高考英語詞匯:age的用法說明
1. 表示年齡,注意以下幾組同義句 (后者比前者正式):
How old ishe?=What’s his age? 他多大年紀(jì)?
He is ten (years old). =Heis ten years of age. 他10歲。
He joined the army at (the ageof) 18. = He joined the army when he was 18 (years old). 他18歲參軍。
2. 英語中表示年老和年輕的習(xí)慣與漢語不完全相同:
正:He is very old (young). 他年紀(jì)很大 (小)。
誤:His age is very old (young).
正:He died at the early age of forty. 他年僅40歲就死了。
誤:He died at the young age of forty. (雖偶見此用法,但 學(xué)生不宜模仿)
值得注意的是,old age 和 middle age 卻是合符習(xí)慣的表達(dá):
Who is going to look after them in their old age? 他們年老的時候誰來照顧他們呢?
A person of 40 has reached middle age. 一個40歲的人就算已經(jīng)進(jìn)入了中年。
3. 按英國習(xí)慣:
(1) 人到了21歲就算成年,并因此引出有下列短語:
come of age 達(dá)到成年
be over age 過了成年
be under age 未到成年
(2) 另外,人到了65歲就算步入“老年” (old age),并因此有相應(yīng)短語 in (old) age 年老/with age 因為年老。
4. 表示“時期”、“時代”,多用單數(shù)形式;表示“很長時間”,可用復(fù)數(shù)形式也可用單數(shù)形式:
The 18th century was the goldenage of the novel. 18世紀(jì)是小說的黃金時代。
It’s ages [an age] since we last met. 好久不見了。
(I) Haven’t seen you for ages[an age]. 好久不見了。
1. 表示年齡,注意以下幾組同義句 (后者比前者正式):
How old ishe?=What’s his age? 他多大年紀(jì)?
He is ten (years old). =Heis ten years of age. 他10歲。
He joined the army at (the ageof) 18. = He joined the army when he was 18 (years old). 他18歲參軍。
2. 英語中表示年老和年輕的習(xí)慣與漢語不完全相同:
正:He is very old (young). 他年紀(jì)很大 (小)。
誤:His age is very old (young).
正:He died at the early age of forty. 他年僅40歲就死了。
誤:He died at the young age of forty. (雖偶見此用法,但 學(xué)生不宜模仿)
值得注意的是,old age 和 middle age 卻是合符習(xí)慣的表達(dá):
Who is going to look after them in their old age? 他們年老的時候誰來照顧他們呢?
A person of 40 has reached middle age. 一個40歲的人就算已經(jīng)進(jìn)入了中年。
3. 按英國習(xí)慣:
(1) 人到了21歲就算成年,并因此引出有下列短語:
come of age 達(dá)到成年
be over age 過了成年
be under age 未到成年
(2) 另外,人到了65歲就算步入“老年” (old age),并因此有相應(yīng)短語 in (old) age 年老/with age 因為年老。
4. 表示“時期”、“時代”,多用單數(shù)形式;表示“很長時間”,可用復(fù)數(shù)形式也可用單數(shù)形式:
The 18th century was the goldenage of the novel. 18世紀(jì)是小說的黃金時代。
It’s ages [an age] since we last met. 好久不見了。
(I) Haven’t seen you for ages[an age]. 好久不見了。

