half

The glass is half full, not half empty.

这个杯子是半满的，不是半空的。

I was half asleep when the phone rang.

电话响时我半睡半醒。

She left the door half open.

她让门半开着。

I was half expecting you to call.

我多少预料到你会打电话来。

He was half hoping she would stay.

他暗暗希望她留下来。

I'm only half convinced by his argument.

我对他的论点只是半信半疑。

Half the time she doesn't remember our appointment.

她很多时候都记不住我们的约定。

“Do you fancy a cup of tea?” “Not half!”

“你想喝杯茶吗？”“非常想！”

Getting people to understand the idea is half the battle.

让人们理解这个想法就成功了一半。

This famous question asks whether a glass filled to the halfway point is 'half empty' (a pessimistic view) or 'half full' (an optimistic view), and is widely used in popular psychology and self-help culture.

这个著名的问题问，一个装到一半的杯子是“半空”的（悲观看法）还是“半满”的（乐观看法），常用于大众心理学和自助文化中。

This classic proverb, often attributed to Aristotle, means that a good start makes the rest of the task much easier, and it is frequently quoted in motivational speeches and everyday conversation.

这句经典谚语常被归于亚里士多德，意思是良好的开端会让任务的其余部分容易得多，经常出现在励志演讲和日常对话中。