'Fivepence for one, twopence for two, ' the Sheep replied.

“便士，两两便士。”绵羊答道。

I had fivepence in my pocket, and that was fivepence too much, because I had aimed at having nothing at all.

我口袋里有便士，那便士太多了，因为我目标是无所有。

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.

每年有千多双设得兰丝袜进口到利斯， 价格从便士到七便士双。

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.

在上世纪， 苏格兰大部分地区劳动最常日工资是夏季 6 便士， 冬季 5 便士。

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，银条价格很少高于每盎司先令七便士，也就是比造币厂价格高出便士。

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.

我在想是最后次花便士（便士无能为力）还是作弊， 而忘记那些零星便士。