Age
年龄
Julia: Do you see that woman walking on the sidewalk by the fountain? How old do you think she is?
你看到在喷泉旁边的⼈⾏道上散步的那位⼥⼠了吗？你觉得她⼏岁？
Bob: Sometimes I find it really hard to guess someone's age.
有时候我觉得猜⼈的年龄还挺难的。
Julia: Yes. The older I get the harder it is for me to tell someone's age.
是啊，我年纪越⼤越觉得猜别⼈的年龄很难。
Bob: This is true. I think that counting the years does not seem to matter as much as being present with each person at that moment.
确实。我认为与"活在当下"相⽐，年龄没有那么重要。
Julia: I find that what a person is like, or the qualities they have, are more important to me than how old they are.
对我⽽⾔，⼀个⼈是什么样⼦以及他的品质如何，要⽐他们的年纪更重要。
Bob: How true. I often get so involved with someone's energy and ways of being with me that any numbers connected with their age have lost value.
没错。我太容易被⼈的能量，以及他与我相处的⽅式吸引了，他们的年龄—这样的⼀个数字对我毫⽆意义。
Julia: I hope someday when I'm in my 90s, I can be as energized and inspiring as some of my older friends.
我希望有⼀天，我90多岁的时候，也能像我那些年⻓的朋友们⼀样地充满激情，朝⽓蓬勃。
Bob: Me too. My grandmother, Oma, was like that. I hope she left me some of her enthusiasm and lively spirit. She will always be an inspiration to me.
我也是。我的外婆就是这样的。希望她也遗传给我了⼀些她的热情和活⼒，能⼀直⿎舞我。
Julia: Oh, I know she must have taught you how to be that way growing up. I have seen you meet your life with great enthusiasm. I bet you got that quality from her.
她肯定已经教过你如何⼀直带着热情⻓⼤。我已经看到你在带着极⼤的激情在⽣活。我敢确定你是从她那⼉得到的品质。
Key Points 要点详解
1. How old…? …⼏岁了？
e.g.: How old are you?
你⼏岁了？
2. the + ⽐较级…, the + ⽐较级…… 越…… 就越……
e.g.: The more she thought about it, the more depressed she became.
这件事她越想越感到沮丧。
3. some of + 可数名词复数/不可数名词 ⼀些…
e.g.: Here are some of our suggestions.
这是我们的⼀些建议。
4. inspiration n. 灵感
e.g.: She drew her inspiration from her childhood experiences.
她从⼉时的经历中获得灵感。
5. I bet 我确信
e.g.: I bet she was annoyed at having to write it out again.
我敢说她对不得不重写⼀遍感到恼⽕。
New Words 词汇学习
精讲词
the 这个；这
The older I get the harder it is for me to tell someone's age.
The doctor's on his way.
Did you play the piano as a child?
He is the person to talk to.
a/an ⼀（个）
Did you play the piano as a child?
Bring a sleeping bag.
Would you like an apple?
with 和…⼀起；带有…
He was still a little angry with her.
His legs were caked with dried mud.
Please be careful with that!
to be 成为
I want to be a teacher.
What is your biggest dream?
Where are my keys?
as [əz;æz] adv. 像…⼀样
I'm as happy as I have ever been.
She dressed up as a monster.
We treat our dog as a member of our family.
⾃学词
of [əv;ʌv] prep. ...的
Both of them are here? Both of them?
他们都来了？两个都来了？
The average age of the women interviewed was only 21.5.
受访⼥性的平均年龄只有21.5岁。
I hope she left me some of her enthusiasm and lively spirit.
我希望她留给了我⼀些她那种激情和活跃的精神。
and [ənd] conj. 和，⼜，⽽
When he returned, she and Simon had already gone.
当他回来时，她和⻄蒙已经⾛了。
I'm going to write good jokes and become a good comedian.
我要创作出好的笑话并且成为⼀个优秀的喜剧演员。
We talked for hours and hours.
我们谈了好多个⼩时。
to [tu] prep. 给…，对…，向…
Beauty is an attitude. It has nothing to do with age.
