1.
Rumours had been flying about for over ten days and prices had risen, but for the tame being war still seemed remote from Beiping.
谣言已经有十来天了，东西已都涨了价，可是战事似乎还在老远，一时半会儿不会打到北平来。
2.
I saw Bill at the basketball game and I went over and talked to him at half - time.
篮球赛时我看到比尔，我在半场休息时间走过去和他谈了一会儿。
3.
Sometimes the storms come and go.
有时一会儿就雨过天睛。
4.
To wait for a short period of time.
稍待等待一会儿时间
5.
Also, mothers often find formula milk expensive, so they only give their babies half20) portions at each meal.
同时，做妈妈的常会觉得婴儿奶粉太贵，所以每餐只给宝宝一半的份量。
6.
After a moment I discovered his tiny eyes in the half-darkness.
过了一会儿我才在半明半暗的光线中发现了他的两只小眼睛。
7.
The older generation will normally reject to get a different new name for the newborn.
老一代的人,多半不会赞成新生儿取不同名字。
8.
He met with the Prime Minister of Japan for an hour and a half.
他和日本首相会晤了一个半小时。
9.
"Then there was a division among the people of Israel; half the people were for making Tibni, son of Ginath, king, and half were supporting Omri."
那时，以色列民分为两半，一半随从基纳的儿子提比尼，要立他作王。一半随从暗利。
10.
The meeting was well along when I arrived
我到达时，会议已开了好大一会儿了。
11.
She felt happy and a little frightened, like the first time she was pregnant and the baby moved inside her.Exactly the same sensation
四大娘很快活，又有点儿害怕，她第一次怀孕时胎儿在肚子里动，她也是那样半惊半喜的！
12.
Soon half the neighborhood had joined me under the apple arbor.
不一会儿，附近几乎一半的人都跑来和我一起站到了苹果树阴下。
13.
so take a break every hour.
所以每隔一个小时就休息一会儿。
14.
We ate half a jin of roast chestnuts, had a nap and soon arrived in Beijing.
一路上吃了半斤炒栗子，睡了一会儿觉，就到了北京。
15.
Had he been only in a violent fever, you would not have despised him half so much.
要是他只是发了一次高烧，你就不会象这一半儿那样褒贬他了。
16.
Do you have time to drop in to a coffee shop?
有没有时间到咖啡店坐一会儿?
17.
The magistrate had slept for a short time while the lamp sent forth its final struggles;
他只在蜡烛垂熄的时候睡了一会儿。
18.
This class will be over in a moment, now let's take a nap(break,catnap).
本课时将近结束,大家可以休息一会儿