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硬币dime[英][daɪm] [美][daɪm] 中英文故事：硬币（1） 一天，我去了一个商人的办公室。谈话间,我注意到他不停地转动一个文镇，文镇里有一 枚一角硬币。出于好奇，我问起这枚硬币的事。 他说："上大学时，我和室友的钱花得只剩下了一角硬币。他享有奖学金,而我要靠在棉花地和食品店里打工挣学费。我俩都是家中第一个迈进大学校门的人，双方父母都为自己的 孩子感到格外自豪。每个月他们都会寄来一点伙食费，但那个月我俩都没有收到支票。那天是星期天，是那个月的5号，当时我们手中只剩下了一角硬币。” The Dime One day I visited a businessman’s office, and while we talked, I noticed that he con¬stantly twirled a small paperweight with a dime in it. Curious, I asked him about it. He said, “When I was in college, my roommate and I were down to our last dime. He was on a scholarship, while I had earned my tuition by working in the cotton field and a grocery store. We were the first two members of our families to ever attend college, and our parents were extremely proud of us. Each month they sent us a small allowance to buy food, but that month our checks hadn’t arrived. It was a Sunday, the fifth of the month, and between us we had one dime left.，’ 中英文例句 1. Redecorate your room without spending a dime. 不花一毛钱装饰你的房间。 2. Luckily, though, fostering a sense of fun doesn't have to cost a dime. 幸运的是，培养快乐的氛围实际上并不需要花一分钱。 3. A dime is a tenth part of a dollar. 一角银币是一美元的十分之一。 4. You're getting a bonus dime this week. 这星期你会得到一角钱作为奖金。 5. They took every last dime. 他们拿走了所有的钱。 |
