1. He goes to bed at half past ten.
    十点半睡觉。

2. 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。

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

4. 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。

5. 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。

6. Do you know where I can buy a video machine at a low price?
    你知道我哪里能低值买部录影机吗?

7. 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？

8. And businesses eager for reliable service are willing to accept a significantly higher price tag for a wireless call — the fee is typically two to four times as much as for calls made over fixed lines.
    而且，急切想得到可靠服务的企业乐于花费可观的高价来换取无线电话--通常是固定线路电话资费的二至四倍。

9. 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。

10. 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。