Out of 36 candidates, half passed.

36名考生中有半数及格。

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Although half a century has passed, Shao Guohua never forgot the film ticket his teacher gave him that warmed his heart when he was a boy.

半个世纪过去了，邵国华从未忘记儿时老师给他的那张温暖他心灵的电影票。

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"I like your clothes awfully, old chap," he remarked after some half an hour or so had passed.

“老伙计，我非常喜欢你的衣服。”大约过了半个钟头，他评论道。

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But recent findings suggested that tPA may be effective in saving brain tissue even if three to four and a half hours have passed.

VOA: special.2009.09.22

There had been a half century that had passed since any great modern epic or romance epic had even been produced.

在过去的半个世纪中,没有任何伟大的现代史诗或浪漫史诗出现。

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But recent findings have suggested that tPA may be effective in saving brain tissue even if three to four and a half hours have passed.

VOA: special.2009.08.12

New Zealand fly-half Carter passed a personal milestone when he landed his first penalty, overtaking Andrew Mehrtens as the all-time leading scorer for the All Blacks.

BBC: England 6-19 New Zealand

More than seven years have passed since Bonds was called to testify before the grand jury, and nearly three and a half years have passed since he was first charged with lying to it.

NEWYORKER: King of Walks

Twenty second-half minutes had passed before the crowd witnessed a truly threatening attempt at goal.

BBC: Sport - Football - Aberdeen 1-0 Dunfermline