Twelve years later the price had fallen to twelve and a half cents.

十二年后，价格跌至十二分半。

The European Central Bank lifted its benchmark rate half a per cent, as did the Swiss Central Bank and the Bank of England.

欧洲央行将基准利率上调了 0.5%，瑞士央行和英国央行也是如此。

He gave me a huge roll of yellow paper on which to type my copy—I think I still have it somewhere—and promised me a wage of half a cent a word.

他给了我一大卷黄色纸，让我把稿子用打字机打在上面——我想我到现在都还留着这些纸呢——然后跟我说稿费是一个单词半美分。

Mary gave him a brand–new " Barlow" knife worth twelve and a half cents; and the convulsion of delight that swept his system shook him to his foundations.

玛丽给了他一把价值十二美分半的全新“巴洛”刀；席卷他全身的喜悦之情从根本上震撼了他。

But yesterday, BOJ officials, led by governor Haruhiko Kuroda, said they'll allow 10-year bond yields to fluctuate by half a per cent instead of a quarter of a per cent.

但昨天，以行长黑田东彦为首的日本央行官员表示，他们将允许 10 年期债券收益率波动 0.5%， 而不是 25%。