1. 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。

2. 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。

3. At present, it is believed that genes account for at least half of what researchers call "g" — the general thinking ability that IQ tests are supposed to measure — while environmental influences account for the other half.
    人们目前认为，对于研究人员称为"g"的能力 -- 即智力测验所要衡量的综合思维能力 -- 基因至少起了一半的作用，而环境影响则起到了另一半作用。

4. You must be home at half past ten.
    你必须在10点半到家。

5. Sit beside your sister.
    坐在你妹妹旁边.

6. Sally´s attractive new coiffure was arranged for her by my sister´s hair stylist.
    莎莉那个吸引人的新发型是我妹妹的发型设计师为她设计的。

7. Sally´s attractive new coiffure was arranged for her by my sister´s hair stylist.
    莎莉那个吸引人的新发型是我妹妹的发型设计师为她设计的。

8. She has a sister much younger than she is.
    她有一个比她小得多的妹妹。

9. Spiders are busy for at least half the year in killing insects.
    蜘蛛至少有半年在忙于吃昆虫。

10. So when the north pole tips towards the sun, the northern half of the world (or the Northern Hemisphere) is warmer and has its summer (June, July and August).
    所以，当北极斜向太阳时，地球的北半部（北半球）就比较温暖，是夏季（六、七、八月）。