与他人交谈时,我们经常会在无意识中询问对方的年龄。其实这在国外是不礼貌的,但是不同国家有着不同的文化习俗。比如在中国,询问他人的年龄就是一件再寻常不过的事了。今天我们就一起来看看不同形式的“年龄”表达吧!
1.“人+ be+数字+( years old)”表“某人多少岁了”。
如: The little girl is eight( years old). 这个小女孩 8岁了。
She is only one and a half( years old). 她只有一岁半。
2.“ one's age+ be+数字”表“某人的年龄是多少。
如: My grandma's age is eighty. 我奶奶已 80高龄了。
Their ages are eleven and thirteen. 他们的年龄是 11岁和 13岁。
3.“ in one's+整十数的复数形式”表“某人的岁数是多少了”。
如: (be) in one's teens十几岁( 13-19岁)
(be) in one's twenties/ thirties/ forties…二十多岁/三十多岁/四十多岁……
如: In the 1870 s, when Marx was already in his fifties, he found it important to study the situation in Russia, so he began to learn Russian. 在 19世纪 70年代,马克思五十多岁时,他认为研究俄国的形势很重要,便开始学习俄语。
4.表“不确定的岁数”时,可借助介词 above, over, below, under, nearly, close to, between… and…等。
如: over/ above thirty三十多岁
below/ under thirty不到三十岁
nearly/ close to thirty将近三十岁
about/ around thirty大约三十岁
Their English teacher is between 20 and 30. 他们英语老师的年龄在二十岁至三十岁之间。
5.一年四季可用来象征人一生的不同时期。如:
( 1) the spring可指人的“青春期”。
It's easy for middle school students to grow tall because they are in the spring of the life. 处于青春期的中学生易长高。
( 2) the summer可指人的“壮年时期”。
My English teacher is in the summer of his life and he works very hard. 我的英语老师正当壮年,他工作很努力。
( 3) the autumn可指人的“中年或暮年”。
When Karl Marx was in the autumn of his life, he began to study Russian. 当马思克中年时,他才开始学俄语。
( 4) the winter可指人的“老年”。
Our maths teacher is in the winter of his life, but he still likes maths very much. 我们的数学老师年老了,但他仍十分喜欢数学。