【俚语】

Cent 分

【例句】
A bottle of water here costs you $1.5.
这一瓶水的价格是1块5毛。

$1.5读作one dollar and 50 cents

penny 1分
nickel 5分
dime 10分
quarter 25美分

A penny saved is a penny earned.
省一分钱就是赚一分钱；积少成多

【例句】
Mary worked hard to save money; she knew that a penny saved is a penny earned.
Mary非常努力地去攒钱。她知道省一分钱就是赚一分钱。

Nickel-and-dime v.
一点点地消耗；斤斤计较地对待

【例句】
The banks nickel and dime you to death with all the little fees they charge you.
银行用一笔又一笔的小费用积少成多地把人压垮。

Toss a coin 掷硬币决定

【例句】
Let's toss a coin to see who'll go first.
我们掷硬币来决定谁先去吧。

The other side of the coin
事情的另外一面

【例句】
Of course, I get lonely when my wife is away but the other side of the coin is the amazing freedom of doing whatever I want.
当然当我老婆不在的时候，我会寂寞。但从另外一方面来讲，我有自由去做我想做的任何事情。