Roughly one-half of the world's population, including virtually all of East and Southeast Asia also, is wholly dependent on rice to be its staple food.

世界上大约一半的人口，包括几乎所有的东亚和东南亚国家，都完全以大米作为主食。

Spread 1 tablespoon part-skim ricotta over one-half of a small cinnamon-raisin bagel. Sprinkle with cinnamon if desired and top with a thinly sliced apple.

将1汤匙部分脱脂的乳清干酪抹在一半的小肉桂葡萄干面包圈上。如果想要，还可以撒上肉桂，在上面放上苹果薄片。

Production of British cotton goods increased sixtyfold, and cotton cloth became Great Britain's most important product, accounting for one-half of all exports.

英国的棉织品产量增加了60倍，棉布成为英国最重要的产品，占出口产品总数的一半。

Helen was their first child. Until she was a year-and-one-half old, Helen Keller was just like any other child.

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If one chord holds twice as long or only half as long, then we have an irregular harmonic change--irregular rate of harmonic change.

如果某一个和弦持续的时间是其他和弦的两倍或者只有一半，这就是不规则的和声改变。

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All of those slave societies had a population of slaves that was from one-quarter to one-half, and sometimes more, of the total population.

这些奴隶社会的奴隶人口都占总人口,的三分之一到一半,有时甚至更多

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The bill,known as the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, would have the government buy four-and-one-half-million ounces of silver each month.

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However you like them, for best results, beets should be picked when the roots are two and one-half centimeters around.

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Moreover, insider trading laws imbalance markets by effectively regulating only one-half of the trading equation.

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An estimated one-quarter to one-half percent of the American population is transsexual, however, Keisling said.

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First, GM is a shadow of the former giant, which once employed over one-half million.

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