— Oh, really? Can Doris read through it in such a short time?
— She covered the English novel it took me, still less a simple story．
A. a half time
B. the half time
C. half a time
D. half the time
网友回答
A. a half time
B. the half time
C. half a time
(答案→)D. half the time
解析：句意：— 哦，真的吗？Doris能在这么短的时间读通完它吗？—她读完这本英语小说花得时间比我少一半，更不用说一个简单的故事了。一半的时间英语习惯上说：half the time。由句意可知选D。
考点: 考查倍数的用法。