If you could kindly mention now, for instance, what nine times ninepence are.

如果你顺便提下，比如说九乘九便士等于多少。

The thought of a possible five shillings spent unnecessarily spurred her to action, and she decided to risk the waste of ninepence.

想到可会不必要地花费五先令，她就采取了行动，她决定冒着浪费九便士风险。

After all her painful traffic, the whole proceeds were perhaps half a dozen coppers, and a questionable ninepence which ultimately proved to be copper likewise.

经过她所有交易，全部收益可是六个铜币，还有个可疑九便士，最终证明同样是铜币。

If you could kindly mention now, for instance, what nine times ninepence are, or how many shillings in twenty guineas, it would be so encouraging.

例如，如果您现在友善地提及九便士等于多少，或者二十几尼等于多少先令，那就太令人鼓舞了。

Some interesting examples include right as a gun, right as my leg, right as ninepence, and right as a trivet, the latter notably used in 1837 by Charles Dickens in The Pickwick Papers.

有趣变体包括“right as a gun”（像枪样正确）、“right as my leg”（像我腿样正确）、“right as ninepence”（像九便士样正确）以及“right as a trivet”（像三脚架样正确），其中最后个在 1837 年被查尔斯·狄更斯在《匹克威克外传》中使用。

A long argument ensued, in which the waiter took part, suggesting various solutions. At last Gino triumphed. The bill came to eightpence-halfpenny, and a halfpenny for the waiter brought it up to ninepence.

随后发生了长时间争论，服务员也参与其中，提出了各种解决方案。吉诺终于胜利了。账单是八便士半便士，侍者付了半便士，账单就变成了九便士。

Two shillings, therefore, was the price of two bushels and near two pecks of wheat, which in the present times, at three shillings and sixpence the bushel, would be worth eight shillings and ninepence.

因此，两先令是两蒲式耳近两配克小麦价格，在现在，每蒲式耳三先令六便士价格相当于八先令九便士。

For a yard of this cloth the poor servant must have parted with the power of purchasing a quantity of subsistence equal to what eight shillings and ninepence would purchase in the present times.

为了码这种布料， 可怜仆人必须放弃购买相当于现在八先令九便士所购买生活必需品权力。

Six shillings and ninepence halfpenny on the very first day!

第天六先令九便士半便士！

Those who consume wheaten bread pay three guilders fifteen stivers; about six shillings and ninepence halfpenny.

吃小麦面包人付三荷兰盾十五个史蒂夫； 大约六先令九便士半便士。