Sing a song of sixpence sing a song of sixpence , a pocket full of rye ; four - and - twenty blackbirds baked in a pie 唱一首六便士之歌唱一首六便士之歌,袋子里装满黑麦;二十四只黑画眉,被放在派里面烤!
A bargain . by carcass of william wilkinson , auditor and accountant , lately deceased , three pounds thirteen and six 今有新近逝世的威廉威尔金森审计员兼会计师的尸体一具,廉价处理,三镑十三先令六便士。
In england for sixpence one may buy a " dentamatic throw - away toothbrush " which comes already coated with toothpaste for its one - time use 在英国,每个人用六便士就可以买到一次性的牙刷,牙刷已被涂上一层牙膏以供购买者使用一次。
Christmas pudding : a very traditional english christmas requires that a sixpence is put inside the pudding , whoever finds it wins a prize 圣诞布丁:传统的英国圣诞节往往将一枚六便士硬币放在布丁内,谁若找到它就会赢得一份奖励。
Since most brides probably don ' t even know what a sixpence is , this part of the tradition is not used very often in modern times 由于今天许多新娘恐怕连一枚六便士是什么样子都不知道,传统习俗的这一部分在现代婚礼中已经不常被遵守。
Quaffing nectar at mess with gods , golden dishes , all ambrosial . not like a tanner lunch we have , boiled mutton , carrots and turnips , bottle of allsop 可不像我们通常吃的那种六便士一份的午餐:炖羊肉胡萝卜芜菁和一瓶奥尔索普251 。
The original saying dates back to the victoria times and states , " something old , something new , something borrowed , something blue and a silver sixpence in your shoe . 最初的说法源自维多利亚时代,原文是: “有旧,有新,有借,有蓝;在一只鞋里放一枚六便士的银币。 ”
However , if a bride would like to include it in her wedding , she can purchase a silver sixpence from many companies that sell bridal supplies such as garters and invitations 但是,如果新娘想要在她的婚礼中包括这一项目,她可以从许多出售如吊袜带和请柬等婚礼用品的公司里买到六便士银币。
I have calculated , monsieur , that i lose two shillings every four and twenty hours , exactly sixpence more than i earn ; and you will understand that the longer our journey - 算了一下,每二十四小时两个先令。这正好比我每天的工资多六便士。您会明白,这趟旅行多延长一天我就多一天损失。 ”
Walter scott wanted to give him a six penny piece to reward him for this service ; but not finding any in his purse he presented him with a shilling saying , " you will owe me six pence , my good fellow . 沃尔特司各脱想奖赏给他一枚六便士的硬币,但他在钱包里找不到便士,于是他给了他一个先令,说: "你将欠我六便士,我亲爱的朋友.