Bad news, it'll be a half a crown.

坏消息是要收半克朗。

The baby's mother gave him half a crown.

婴儿的母亲给了他半个克朗。

A crown, half a crown, a sheep, a lamb, was some years ago, in the Highlands of Scotland, a common rent for lands which maintained a family.

一冠，半冠，一只绵羊，一只小羊，几年前在苏格兰的高地，是维持一个家庭的土地的共同租金。