half of a night

It's a long night here in front of the television at this upscale Ethiopian home. Half a dozen anxious viewers drift in and out, trying to control the nervous energy.

在埃塞俄比亚的这个高级住家当中，6个焦急的观众感觉长夜漫漫，在电视前面来回踱步，试图平息心中的紧张。

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The light in the guard-house, half derived from the waning oil-lamps of the night, and half from the overcast day, was in a correspondingly uncertain condition.

警卫室的光线一半来自越来越暗的油灯，一半来自阴沉的天空，也处于一种相应的暖昧状态。

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Almost half of the young women questioned did not eat a meal either before or during a big night out.

几乎有一半受访女性表示在饮酒前或是彻夜狂欢中没有吃东西。

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My boyfriend always arrives late. Last night I decided to give him a taste of his own medicine by keeping him waiting for half an hour.

我的男朋友总是迟到, 昨晚,我决定以其人之道还治其人之身,让他等了半个小时.

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But how does he sleep at night having passed on that offer of a fat guarantee from Deutsche Bank a year and a half ago, choosing to stick with Lehman for his entire career?

一年半以前，他拒绝了德意志银行（Deutsche Bank）丰厚的保证合同，选择在雷曼度过整个职业生涯，有了这样的经历，他晚上还怎么睡得着？

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