She's middle-aged./她已到中年了。
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A: Your mother is very young.
A: 你的母親很年輕。
B: No, she's not. She's middle-aged.
B: 不,她不年輕了。她已到中年了。
A: Middle-aged? She's only about 40.
A: 中年?她才40歲上下。
B: 40 is middle-aged. 40 is old!
B: 40歲就是中年。40歲的人老了!
A: 40 is not old! Wait till you're 40.
A: 40并不老!等你到40歲就知道了。
B: I never want to be middle-aged.
B: 我永遠也不想到中年。
Notes 注釋
1. Another way of describing people is by age. People can be young, middle-aged, or old. People don't see age in the same way, however:
描述某人的另一種方法是通過年齡。人有年輕的、中年的或者老年的,但是人們看待年輕的方式不一樣: Your mother is very young. (你的母親很年輕。) No, she's not. (不,她不年輕了。)
2. Young people want to remain young: I never want to be middle-aged.
年輕人希望保持年輕: I never want to be middle-aged. (我永遠也不想到中年。)
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A: Your mother is very young.
A: 你的母親很年輕。
B: No, she's not. She's middle-aged.
B: 不,她不年輕了。她已到中年了。
A: Middle-aged? She's only about 40.
A: 中年?她才40歲上下。
B: 40 is middle-aged. 40 is old!
B: 40歲就是中年。40歲的人老了!
A: 40 is not old! Wait till you're 40.
A: 40并不老!等你到40歲就知道了。
B: I never want to be middle-aged.
B: 我永遠也不想到中年。
Notes 注釋
1. Another way of describing people is by age. People can be young, middle-aged, or old. People don't see age in the same way, however:
描述某人的另一種方法是通過年齡。人有年輕的、中年的或者老年的,但是人們看待年輕的方式不一樣: Your mother is very young. (你的母親很年輕。) No, she's not. (不,她不年輕了。)
2. Young people want to remain young: I never want to be middle-aged.
年輕人希望保持年輕: I never want to be middle-aged. (我永遠也不想到中年。)