The penny is just the latest in a series of coins to disappear after centuries of use .
便士只是经过几个世纪使用之后消失的一系列硬币中最新消失的一种。
I rub my scars the way other people fret a rabbit 's foot or burnish a lucky penny .
我抚摸自己疤痕的方式,就像其他烦恼之人抚摸兔脚或幸运便士一样。
Recycling is tricky : just half a penny 's worth of neodymium helps a mobile phone vibrate .
回收稀土是个两难的选择:因为使一部手机震动所需的钕元素仅仅值半个便士。
As osbornite austerity bites , local authorities will want to squeeze every penny they can from enforcing parking regulations .
由于osbornite紧缩带来剧痛,地方政府希望将来能从实施停车规定中节省出每一便士。
Each company could capture the entire market by undercutting by a penny , and the process of undercutting would only stop when prices fell to the cost of production .