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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

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美国俚语:nickel-and-dime 零打碎敲地长期消耗

dime是值十美分的硬币。 dime的价值虽然是nickel的两倍， 但是dime也只是一枚很小的硬币，而且dime跟 nickel相比是既小又薄，原因是过去曾经用比镍贵重得多的银子来铸造dime。 Nickel-and-dime既可以

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美国习惯用语:302 nickel and dime; on a dime

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美国习惯用语:549 nickle and dime

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英语小达人 284 Nickel or Dime?

Nickel or Dime? 5分钱还是10分钱？ Little Johnny used to hang out at the local corner store. The owner didn't know what Johnny's problem was, but the older boys would constantly tease him. 小约翰尼过去常在街角的商店附近闲逛。店

英语流行歌曲：Cake - Dime

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