胡明蓓
年齡與生活密切相關。那么,在英語中,如何準確表達年齡呢?對此,筆者總結了如下幾種表示方法,以期對同學們有所幫助。
一、“整歲”的表達
1.直接用基數(shù)詞。例如:
I m twelve now.
我現(xiàn)在十二歲了。
2.基數(shù)詞+years old 。例如:
He will be sixteen years old next year.
明年他就十六歲。
3.基數(shù)詞+years of age 。例如:
Lucy is ten years of age.
露西十歲了。
4.基數(shù)詞-year-old 。例如:
Her three- year- old daughter can speak English.
她三歲大的女兒會說英語。
5.of+基數(shù)詞。例如:
Jack is a boy of seven.
杰克是一個七歲的小男孩。
6.at age+基數(shù)詞。例如:
At age fourteen, she joined the music club.
她十四歲時加入了音樂社團。
7.aged+基數(shù)詞。例如:
Tom has a son aged two.
湯姆有一個兩歲的兒子。
8.at the age of +基數(shù)詞。例如:
He learned to ride a bike at the age of eight.
他八歲時學會了騎自行車。
二、“……多歲”的表達
1.in one s +基數(shù)詞的復數(shù)形式。例如:
Many people retire in their sixties.
許多人在六十多歲時退休。
2.over+基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
Can you imagine she s over ninety(years old).
你能想象得到她已經(jīng)九十多歲了嗎?
3.above+基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
My father is a man above fifty (years old).
我父親是一個五十多歲的人。
4.past+基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
Jane s grandpa is past eighty (years old), but he is still in good health.
簡的祖父雖然八十多歲了,但是身體依然很健康。
5.more than+基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
He didn t marry until he was more than forty (years old ).
他直到四十多歲時才結婚。
6.基數(shù)詞+something 。例如:
In looks, she seems to be thirty some- thing.
從外表上看,她似乎有三十多歲了。
三、“不滿/到……歲”的表達
1.under +基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
They offer free deals for children under twelve(years old).
他們?yōu)椴粷M12歲的兒童提供免費套餐。
2.less than+基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
He was interested in math when he was less than four (years old).
他不滿四歲時就對數(shù)學感興趣。
3.not yet +基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
At this time he was not yet twenty(years old).
當時他還不滿二十歲。
4.hardly/barely/scarcely+基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
When I learned to play the guitar,I was hardly/barely/scarcely six (years old).
當我學彈吉他的時候,我還不滿六歲。
四、“快滿/到……歲”的表達
1.will be+基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
Peter will be nine (years old).
彼得快滿九歲了。
2.be going on +基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
I am going on eleven(years old).
我快滿十一歲了。
3.begetting on+基數(shù)詞(+yearsold)。例如:
His sister is getting on twenty-two (years old).
他的姐姐快滿二十二歲了。
4.nearly +基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
She is nearly forty (years old),but has a mental age of eighteen.
她雖然快滿四十歲了,但是心理年齡還是十八歲。
5.almost+基數(shù)詞(+years old)。例如:
My mother is a teacher, she is almost fifty (years old).
我的母親是一名教師,她快滿五十歲了。
總之,英語中年齡的表達方式可謂是豐富多樣。在平時學習中,同學們要注意多總結、多積累,以此豐富語言知識儲備,這樣才不會有“書到用時方恨少”的懊惱和遺憾。