half

yī bàn

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Life is half spent before we know what it is.

在我们了解人生之前人生已经过了一半。

Tom was in a hurry so he left his breakfast only half eaten.

Tom趕时间，所以早餐只吃了一半。

I've done half the work, and now I can take a break.

我已经做完了一半工作，现在可以休息一下了。

Don't leave your work half finished.

别留着一半工作没干。

Half of these apples are rotten.

这些蘋果的其中一半都爛了。

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