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- half penny thing 不值钱的东西
- Spoil (or Lose) the ship for half penny worth of tar. 因小失大。
- Most shopkeepers don't like half pennies and would even prefer to round their prices down if they can't round them up to the next penny. 大多数店主不喜欢价格上出现半个便士，如不能把价格调高到1个便士，他们宁愿把价格调低为整数。
- come back again like a half penny 不要它偏又回来, 挥去复来
- 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
- Spoil (or Lose) the ship for half penny worth of tar 因小失大
- Nothing for nothing and very little for a half penny 一分钱,一分货
- We spent every last penny we had on the house. 我们的钱全部用在房子上了。
- A good video camera will cost you a pretty penny. 一台好的摄像机要花掉你很多钱。
- He dived into his pocket and fished out a penny. 他把手入囗袋中，掏出一便士。
- He kept turning up like a bad penny at every party. 没有哪次晚会见不到他，真令人讨厌。
- By cock and pie it is not worth a penny. 说句天地良心话，那根本一文不值。
- I apportioned half the property to each of them. 我把财产的一半分配给他们各人。
- My wife murmurs the same thing day in and day out. 我妻子天天喋喋不休地重复同样的话。
- Let's toss up a penny for the chance to go first. 我们掷一枚一便士的硬币来决定谁先去。
- He is always raising a stink about this, that or the other thing. 他总是为了这个、那个的大吵大闹，什麽事都有得吵，有得闹。
- Don't make so much fuss over losing a penny. 别为丢了一便士大惊小怪的。
- A funny thing happened in the subway yesterday. 昨天地铁里发生了一件有趣的事。
- I begrudge every penny I pay in tax. 我交税交的每一便士心里都不痛快。
- Stop niggling about every penny we spend. 别再为我们花的每个小钱费心思了。
