As the cab stopped he said: "You must have mistaken a half-crownpiece for a penny, Sir!"
车停住后,他对我说:“先生,你一定把这半克朗当作一个便士给我了!”
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Made from gold-plated silver and - rather unusually - 'gems' made from glass and fish scales, the crown was never designed to be worn and is more of a symbolic piece.
这顶王冠由镀金白银和非常普通的玻璃、鱼鳞“珠宝”制成,并非为佩戴而设计,更像是一件象征性珠宝。
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A small rounded piece of cork or rubber with a conical crown of feathers or plastic, used in badminton.