大米是世界上半数以上人口的主食。
Rice is the staple food of more than half the world's population.
36名考生中有半数及格。
半数以上接受采访的人都表示愿意为国献身。
Over half the people interviewed expressed their readiness to die for their country.
现在有半数职工罢工。
虽然我们大学本科生中有大部分是女性，但教职人员中女性却占不到半数。
Although women make up the majority of undergraduates in our universities, just under half of academic staff are female.
与半数以上失败的美国主流企业不同，阿米什社区企业的失败率徘徊在5%左右。
Unlike mainstream American businesses, more than half of which fail, the failure rate for businesses in the Amish community hovers around 5 percent.
两位地质学家发现，约半数的来自大峡谷的沙子实际上曾经是阿巴拉契亚山脉的一部分。
Two geologists discovered that about half of the sand from the Grand Canyon was actually once part of the Appalachian Mountains.
超过半数的地球人口生活在城市，那些光污染最为严重的城市甚至连北斗七星也看不到。
More than half the world's population lives in cities, the most light-polluted of which prevent even the Big Dipper from being seen.
从十九世纪八十年代到三十年代，日本的纺织工业雇用了半数以上的工人，其中大部分在缫丝、棉纺和织造三大部门。
From the 1880s to the 1930s, the textile industry in Japan employed over half of all workers, most of them in the three major branches of silk reeling, cotton spinning, and weaving.
海面波涛汹涌，半数旅客晕船。
半数以上的美国国会参议员曾经是律师。
近半数儿童经常呼吸遭受烟草烟雾污染的空气。
Almost half of children regularly breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke.
这些研究表明，有近半数的并发症是可以预防的。
These studies suggest that about half of these complications may be preventable.
到2020年，英国可能有超过半数的富豪是女性。
2008年，地球上第一次有超过半数的人居住在城市中。
In 2008, for the first time, more than half the planet's people lived in cities.
女性几乎占了当今美国劳动力的半数(十月：49.9%)。
Women now make up almost half of American workers (49.9% in October).
我们是说，人与人之间的智力差异有半数与基因有关。
We are saying that about 50 percent of individual differences between people in intelligence is due to genetics.
在纽约或伦敦的地铁中，有半数乘客的耳朵里都塞着苹果的白色耳机。
In New York or London, Apple's little white wires sneak from the ears of seemingly half of those riding the Tube or subway.
目前世界银行在超过半数的新项目中与公民社会和项目受益人开展合作。
The World Bank is currently working with civil society and project beneficiaries in over half of its new operations.
半数德州选民和五分之三的俄亥俄选民认为经济问题才是最关键的议题。
Half the voters in Texas and three-fifths in Ohio regarded the economy as the most important issue.
超过半数的受访者反映他们将会在买衣服和吃饭时勒紧裤带。
More than 50% of respondents said they would be tightening their belts when it came to buying new clothes and eating out.
该计划将用节省下来的半数以上的资金为贫困生提供更多的联邦佩尔助学金。
The plan is to use more than half the savings to provide more federal Pell Grants to needy students.
尽管半数以上的美国人称想要强身健体，但仅有17%的受访者通过锻炼减压。
Although more than half of Americans said they want to get fit, only 17 percent used exercise to relieve stress.
思考一下吧，在未来十年，近半数新就业岗位将需要拥有高中以上的教育程度。
Think about it. Over the next ten years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education that goes beyond a high school degree.
思考一下吧，在未来十年，近半数新就业岗位将需要拥有高中以上的教育程度。
Think about it. Over the next ten years, nearly half of all new jobs will require education that goes beyond a high school degree.
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