fourpence

常見例句

• Thirty-eight pounds, eight shillings, fourpence!
  三十八鎊，八先令，四便士！
• Fourpence was a private soldier's daily pay at that time.
  當時二等兵每天的工資是四便士。
• Twopence a pint, fourpence a quart, eightpence a gallon of porter, no, one and fourpence a gallon of porter.
  兩便士能買一品脫黑啤酒，四便士能買一夸脫，八便士就是一加侖。不，一加侖得花一先令四便士。
• 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麥一樣昂貴。
• If the price of a reel of cotton is fourpence, you hand over four pennies for it.
  除上述不規(guī)則復數外，還有一些單、復數同形的名詞，這主要是一些動物名稱和某些國家人的名稱。例如：
• 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.
  幾分鐘后，他似乎打定了主意，走進店里花四個半便士買了一個小孩玩的撥浪鼓。
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