Lesson Eight Age 年龄
Can I ask how old you are? 我能问问您多大了吗？
How old are you? 你多大了
Can I ask how old you are? 我能问你多大了吗？
May I ask how old you are? 我可以问你多大了吗？委婉的方式
May I have your age? 我可以知道你的年龄吗？
May I have your name? 我可以知道你的名字吗？
Would you mind telling me your age? 你介意告诉我你的年龄吗？更加委婉的方式
What’s your age? 年龄，有询问的意思
What age are you? 你多大了，很生硬
I just turned twenty-three. 我刚满二十三。
I’m over 20. 我20岁出头
I just turned twenty-one. 我刚满21岁，turn转变
turn green 便绿
I was thirty on my last birthday. 我三十岁出头了。
I was twenty on my last birthday. 我20岁出头了
I’d say you are about twenty. 我说你快二十了。
I’d say = I would say 我说
about = around 大概
I’m about twenty. 我快20岁了
I’m not quite twenty. 我还不到20岁
I’m barely twenty. 我差一点20岁
My birthday won’t be until next week. 下个星期才是我生日
Twenty’s birthday is around the corner. 20岁的生日很快就会来临了
I’m twenty. 我20岁
I’m twenty years old. 我20 岁
Joanna is in her sixties, but she is ageing well.
Joanna六十多岁了，但保养得很好。
Well, I’m in my twenties. 我20多岁了，虚一些的回答
My father is in his fifties. 我父亲50多岁
My mother is in her fifties. 我妈妈50多岁
My grandmother is in her eighties.
Guess how old I am. 你猜我多大了。
I’d say you are in your twenties. 你20多岁吧
I’d rather not tell you my age.我可不想谈我的年龄。
I’d rather do sth. 我更想做某事
I'd rather go for a walk. 我更想去散步
I'd rather be office clerk. 我更想成为办公室文员
I’d rather not do sth. 我不想做某事
I’d rather do A than do B = prefer A to B 和B想比我更想做A
I’d rather browse the Internet than watch TV. 我想上网而不想看电视
I’d do A rather than do B
You look younger than your age. 您看起来比实际年龄年轻。
We are living in the information age. 我们现在生活在信息时代
You’re more experienced than your age. 你比你的同龄人更有经验
That singer looks mature for his age. 那个歌星看上去比同龄人成熟。
You look young for your age. 对于你的年龄段来说你很年轻，绝对的赞美
You look mature for your age. 你更成熟，mature成熟
physical age 实际年龄
mental age 心理年龄
She is going to be eighteen, but she still acts like a kid. 她都快十八岁了，举止却像个孩子。
Hi, Dina, you should be your age. 你应该做你年龄段做的事
Hi, Dina, you should behave your age.
Hi, Dina, you should act your age.
You don’t look your age.
You look mature for your age.
You look younger than your age.
You should be your age.
I am two years older than she is. 我比她大两岁。
I’m two years older than you are. 我比你大两岁
I’ll no longer be his age. 我再也不可能象他那么大了
When I was your age, I used to be number one in the class. 我像你这么大的时候，经常在班里排第一名
We are of the same age. 我们是同龄人
We are of an age. 我们一样大
the aging problem 老龄化问题
My mother retired at the age of 55. 我妈妈五十五岁退休。
I entered school at the age of five. 我5岁的时候上的学
Grandfather is getting on in years. 爷爷一年比一年老了。
My grandfather is getting on in years. 我爷爷一年比一年老了
He is getting on in years. 他越来越老了
Joanna is in her sixties, but she is ageing well.
Joanna六十多岁了，但保养得很好。
He is aging well. 他保养的很好
She is aging well.
The baby boomers are all grown-ups now. 婴儿潮出生的人们现在都成年了。
Generation 一代
baby boomer generation 婴儿潮年代（us）
generation X 60年代出生（us）
generation Y 75年之后出生（us）
I am too old to learn computer. 我岁数太大了，学不了电脑了。
Old dogs can not learn new tricks. 人岁数太大学不了新东西了
It’s never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老
