Twopence is British money: two pennies, an amount rather than a coin you hold.

Twopencetwopence is British money是英國的錢 — two pennies兩便士 an amount rather than a coin you hold是一個金額，不是你手上拿的一個硬幣

The spelling is what makes it hard — it looks like 'two pence' but the usual British pronunciation is TUP-pence, which is why the dictionary sends you to 'tuppence'. That spelling is simply someone writing down how the word actually sounds.

The spelling拼法 is what makes it hard是讓它難的地方 — it looks like 'two pence'看起來像「two pence」 but the usual British pronunciation is TUP-pence但英式常見發音是TUP-pence which is why the dictionary sends you to 'tuppence'這就是為什麼字典會叫你去查「tuppence」。That spelling那個拼法 is simply someone writing down how the word actually sounds只是有人把實際發音寫下來而已

It is a small, old-fashioned word.

It它 is a small, old-fashioned word是個小小的、老派的字

Two pence today buys nothing, so it survives mostly in fixed phrases where the point is that the amount is tiny: if something is 'not worth twopence', it is worthless; 'to put in your twopence worth' (Americans say 'two cents' worth') means to give your opinion when nobody asked, said with a smile about yourself. You will also meet it in older books and in Mary Poppins, where 'tuppence' feeds the birds.

Two pence today buys nothing現在兩便士買不到任何東西 so it survives mostly in fixed phrases所以它大多留在固定用語裡 where the point is that the amount is tiny重點就是金額小得不得了 — if something is 'not worth twopence', it is worthless如果東西「not worth twopence」就是不值錢；'to put in your twopence worth'「to put in your twopence worth」 (Americans say 'two cents' worth')美國人說「two cents' worth」 means to give your opinion when nobody asked意思是沒人問也要發表意見 said with a smile about yourself是帶點自嘲的說法。You will also meet it你也會在 in older books and in Mary Poppins老書和《歡樂滿人間》裡遇到它 where 'tuppence' feeds the birds裡面「tuppence」是餵鳥的錢

In shops today people say 'two p' — spelled 2p — for the actual coin: 'That'll be forty-two p.' So: 'twopence/tuppence' for the old word and the set phrases, '2p' for the modern coin.

In shops today現在在店裡 people say 'two p' — spelled 2p人會說「two p」，寫成2p — for the actual coin指實際的硬幣：'That'll be forty-two p'「That'll be forty-two p」。So so 'twopence/tuppence' for the old word and the set phrases「twopence/tuppence」用在舊字和固定用語裡 '2p' for the modern coin「2p」則是現代的硬幣

One warning about the older books: before 1971 Britain had a different money system, and 'twopence' there was a different, larger amount than today's 2p.

One warning about the older books關於老書有個提醒 before 1971 Britain had a different money system1971年以前英國用的是不同的貨幣制度 and 'twopence' there was a different, larger amount than today's 2p那時候的「twopence」是跟現在2p不一樣、更大的金額