with age 随着年龄的增长
10 Old age disabled him for hard work.
年迈使他不能胜任繁重的工作。
解析 ▲ disable sb for的意思是“使某人不能……”,for后面要跟名词、名词词组或者代词。
学学这样说
1. I've already reached the retiring age. 我已到了退休年龄。
2. She is too old to do that. 她太老了,不能做那种事。
3. The old worker retired on aount of age. 那位老工人因年老而退休。
4. I reckon Jane is too old to go abroad. 我认为简太老了,不能出国。
5. He is old yet active. 他虽然老了,可是很活跃。
6. He is old in age yet young in spirit. 他虽年老,但朝气蓬勃。
补充短语
reach the retiring age 达到退休年龄
11 She had a distinctive appearance.
她的外貌与众不同。
常用单词
distinctive [d?'st??kt?v] adj. 有特色的,与众不同的
appearance [?'p??r?ns] n. 外貌,出现
学学这样说
1. She's so attractive. 她很迷人。
2. She looked stunningly beautiful that night. 那天晚上她非常漂亮。
3. She is a good-looking girl. 她是一个漂亮的女孩。
4. She has delicate features. 她相貌清秀。
5. There is nobility in her features. 她相貌高贵。
6. She is very pleasing in manners and appearance.
她的外貌和举止都非常讨人喜欢。
补充短语
have delicate features 相貌清秀
12 He looks handsohy.
他看上去英俊而健康。
常用单词
handsome ['h?ns?m] adj.(男子)英俊的
学学这样说
1. Your pretty appearance does your credit. 你美丽的外貌使你增光。
2. The young models have got glam looks. 这些年轻的模特有着艳丽的外表。
3. The young man has fine looks. 那个年轻人相貌堂堂。
4. He is extremely handsome. 他潇洒极了。
补充短语
have fine looks 相貌堂堂
13 She is not really pretty, but she is just an ordinary looking woman.
她算不上漂亮,只能说是一个相貌一般的女人。
常用单词
pretty ['pr?t?] adj. 漂亮的,机灵的
ordinary ['?:dnr?] adj. 普通的,平常的
学学这样说
1. The princess had a plain face. 那位公主相貌平平。
2. He is an ordinary-looking man. 他是一位相貌平常的人。
3. The child is plain-looking. 这孩子相貌平常。
4. In fact, she was unimpressed. 事实上,她相貌平平。
5. I am bland in appearance. 我的相貌平平。
补充短语
have a plain face 相貌平平
14 Her face was covered with wrinkles.
她脸上布满了皱纹。
常用单词
wrinkle ['r??kl] n. 皱纹
学学这样说
1. I saw a weather-beaten face. 我看到了一张饱经风霜的脸。
2. Her face was seamed with wrinkles. 她脸上布满皱纹。
3. Her face was thickly lined. 她脸上有着深深的皱纹。
4. There are a lot of winkles on his forehead. 他额头上有很多皱纹。
5. Mother's face was creased up with age. 母亲由于年迈而满脸皱纹。
补充短语
be seamed with 布满
be creased up with 布满
15 Your appearance is identical to hers.
你的相貌和她的一模一样。
解析 ▲ be identical to意思是“和……相同,等同于……”,其中的to是介词,后面跟名词、代词或者名词词组。
语法TIPS
该句中的hers就相当于her appearance。
学学这样说
1. The boy is like his elder brother in appearance. 那个男孩在外貌上像他的哥哥。
2. These twin sisters are as identical as two peas. 这对孪生姐妹相貌酷似。
3. She resembles her sister in appearance but not in character.
她在外貌上像她的姐姐,性格上却不同。
4. The twin brothers are alike in appearance but differ greatly in disposition.
这对孪生兄弟外貌很相像,但性格却相差很大。
5. The two brothers are like each other in appearance, but are very different in their tastes. 这两兄弟相貌相似,但喜好却大不相同。
6. Although our looks differ, we are both attractive.
尽管我俩相貌不同,但都讨人喜欢。
16 I don't think him attractive at all.
我一点也不觉得他有魅力。
常用单词
attractive [?'tr?kt?v] adj. 吸引人的,有魅力的,引人注目的
学学这样说
1. I have a good memory for faces. 我善于记住人的相貌。
2. I can't call his face back. 我记不起他的相貌了。
3. I saw no one with such a face. 我没有见过有这样相貌的人。
4. From his looks I'd say he was Swedish. 从他的相貌来看,我敢说他是瑞典人。
5. Don't judge people by their appearances. 勿以貌取人。
6. Don't judge a book by its cover. 不要以貌取人。
7. How important do you think appearance is? 你觉得外貌有多重要?
补充短语
have a good memory for... 善于记住……
17 She inspired the artist by her outstanding appearance.
她出色的外貌使这个艺术家得到了灵感。
常用单词
inspire [?n'spa??(r)] v. 赋予灵感,鼓舞,激励
outstanding [a?t'st?nd??] adj. 杰出的,显著的
学学这样说
1. Beneath her charerior lies a very deter.
在她迷人的外貌下面是一颗意志坚定的心。
2. His striking looks and charm make him very popular.
他那迷人的相貌和魅力使他很受欢迎。
3. Age has hange in his appearance.
岁月明显地改变了他的外貌。
补充短语
hange in... 明显地改变了……
18 He is an impressive man with thick eyebrows, long eyes and long strands of whiskers.
他的相貌令人印象深刻:浓浓的眉毛,细长的眼睛,还有长长的胡须。
常用单词
eyebrow ['a?bra?] n. 眉毛
strand [str?nd] n. 股,缕
whisker ['w?sk?(r)] n. 细须,络腮胡
学学这样说
1. He has a round face. 他长着一张圆脸。
2. She has an oval face. 她有着一张鹅蛋脸。
3. Her eyes are her ure. 她最引人注意的是那双眼睛。
4. He has blue eyes and snowy teeth. 他有一双蓝色的眼睛和雪白的牙齿。
5. She had ordinary features but attractive colouring.
她其貌不扬,但是面色红润可人。
6. Her husband is tall, dark and handsome. 她丈夫身材高大,皮肤浅黑,相貌英俊。