Franc

(noun.) the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes.

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• Again he demanded more, and got a franc--demanded more, and it was refused. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The doctor, in jest, offered to kiss the young girl, and was taken a little aback when she said he might for a franc! 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The commonest gallantry compelled him to stand by his offer, and so he paid the franc and took the kiss. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• I will give you eighteen points and we will play for a franc a point. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• They noticed that we looked out for expenses, and got what we conveniently could out of a franc, and wondered where in the mischief we came from. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• It is said that a stranger took a one-horse carriage for a course --tariff, half a franc. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• He demanded more, and received another franc. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• She said a franc was a good thing to have, and she did not care any thing for one paltry kiss, because she had a million left. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The old women who played ecarte made such a noise about a five-franc piece that it was not worth Colonel Crawley's while to sit down at a card-table. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Five thousand francs is a reason, said the other. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• Pasteur's attention was next directed to the wine industry, which then had an annual value to France of 500,000,000 francs. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• In the Milan cathedral it costs five francs to see it, and at St. Peter's, at Rome, it is almost impossible to see it at any price. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• In 1874 the Government conferred upon Pasteur a life annuity of twelv e thousand francs, an equivalent of his salary as Professor of Chemistry at the Sorb onne. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• He gave the man five francs, by way of experiment. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• In 1858 the Emperor of the French called a Congress in Paris to honor Morse, and the Congress awarded him a gift of 400,000 francs as a token of gratitude. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• The treasures here, by simple weight, without counting workmanship, were valued at fifty millions of francs! 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• If you get through send me five hundred francs. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The rate of tolls is 10 francs (about $2) per net ton. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Incidentally, he had won ten thousand francs, for D'Arnot insisted that he keep it all. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• We did not get a firman, but we took along four or five francs apiece, which is much the same thing. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The French government in 1800 granted him a reward of 8,000 francs. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• And the result was a handsome case, containing 300 francs worth of plate. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• The entire cost of the instrument is said to be over 2,000,000 francs. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The total receipts for the year were 87,906,255 francs (about $17,500,000), and the net profit 63,441,987 francs (about $12,500,000). Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.

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