如何使用英文單字 half
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一半這個單字很實用，但用法似乎和中文很不一樣。以下我們收集一些 half 的句子，透過句子的練習，將會更清楚如何應用 half 這個單字。a half sister 是指同父異母或是同母異父的姊妹。半天的表達可以用 half of the day 或是 half a day，一年半除了 one and a half years之外，也常用 a year and a half。
全部句子播放一遍和三遍
01.
half an hour ( 30 minutes)
(半個小時。三十分鐘。)
02.
one and a half hours (1.5 hours)
(一個半小時。)
03.
two and a half hours (2.5 hours)
(兩個半小時。)
04.
half a year (six months)
(半年。六個月。)
05.
one and a half years (= a year and a half )
(一年半。)
06.
two and a half years
(兩年半。)
07.
half a mile (=a half mile)
(半英哩。)
08.
half a dozen eggs (=a half dozen eggs, six eggs)
(半打的蛋。六顆蛋。)
09.
half a million dollars ($500,000)
(一百萬的一半。五十萬元。)
10.
Half of 100 is 50.
(一百的一半是五十。)
11.
I ate only half of the cake. Where's the other half?
(蛋糕我只吃一半。另外一半在哪裡？)
12.
Add two and a half cups of water.
(加入兩杯半的水。)
13.
Add one and a half teaspoons of sugar.
(加入一匙半的糖。)
14.
Half a loaf is better than no bread.
(半條麵包勝過沒有麵包。<--聊勝於無)
15.
Jessica is my half sister. We have the same father.
(潔西卡是我同父異母的姊妹。我們有共同的父親。)
16.
It's half past five. (=It's 5:30.)
(現在是五點半。)
17.
The shoes are half price.
(這些鞋子是半價。)
18.
The chicken was half cooked. It was terrible.
(雞肉半生不熟。很可怕。)
19.
The first half of the year is from January to June.
(上半年是從一月到六月。)
20.
According to a recent American study, people spend almost half of the day daydreaming.
(根據美國最近的一份研究，人幾乎花了半天的時間做白日夢。)