Things done by halves are never done right.

半途而废的事情从来就做不成的。

So characteristically, Leonardo never does anything by halves.

以他的性格，达芬奇从来不会半途而废。

Kickoff was delayed by half an hour.

开球延迟了半小时。

And then in March, we go down by half.

然后到了3月，就降了一半。

Meanwhile, childbearing among women under 20 has fallen by half or more.

与此同时，20岁以下女性的生育率下降了一半甚至更多。

The boss asked his workers to cut costs by half.

老板要求员工要削减一半的开支。

Hilversum is about half an hour from Amsterdam by train.

乘火车从阿姆斯特丹前往希尔弗瑟姆需要半个小时的时间。

The Fed cut its benchmark interest rate today by half a percentage point.

今天，美联储将基准利率下调0.5个百分点。

You need to shrink it by half its size exactly symmetrically.

你需要把它缩小到一半大小，完全对称。

'Cause, she's probably half way to the Caribbean by now.

不过她可能已经在去加勒比的路上了。

Obara slowed her pace by half. " What will you do, then" ?

奥芭娅把推车速度猛然减慢。" 照你说，该怎么做？"

When into snow, they say, can lower turnout by half a percent.

雪天可能会使投票率下降0.5%。

Physical endurance dropped by half, and strength showed a 21 percent decrease.

耐力下降了一半，体力下降了21%。

Baldness affects approximately half of men worldwide by the age of 50.

全球大约有一半的男性在50岁时秃顶。

The Commerce Department reported today wholesale stockpiles rose by half a percent.

今天，商务部的报告显示，批发库存上涨0.5%。

By the end of the day, I I improved by half a foot.

一天结束时，我能跳过的高度增加了半英尺。

On May 5, North Korea's clocks will leap forward by half an hour.

5月5日，朝鲜的时钟就将向前跳跃半个小时。

Between 1970 and 2012 global marine biodiversity is estimated to have fallen by half.

1970 年至 2012 年间，全球海洋生物多样性估计下降了一半。

It called for reducing by half the number of chronically undernourished people by 2015.

呼吁到2015年将慢性营养不良人数减半。

It called for reducing the number of hungry people by half within 20 years.

呼吁在20年内将饥饿人数减半。