As we sit counting pennies, it is as though we were back tabulating dead flies.是什么意思？

As we sit counting pennies, it is as though we were back tabulating dead flies.

我们数钱的时候，感觉像在数苍蝇的尸体。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

we

pron. 我们，咱们，笔者，本人，朕，人们；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

sit

vt.& vi. （使）坐；vi. 坐落，处在，（在…中）任职，（议会、委员会、法庭等）开会；vt. 使就座；

例句
My leg still aches when I sit down...
坐下时我的腿还会痛。

counting

n. 计算；v. （按顺序）数( count的现在分词)，有价值，数出总数，算得上；

例句
Several countries in eastern Europe are counting the cost of yesterday's earthquake...
东欧的几个国家正在计算昨天的地震带来的损失。

Pennies

n. of penny，便士( penny的名词复数 )，（美国、加拿大的）一分钱，少量的钱；

例句
...Gemma, 41, star of the TV series Pennies From Heaven...
杰玛，41 岁，电视连续剧《飞来横财》中的明星

it

pron. 它，他，正好是所需的，事实[情况]；n. <美俚>傻瓜，笨蛋，<俚>绝妙的人，理想的东西，登峰造极；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

though

conj. 虽然，尽管，即使，纵然；adv. 可是，但是，不过，然而，话虽这样说；prep. 但；

例句
Sometimes, avoidance of one particular food will have this beneficial effect, though admittedly rarely.
有时，对某一食物的忌口能带来这种好处，尽管不可否认这种情况极为少见。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

back

n. 背，背部，背面，反面，后面，后部，（椅子等的）靠

例句
He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩，又重复了一遍他的问题。

tabulating

v. 把（数字、事实）列成表( tabulate的现在分词 )，制表；

例句
...methods of collecting, tabulating and analysing numerical data...
搜集信息、列表和分析数据的各种方法

dead

adj. 死去的，完全的，无感觉的，呆板的；adv. 完全地，非常，绝对，极度；n. 死者，（死一样的）寂静，极寒时候；

例句
According to police accounts, Mr and Mrs Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.
据警方称，亨特夫妇被发现死在家里厨房的地板上。

flies

n. 苍蝇（ fly的名词复数 ）；v. 飞（ fly的第三人称单数 ）；

例句
She graduates to senior stylist and then flies the coop to set up in a salon of her own.
她晋升为高级发型师，然后又冲破种种限制，开起了自己的发廊。