half一半

【使用地区】：夏威夷

【释义】：

When Hawaiians say haf for and a half(“We stay here eight years half no?”)they are imitating a Chinese usage introduced by early Chinese settlers．

当夏威夷人用half来表示and a half时，他们是在模仿早期中国移民所传入的中国用法。(如：“We stay here eight years half，no?”意为“我们在这儿待了八年半了，是吗?”但标准英语的说法是“We stay here eight years and a half．)