New Zealand upped its rate by half a point, to 2%.

新西兰将利率上调了0.5个百分点，达到2%。

In just the last month, a 30 mortgage rose by a half a point.

仅在上个月，贷款利率就上升了0.5个百分点。

For each mistake, you’ll lose half a point.

【for】你每错一处，就要扣去半分。

My dad earned half a point for correctly answering red, among other responses from my friends, like boiling.

我爸爸因为正确回答了红色而获得了半分，还有我朋友的其他回答， 比如煮沸。

Back in December, the average Fed policymaker was predicting that interest rates would top out at just over 5%, or about half a point higher than they are right now.

去年12月，美联储政策制定者的平均预测利率最高将略高于5%，比目前的水平高出约0.5个百分点。