【俚語】
Cent 分
【例句】
A bottle of water here costs you $1.5.
這一瓶水的價格是1塊5毛。
$1.5讀作one dollar and 50 cents
penny 1分
nickel 5分
dime 10分
quarter 25美分
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省一分錢就是賺一分錢;積少成多
【例句】
Mary worked hard to save money; she knew that a penny saved is a penny earned.
Mary非常努力地去攢錢。她知道省一分錢就是賺一分錢。
Nickel-and-dime v.
一點點地消耗;斤斤計較地對待
【例句】
The banks nickel and dime you to death with all the little fees they charge you.
銀行用一筆又一筆的小費用積少成多地把人壓垮。
Toss a coin 擲硬幣決定
【例句】
Let's toss a coin to see who'll go first.
我們擲硬幣來決定誰先去吧。
The other side of the coin
事情的另外一面
【例句】
Of course, I get lonely when my wife is away but the other side of the coin is the amazing freedom of doing whatever I want.
當然當我老婆不在的時候,我會寂寞。但從另外一方面來講,我有自由去做我想做的任何事情。