掏出一便士。

36. He queued up to buy his subway ticket of 20 penny.

他排队买了一张20便士的地铁车票。

37. He would share his last penny with me.

他有一分钱也会给我用的。

38. He owns a big house and a yacht so he must be worth a pretty penny.

他有一幢大房子,一艘游艇,他一定很有钱。

39. He came to this country without a penny, but after only a few years, he's already wallowing in money and property.

他来到这个国度时,身无分文。但是仅仅几年之后,他已拥有大量的钱财。

40. He grudges every penny he has to spend.

他每花一便士都非常吝惜。

41. He watches every penny he spends, which gives him a reputation for meanness.

他每花一分钟都要考虑再三,这使他获得“吝啬”的名声。

42. He's as proud as Lucifer and would rather starve than take a penny from anyone.

他狂妄自大,宁愿挨饿也不愿接受他人的一个便士。

43. At the moment he do not have a penny to his name.

他现在身无分文。

44. He spent every penny he had and was in low water.

他花完了所有的钱,十分拮据。

45. He was denuded of every penny he had.

他被剥夺得一无所有.

46. He was denuded by his boss of every penny he had.

他被老板剥得分文不留。

47. He keeps track of every penny he spend.

他记录他花掉的每一分钱。

48. He said that he wouldn't lend me a penny.

他说过他一便士都不愿借给我。

49. He paid all his debts to the last penny.

他还清了全部债务,分文不欠。

50. He's so unscrupulous that he'd screw the last penny out of a widow.

他这么无耻要逼着一个寡妇拿出最后一个子儿。

51. With his riches, he should worry about a penny!

以他的财富何必在一便士这种小钱!

52. As much as a penny will buy.

价值一分或一便士的东西

53. You never need to put a penny in your account.

你从未需要把一便士放在你的帐目。

54. The journey won't cost you a penny if you come in my car.

你如果乘我的汽车来,这次旅行不用花你一文钱。

55. If you marry that girl I'll cut you off without a penny!

你如果跟那个姑娘结婚,我就一分钱遗产也不给你!

56. You'll have to account for where every penny goes.

你得说清楚每一分钱都用到哪里去了。

57. Your compliments is worth no penny.

你的恭维一点诚意也没有。

58. Jason: A Penny for your thoughts.

你的想法值1分钱.

59. You've squandered every penny you've earned.

你自己挣一个钱就花一个。

60. The Penny Test: A Challenge to God's Omnipotence?

全能神、三全神的说法成立吗?

61. He arrived in this country six years ago without a penny.

六年前,他来到这个国家时一文不名。

62. Brilliant students are ten a penny at that college.

出色的学生在那所大学里有的是。

63. Don't make so much fuss over losing a penny.

别为丢了一便士大惊小怪的。

64. Stop niggling about every penny we spend.

别再为我们花的每个小钱费心思了。

65. The blackmailers bled him for every penny he had.

勒索者把他的钱榨得一乾二净。

66. The blackmailers bled him for every penny he'd got.

勒索者榨尽他的每一文钱。

67. Ebenezer: Seventeen pounds and a penny.

十七镑零一便士。

68. A British coin worth one half of a new penny.

半便士一种英国硬币,币值是新版便士的一半

69. One penny with right is better than a thousand without right.

合法取得的一辨士,胜于非法取得的一千辨士。

70. Jim's uncle cut him off without a penny.

吉姆的叔叔没有留给他一文钱。

71. Begrudged every penny spent.

吝惜花出的每一分钱

72. Singing roll or bowl a ball a penny a pitch.

唱歌,滚球,投球,一个美分,一个投掷。

73. Hi! Tom. A penny for your thoughts!

喂! 汤姆,你在想什么?

74. Tis a well spent penny that saves a groat.

善花一便士,节约四便士。

75. Christmas can cost a pretty penny.

圣诞节的花费很多。

76. Never received a penny during her disability.

在伤残期间分文未收

77. He found in India that subalterns were two a penny and invited nowhere.

在印度,中尉和少尉军官多得不值钱,在哪儿也不会成为座上客。

78. It must have cost you a pretty penny to improve it.

在改建上一定花了你不少钱了吧。

79. In measured hundredweight and penny pound.

在衡量担和磅便士。

80. In money matters Henry went for the last penny.

在钱财方面,亨利锱铢必较。

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