F - fourpence 中文 - EN166

fourpence 〔英國〕四便士；(從前的)四便士銀幣。

fourpenny
Having set the halffilled kettle on the now burning coals , why did he return to the stillflowing tap ? to wash his soiled hands with a partially consumed tablet of barrington s lemonflavoured soap , to which paper still adhered bought thirteen hours previously for fourpence and still unpaid for , in fresh cold neverchanging everchanging water and dry them , face and hands , in a long redbordered holland cloth passed over a wooden revolving roller 為了把那塊已用掉一部分還粘著包裝紙散發著檸檬氣味的巴靈頓32牌肥皂價值四便士，是十二個鐘頭以前賒購的涂在臟手上，在新鮮冰涼永恒不變而又不斷變化的水里洗凈，用那條套在旋轉式木棍子上的紅邊長麻布揩拭臉和雙手。
To cut a long story short bloom , grasping the situation , was the first to rise to his feet so as not to outstay their welcome having first and foremost , being as good as his word that he would foot the bill for the occasion , taken the wise precaution to unobtrusively motion to mine host as a parting shot a scarcely perceptible sign when the others were not looking to the effect that the amount due was forthcoming , making a grand total of fourpence the amount he deposited unobtrusively in four coppers , literally the last of the mohicans he having previously spotted on the printed pricelist for all who ran to read opposite to him in unmistakable figures , coffee 2d . , 布盧姆看明事態之后，生怕呆得太長，招人討厭，就頭一個站了起來。他信守了自己要為這次聚會掏腰包的諾言，趁沒人注意就機警地朝我們這位老板作了個幾乎覺察不到的告別手勢，示意馬上就付鈔，總計四便士并且不引人注目地付了四枚銅幣，那誠然是“最后的莫希干人” 265了。他事先瞧見了對面墻上的價目表上印得清清楚楚的數字，讓人一看就讀得出來266 ：咖啡二便士，點心同上。
Well , it s seven mornings a pint at twopence is seven twos is a shilling and twopence over and these three mornings a quart at fourpence is three quarts is a shilling and one and two is two and two , sir “喏，一品脫74是兩便士嘍七個早晨二七就合一先令75二便士嘍還有這三個早晨每夸脫合四個便士三夸脫就是一個先令嘍一個先令加一先令二就是二先令二，先生。 ”
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。
Mr dedalus said . there is no - one in dublin would lend me fourpence 迪達勒斯先生說， “在都柏林，沒人肯借給我四便士。 ”
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。