1. He began to reckon up his time: he started on Monday and today was Friday; five days, from seven to five, less half an hour for breakfast and an hour for dinner, eight and a half hours a day -- forty-two hours and a half in all.
    他开始计算自己的工钱：他从星期一开始干活，今天是星期五，共五天，早七点到下午五点，除去不到半小时的早饭时间，一个小时的午饭时间，一天干八个半小时，一共是四十二个半小时。

2. Her husband, already half undressed, asked:
    她丈夫的衣服已经脱了一半，问道：

3. Half the people on the ship came down with typhoid, and the destination had to be changed from Mexico to Venezuela.
    船上半数人因伤寒病躺下了，于是目的地只好从墨西哥改为委内瑞拉。

4. He opened the bag, full of small pieces of gold. He left half the gold on a rock.
    他打开小包，里面全是小金块。他丢了一半在岩石上。

5. During a holiday in Sweden, I found this note on my car:
    有一次在瑞典度假，我发现我的车上有这样一个字条：

6. Did you serve this gentleman half an hour ago, Caroline?
    卡罗琳，半小时前你接待过这位先生吗？

7. A.You make a rigid 5-year plan, requiring you to spend each holiday with different members of the family.
    a.你制订了一个严格的五年计划，规定你每个假期都要和不同的亲友一起度过。

8. During a single crucial three-week period during our teenage years, chemical activity in the brain is cut in half.
    我们的青少年阶段有一个为期三周的关键时期，此时脑部的化学反应活动一分为二。

9. As a rule David clocks out at half past four on Saturdays.
    每逢星期六戴维总是在四点半时在自动记时钟上签退。

10. Are you swanning off on holiday again?
    你又是一走了之度假去了吗?