1. And yet, only half way through the book, she´s completely broken with the old world and become a staunch fighter in the ranks of the revolution. 但是只到了书中描写的一半,她就完全与旧世界决裂,成为了革命阶级中一名坚强的战士。
2. And then he also made the mistake of drinking not one but two frosted glasses full, while everybody else had a half-inch "just for taste." 接着他又犯了个错误:他喝了不是一杯,而是满满两大毛玻璃杯的葡萄酒,而其他人的杯子里都只有半英寸高的酒, "只是尝尝而已。"
3. About two weeks ago, a regretful Mr. Williams, who had worked for the London police since 1959 and had risen to a £65,000 a year position as deputy director of finance, was brought into court and sentenced to seven and a half years in prison. 威廉斯先生自1959年起效力于伦敦警署,官至财务部副主管,年薪65,000英镑。大约两周前,后悔不已的他在法庭受审,被判监禁7年半。
4. According to the court, Mr. Williams stole more than £8 million over eight years. 依据法庭调查,威廉斯八年中共窃取了800多万英镑。
5. A traditional father supplies only half the DNA in a child. 传统意义上的父亲只提供了孩子身上的一半DNA。
6. "They want to make their own arrangements, rather than let a court decide," said the president of the New York chapter of the American Academy of Marriage Lawyers. "他们想自己安排解决,而不想让法庭裁决," 美国婚姻法律师协会纽约分会的会长说。
7. "Someone may have an estate of $1 billion and he may not want a second spouse to get a payment of half a billion. "有人可能有价值10亿美元的财产,而他又不想让第二个配偶分得5亿美元。
8. Among divorced fathers, three quarters in Japan, almost two thirds in Argentina, half in Malaysia and two fifths in the United States do not pay child support, the report said. 报告说,在所有离了婚的父亲当中,日本有四分之三,阿根廷有大约三分之二,马来西亚有二分之一,美国有五分之二的人都不支付抚养费。
9. Actually, he lived a mile, or 20 minutes' walk, from his nearest neighbor; half a mile from the railroad; three hundred yards from a busy road. 实际上,他最近的邻居离他只有一英里,走路也就20分钟;铁路离他半英里;交通繁忙的大路距他300码。
10. Although they didn't saw the room in half, near year's end, the two did end up in a screaming fight. 虽然她们没有将房间一分为二,但是到了年末,她们还是大吵一场分手了。