1. | The blackmailers bled him for every penny he had. |
| 勒索者把他的钱榨得一干二净。
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2. | The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny farthing. |
| 现代自行车的原型叫做‘前轮大后轮小的自行车’。
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3. | I often win money at cards but never save a penny -- `easy come, easy go' is my motto. |
| 我玩纸牌经常赢,可一分钱也存不住-我的俗话是‘来得容易,去得快’。
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4. | We must account (to our employer) for every penny we spend during a business trip. |
| 我们得把我们出差时所花的每一分钱(向雇主)交代清楚。
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5. | I have had to work for every single penny I earned. |
| 我挣的每一便士都是辛苦工作得来的。
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6. | We spent every last penny we had on the house. |
| 我们的钱全部用在房子上了。
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7. | Stop niggling about every penny we spend. |
| 别再为我们花的每个小钱费心思了。
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8. | He grudges every penny he has to spend. |
| 他每花一便士都非常吝惜。
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9. | I had to explain the problem to her several times before the penny finally dropped. |
| 那问题我给她解释了好几次,最后她才明白。
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10. | Renovating that house will cost you a pretty penny . |
| 为了整修那所房子,你得花很多钱。
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