He will be earning only half as much as he used to,
他将来挣的钱只有他现在的一半。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs

📚 句中词汇解析

从本句中提取的重要词汇

half [hæf] 词频1
adj. 一半的，半个的; n. 半;一半;（啤酒等饮料的）半品脱;（比赛、音乐会等的）半场; adv. 一半;部份地;
"He has sunk half his fortune into a new business undertaking."
他已把一半财产投资于一个新企业.
近义：mid, midway, partially, semi 反义：absolutely, off, outright, perfectly, plumb, positively
used [just] 词频2 词根: 使用
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的; v. 使用（ use的过去式和过去分词）;常常，经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义：outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed 反义：unused, unworn
earning ['ə:niŋ]
n. 所赚的钱，收入; v. 赚得( earn的现在分词 );挣钱;生（利）;获（利）;
"When his father died, Paul had to address himself to earning his own living."
保罗在父亲死后就不得不开始自己谋生了.
近义：avail, profit, profits, return, utility, win

📚 更多「新概念英语第三册」例句

Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed,
尽管上了年纪，但体态确实优美。
Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
想到她所花的那笔钱，她的心疼就具有双重意义了。
Because of this, the Cutty Sark lost her lead.
因为这个缘故，“卡蒂萨克”号落到了后面。
Recognizing who the customer was, the manager was most apologetic and reprimanded the assistant severely.
经理认出了这位顾客，表示了深深的歉意，还严厉地训斥了店员。
Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants.
汉斯重返故里，但他的家已被炸毁，左邻右舍谁也不知原住户的下落，
Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice holiday time for the pleasure of travlling by sea.
没有多少人会为享受坐船旅行的乐趣而牺牲假期的时间。