年龄相貌
01 We are close in age.
我们年龄相仿。
常用单词
age [e?d?] n. 年龄，时代
学学这样说
1. Their ages are the same. 他们年龄相同。
2. Susan is the same age as Jean. 苏珊和珍的年龄一样。
3. My younger sister is around your age. 我妹妹与你们年龄相仿。
4. Jack is not so old as John. 杰克没有约翰年龄大。
5. You are our age. 你年龄跟我们一样。
6. The two children are much of an age. 这两个孩子年龄差不多。
7. Mary looks her age. 玛丽看起来与实际年龄相当。
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be the same age as... 和……年龄一样
02 I guess she is in her twenties.
我猜她20多岁。
语法TIPS
in one's twenties意思是“20多岁”，指的是20岁到30岁之间。类似的表达有in one's fifties（50多岁）等。
学学这样说
1. What's your age? 你多大年纪？
2. How old are you? 你多大了？
3. Her age borders on 40. 她的年龄接近40岁。
4. She is over forty years of age. 她的年龄超过40岁。
5. Her age is over 40. 她的年龄超过40岁。
6. I'm not sure of his age. 我不能肯定他的年龄。
7. It was difficult to tell her exact age. 很难说出她的确切年龄。
应用对话
Rose: Steven, guess the age of the woman who is sitting there.
Steven: I guess she is in her twenties.
罗丝：史蒂文，猜一下坐在那边的那个女人多大年纪？
史蒂文：我猜她20多岁吧。
03 She looks younger for her age.
她看起来比实际年龄要年轻。
学学这样说
1. He doesn't look his age. 他看起来与年龄不符。
2. Her age is of secondary interest. 她的年龄不太重要。
3. She appears quite young. 她看起来相当年轻。
4. His age counted against him. 他的年龄对他不利。
5. She lies about her age. 她谎报年龄。
补充短语
be of secondary interest 不重要count against 不利于
lie about 就……说谎
应用对话
Steven: Really? I can't believe it. She looks quite young for her age!
Rose: Sure she is! I admire her very much. I wish I could be her when I'm in my forties.
史蒂文：是吗？我不敢相信。她看上去真年轻。
罗丝：确实如此！我真羡慕她。真希望我40多岁的时候也看上去那么年轻。
04 Generally speaking, the graduate students are older.
研究生一般年龄比较大。
语法TIPS
generally speaking的意思是“一般来说”，通常放在句首，修饰整个句子。该词组相当于in general（一般来说，总之），但in general也可以放在句中或句末。
学学这样说
1. Applicants must be above the age of 18. 申请人年龄必须超过18岁。
2. Applicants must be over the age of 18. 申请人年龄必须超过18岁。
3. Which age group do you belong to? 你属于哪个年龄层？
4. When I was your age, I was just a mon worker.
我像你这么大的时候，只不过是个普通工人。
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be above the age of... 超过……岁age group 年龄层
05 The boy is still too young to go to school.
这个小男孩太小了，还不到上学的年龄。
语法TIPS
go to school的意思是“上学”，go to the school的意思是“去学校（不一定是上学）”。注意两者的区别。
学学这样说
1. My son has arrived at the school age. 我儿子已到了上学的年龄。
2. My son is old enough to go to school. 我儿子已到了上学的年龄。
3. He will reach his year. 明年他将成年。
4. He will co year. 明年他将成年。
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e of age 成年，长大成人
06 As she is young, she is lacking in experience.
由于年轻，她缺乏经验。
解析 ▲ be lacking in...意思是“缺乏”，in后面跟名词或名词词组。
常用单词
young [j??] adj. 年幼的，年轻的
lacking ['l?k??] adj. 缺乏的，不足的
学学这样说
1. She is quite young. 她相当年轻。
2. The average age of the boys is 16. 这些男孩的平均年龄是16岁。
3. She was young, ambitious, and totally focused. 她年轻、雄心勃勃、引人注目。
4. You are young and so am I. 你年轻，我也年少。
5. She is too young to know her own mind. 她太年轻，没主见。
6. Young as he is, he knows a lot. 尽管年轻，他却懂得很多。
07 My grandfather is in his anecdotage.
我的祖父已年老。
解析 ▲ be in one's anecdotage的意思是“年老”，one's根据前面的主语而变化。
常用单字
anecdotage ['?nekd??t?d?] n. 老年多话期，轶事集
学学这样说
1. My father's getting on in years. 我父亲上了年纪了。
2. ing an old man. 我父亲变老了。
3. She is getting older and older. 她渐渐变老了。
4. Her face was seamed with age. 她的脸因上了年纪而生了皱纹。
5. He is already advanced in years. 他已年老。
08 He has dotage because of old age.
他因年老而变得糊涂。
常用单词
dotage ['d??t?d?] n. 老年糊涂
学学这样说
1. She is getting old and acts forgetfully. 她老了，开始变得健忘。
2. When a person grows old, his skin shrivels. 人老了，皮肤就变得干巴巴了。
3. He is too old to straighten himself up. 他太老，站不直了。
4. Old age can bring many problems. 年老会带来很多问题。
5. I'm too old to stand the racket. 我太老了，经不起这种折磨了。
补充短语
straighten oneself up 站直
old age 老年
09 The man is getting old and his joints bee stiff.
人老了，关节也硬化了。
常用单词
joint [d???nt] n. 关节，接合处
stiff [st?f] adj. 僵硬的，严厉的，呆板的
学学这样说
1. He is bent with age. 他因年老而驼背。
2. His back was bowed with age. 他老了，开始驼背了。
3. Old age blanched his hair. 他因年老而满头白发。
4. He was consumed with age. 他因年老而憔悴。
5. The old h age. 这位老人的听觉因为年老而衰退。
6. Don't resent growing old. 不要抱怨年老。
7. She is always afraid of old age. 她总是害怕年老。
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