美是⼀种态度，与年龄⽆关。
Success is not guaranteed. It is not handed to you. Success is earned.
成功⽆法保证，并⾮唾⼿可得。成功必须靠⾃⼰去争取。
She will always be an inspiration to me.
她会⼀直⿎舞我。
in [ɪn] prep. 在…⾥，以…⽅法，戴 ；adv. 在家，在内
He was in his car.
他在他的汽⻋⾥。
There was a camera for sale in the window.
橱窗⾥有⼀架待售的相机。
There are some coins in my pocket.
我⼝袋⾥有⼀些硬币。
for [fər;fɔːr] prep. 为了…，向，因为…
Isn't that enough for you?
那对你来说不够吗？
He wanted all the running of the business for himself.
他想要⾃⼰管理整个企业。
The presents are for my son.
礼物是给我⼉⼦的。
on [ɑːn] prep. 在……上，在……时刻，关于 adv. 上 adj. 在上映的
I stared at the peeling paint on the ceiling.
我盯着天花板上剥落的油漆。
He is sitting beside her on the sofa.
他正挨着她坐在沙发上。
The doctor's on his way.
医⽣在路上。
that [ðæt] adj. 那，那个 conj.引导宾语从句
Hey, that looks like that toilet that was reported stolen.
嘿，那看起来像是被偷的那个⻢桶。
Look at that guy. He's got red socks.
看那家伙，他穿着红袜⼦。
I bet you got that quality from her.
我确信你从她那得到了那个品质。
by [baɪ] prep. 被，乘坐（公交/⻜机/轮船等)
You're protected by angels and can't be killed by bullets.
你被天使保护，不会被⼦弹打伤。
He opened Ingrid's letter by mistake.
他误拆了英格丽德的信。
She goes to work by car everyday.
她每天开⻋去上班。
this [ðɪs] pron. 这⾥ adj. 这个 adv. 这么
This? This is not something you do every day.
这？这不该是你每天做的事。
This report is from our Science Unit.
这份报告出⾃我们的科学部。
This is my father.
这位是我的⽗亲。
you [jə;juː] n. 你
I must warm you, surround you, love you, and be kind to you.
我⼀定要哄你开⼼，和你形影不离，爱着你，宠着你。
Getting good results gives you confidence.
好的结果给了你信⼼。
It's very nice of you.
你很好。
it [ɪt] pron. 它
Do it! Do it. Do it. Do it.
⾏动！⾏动！⾏动！⾏动！
It's three o'clock in the morning.
现在是凌晨3点。
I find it really hard to guess someone's age.
我发现猜别⼈的年龄挺难的。
not [nɑːt] adv. 不
Not a tree, not a bush, not a blade of grass, not a flower, nothing green.
没有树，没有灌⽊，没有⼀⽚草叶，没有花，没有绿⾊。
I don't know if he's telling the truth or not.
我不知道他是否说了真话。
That's not my fault.
那不是我的错。
or [ɔːr] conj. 或者，还是，否则
You will not cry or whine or laugh or giggle.
你不准哭，不准闹，不准⼤笑，不准傻笑。
"Tea or coffee?" John asked.
"喝茶还是喝咖啡？" 约翰问。
She had to have the operation, or she would die.
她必须进⾏⼿术，否则会死的。
from [frɒm] prep. 来⾃，从...开始，距...
They sent her tea from China.
他们送给她来⾃中国的茶叶。
He knew what he wanted to do from the age of 14.
他14岁起就知道⾃⼰⽇后想⼲什么了。
They moved from Boston to China.
他们从波⼠顿搬到了中国。
at [æt] prep. 在...地⽅；在…时间
Where'd you meet her? At Whole Foods? At the gym?
你们俩在哪遇⻅的？在副⻝店？还是健身房？
Flavored coffee is sold at food stores and coffee shops.
花式咖啡可在美⻝店和咖啡店买到。
I will arrive at the shop on time.
我会准时到店⾥去。