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先令(1971 年以前英国的货币单位，1先令值 5 便士，20 先令合1英镑) A shilling was a unit of money used in Britain until 1971 which was the equivalent of 5p. There were twenty shillings in a pound.
- 1. Coal used to cost 3 shillings a sack.
- 以往一袋煤值三先令。
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- 2. I will venture five shillings on it.
- 我愿为它赌五先令。
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- 3. The advertised price was 168 dollars, but the shopkeeper knocked off the odd shillings.
- 广告价格是168美元，但是店主减去了零头。
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- 4. The charge for labor works out at almost ten shillings an hour.
- 付给工人的费用算下来每小时差不多十先令。
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- 5. When he received his money, he found that five shillings had been knocked off for expenses incurred.
- 当他收到钱时，他发现已扣去了五先令的费用。
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