我们上次学的几个习惯用语都含有表示五分硬币的词nickel。今天要学的习惯用语里的关键词汇是币值仅高于nickel的dime。然而出乎意料的是dime比 nickel和一分硬币penny都要小。它是美国钱币中最小...
我们上一次讲了由penny 也就是分币组成的几个习惯用语。美国人用的硬币除了penny还有好几种。例如，价值比penny高一点儿的有五分和一毛的硬币。它们是: nickel and dime。不论Nickel还是dime都是零...
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WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Dime By Jerry Watson Broadcast: Sunday, August 22, 2004 Revised by Xiao Jinyin( jinyinx@***.com ) In the 1930s, a song "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime" was very popular in the...
