A sixpence was a small British coin, silver-coloured, worth six old pennies.

A sixpence was六便士曾是 a small British coin一種小型英國硬幣, silver-coloured銀色, worth six old pennies價值六個舊便士.

Before 1971 Britain did not use pounds and pence the way it does now: twelve pence made a shilling, and twenty shillings made a pound, so a sixpence was half a shilling. People nicknamed it a tanner.

Before 1971在1971年以前, Britain did not use pounds and pence the way it does now英國的貨幣制度跟現在不一樣: twelve pence made a shilling十二個便士等於一先令, and twenty shillings made a pound二十先令等於一鎊, so a sixpence was half a shilling所以一個sixpence等於半先令. People nicknamed it a tanner人們暱稱它tanner.

You could hold it in your palm; it was everyday small change, not a fortune, but it turns up in songs, in Christmas puddings (a lucky sixpence stirred in for the finder), and in the rhyme “Sing a song of sixpence”. The coin itself went out of daily use after decimal money arrived, though collectors still keep them, and some wedding shoes still hide a sixpence for luck.

You could hold it in your palm你可以把它放在手掌心; it was everyday small change它是日常的零錢, not a fortune不是一筆財富, but it turns up但它會出現 in songs在歌曲裡, in Christmas puddings在聖誕布丁裡 (a lucky sixpence stirred in for the finder攪進一枚幸運的sixpence給找到的人), and in the rhyme還有在童謠 'Sing a song of sixpence''Sing a song of sixpence'裡. after decimal money arrived在十進位貨幣上路之後, The coin itself went out of daily use這枚硬幣本身就退出了日常使用, though collectors still keep them不過收藏家還留著它們, and some wedding shoes still hide a sixpence for luck有些新娘的婚鞋裡還是會藏一枚sixpence求好運.

In English today the word is historical. Do not picture six of today’s 1p coins stacked together — old pennies were a different system, and a sixpence was one coin.

In English today在今天的英文裡, the word is historical這個詞已經是歷史用語了. Do not picture不要想像成 six of today's 1p coins stacked together把六個現在的1p硬幣疊在一起 — old pennies were a different system舊便士是不同的制度, and a sixpence was one coin一個sixpence是一枚硬幣.