The Inland Revenue have sent me a tax bill for more than a hundred pounds, but they can't get blood out of a stone because I just haven't got the money. 國內稅務(wù)署寄給我一張100多英鎊的稅單,不過(guò)他們不可能從石頭里榨出油來(lái),因為我并沒(méi)有那么多錢(qián)。
A unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 200 milligrams. 克拉寶石的重量單位,等于200毫克。