1. It had been wrapped up in newspaper and it contained half the money he had lost,
    钱包是用报纸包着的，里面有他丢失的钱的一半，而且还附着一张纸条，

2. I bought two expensive dictionaries here half an hour ago,
    半小时以前我在这里买了两本很贵的辞典，

3. I had lunch at half past twelve.
    我在12点半吃的。

4. In half an hour Delia came, her right hand in a bandage.
    半小时后德丽雅回来了，右手打着绷带。

5. It is half past six.
    6点半。

6. It´s only about three-quarters of an hour´s walk from here to Elmore Road.
    从这儿到爱尔莫路只需走三刻钟。

7. In the course of the day he slept for an hour or two on the sofa.
    白天，他会在沙发上睡上一两个小时。

8. It was not unusual for him to cough for an hour.
    他常常一连咳上一个来小时。

9. I am looking at the half-empty package of Camels tossed carelessly close at hand.
    我看着那包已抽了一半、她随意扔在紧靠手边处的骆驼牌香烟。

10. In a letter to a friend in 1821, Ludwig van Beethoven wrote about thinking of a beautiful tune while half asleep in a carriage:
    1821年，路德维格·范·贝多芬在一封给朋友的信中谈到他在马车上打盹时想到了一首美妙的曲子的情形，