| 1. | The house burnt down in half an hour .
那所房子在半小时之内就被焚为平地。 |
| 2. | We should arrive in half an hour , barring hold-ups .
若无交通阻塞，我们半小时后可到达。 |
| 3. | Place your bets now the race begins in half an hour !
现在可以下赌注赛事于半小时后开始！ |
| 4. | I did the crossword in half an hour -- there was nothing to it .
我用了半小时就把纵横字谜填好了容易极了。 |
| 5. | I can toss off my article for the local newspaper in half an hour .
我给本地的报纸写文章只用半小时就可一挥而就。 |
| 6. | She came in half an hour later and put her purchases on the table .
过了半个小时她回来了，把买的东西撂在桌子上。 |
| 7. | In half an hour at the most, it would be on its way by another flight .
最多在半小时之内，这些邮件就可以被装上另一架班机上路。 |
| 8. | In half an hour he left the house an engaged man, whose soul was not his own, but the woman's to whom he had bound himself .
半小时后，他告辞时，已是一个订过婚的人了，他的心不再是他自己的，而是属于那个与他订过山盟海誓的女子了。 |
| 9. | All the evening papers are sold out in half an hour
所有的晚报在半小时内售完了。 |
| 10. | Are you able to complete the work in half an hour
你能在半小时内完成这项工作吗？ |
