不同形式的“年齡”表達(dá)

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1. “人 + be + 數(shù)字 + ( years old )”表“某人多少歲了”。
    如: The little girl is eight (years old)。 這個小女孩 8 歲了。
    She is only one and a half (years old)。 她只有一歲半。
    2. “ one’s age + be + 數(shù)字”表“某人的年齡是多少。
    如: My grandma’s age is eighty. 我奶奶已 80 高齡了。
    Their ages are eleven and thirteen. 他們的年齡是 11 歲和 13 歲。
    3. “ in one’s + 整十?dāng)?shù)的復(fù)數(shù)形式”表“某人的歲數(shù)是多少了”。
    如: (be) in one’s teens 十幾歲( 13-19 歲)
    (be) in one’s twenties / thirties / forties / … 二十多歲 / 三十多歲 / 四十多歲……
    如: In the 1870s, when Marx was already in his fifties, he round it important to study the situation in Russia, so he began to learn Russian. 在 19 世紀(jì) 70 年代,馬克思五十多歲時,他認(rèn)為研究俄國的形勢很重要,便開始學(xué)習(xí)俄語。
    4. 表“不確定的歲數(shù)”時,可借助介詞 above, over below, under, nearly, close to, between … and 等。
    如: over / above thirty 三十多歲
    below / under thirty 不到三十歲
    nearly / close to thirty 將近三十歲
    about / around thirty 大約三十歲
    Their English teacher is between 20 and 30. 他們英語老師的年齡在二十歲至三十歲之間。
    5. 一年四季可用來象征人一生的不同時期。
    如: ( 1 ) the spring 可指人的“青春期”。
    如: It’s easy for middleschool students to grow tall because they are in the spring of the life. 處于青春期的中學(xué)生易長高。
    ( 2 ) the summer 指“壯年時期”。
    如: My English teacher is in the summer of his life and he works very hard. 我的英語老師正當(dāng)壯年,他工作很努力。
    ( 3 ) the autumn 指“中年或暮年”。
    如: When Karl Marx was in the autumn of his life, he began to study Russian. 當(dāng)馬思克中年時,他才開始學(xué)俄語。
    ( 4 ) the winter 指“老年”。
    如: Our maths teacher is in the winter of his life, but he still likes maths very much. 我們的數(shù)學(xué)老師年老了,但他仍十分喜歡數(shù)學(xué)。