在半途

While conducting the hymnal Te Deum for French King Louis XIV in 1687, Jean-Baptiste Lully was so focused in keeping the rhythm by banging a staff against the floor (this was the method before conductor's baton came into use), that he struck his toe hard but refused to stop.

死于指挥杖：1687年，法国一位著名的指挥Jean-Baptiste Lully在为法国国王路易14指挥一场音乐会，用一根棍杖敲击地板保持节奏，（在指挥棒未发明之前用棍杖），由于太投入太卖劲，以至戳伤了脚趾，Lully还拒绝半途中止演出。

Marble statue:"My friend, there is a price to everything in life.Since you decided to give up half way, you can't blame anybody whosteps on you now."

既然你当初决定半途放弃了，如今就不要再责怪别人踩在你的身上了。

A man is not likely to fashion a spear for himself whose point will fall off in mid-flight; nor is a woman who weaves her own basket likely to make it out of rotted straw.

一个人是不可能为自己制作出在斗争半途中矛头脱落的矛的；一个的女人是不可能用烂的稻草为自己编织篮子的。

You 'change horses in midstream' when you change plans in the middle of something important.

当你在某要事进行中临时更改了计划，我们说你是'在赶马过河是半途改方向'了。

It's not a good idea to change horses in midstream because you risk having to start all over.

"在赶马过河时半途改方向不是个好主意，因为你很可能要从头开始做起。"

Halftone engraving, photoengraving halfway

a。 中途的，不彻底的，部份的ad。半路地，在中途，再半途

At this point in my career, I'm at the half way point.

在我事业的这个时候，我正处在半途点上。

Abnegating what you have own when face the new occasion, is try for better oneself, but no give up half-way, or close but no siga. May be abnegating for nothing but just because of youth! Youth is the bigest chance!

当新的机会摆在面前的时候，敢于放弃已经获得的一切，这不是功亏一篑，这不是半途而费，这是为了谋求更大的发展空间；或者什么都不为，只因为喜欢这样做，因为，年轻就是最大的机会。

We are making progress and we can succeed with this new strategy, to hamstring and to announce that we are leaving is one of the most shameful things I have ever seen.

他说：我们在取得进展，我们可以通过这一新战略取得成功，半途而费并且宣称我们将撤离是我所见过的最可耻的事之一。

Though some students are ill-prepared for university, many go to colleges that are not demanding enough.

鲍文认为，正是因为准备不足让学生们更容易在大学半途辍学。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。