你是一名专业的网络小说翻译专家.在这个任务中,你将看到一段来自中文网络小说的句子,需要特别注意句子的动词时态和语态.你的任务是将这段句子翻译成英文,确保保留中文文本的原意,同时正确使用动词时态和虚拟语气.
文本:与一周只用一个铜便士的周日学校比，公立初等学校每周三个便士的学费显得颇为昂贵，但前者每周只在周日学习一天，后者一周却要足足上课六天，综合来看，低价至近乎免费。
翻译:
Compared to Sunday school that only cost a copper penny a week, a public primary school’s cost of three pence a week appeared rather expensive. However, the former only provided education every Sunday, whereas the latter provided six days of classes a week. In conclusion, the price was so low that it was almost free.
与一周只用一个铜便士的周日学校比，公立初等学校每周三个便士的学费显得颇为昂贵，但前者每周只在周日学习一天，后者一周却要足足上课六天，综合来看，低价至近乎免费。