一语千说第33课:友好交际之谈论年龄,体重,身高,相貌等
谈论年龄、体重、身高、相貌等
1. 词组句型
长大
grow up, be of age
sentence patterns:
He is growing up under the love of family.
She is of age and can live independently.
不成熟的
immature, at a tender age
sentence patterns:
It is a immature plant.
She is very immature for her age.
My sister is at a tender age.
年老的
old, be advanced in years
sentence patterns:
He is too old to go out for a walk.
The Great Wall is very old.
She is advanced in years, so she can't do it again.
His grandmother is advanced in years.
丑陋
ugly, plain
sentence patterns:
This is an ugly building.
He is too ugly in his heart.
I am plain.
丰满的
fat, plump
sentence patterns:
That pig is very fat.
His elder sister is very plump.
胡须
beard, moustache, whisker
sentence patterns:
Who is that man with the beard?
He keeps a month's growth of beard.
His father always keeps moustache.
Does the man whom you are describing have whisker?
I missed the train by a whisker.
2. 多种表达
How old are you?
May I ask how old you are?
May I ask your age?
What age are you?
I'm 20 years old.
I'm 20 years of age.
I'm 20.
John is not 28 yet.
John is not quite 28.
How tall is he?
What's his height?
He is approaching 50.
He is almost 50 years old.
My father passed 45.
My father turned 45.
My father is over 45.
I am of an age with Tom.
I am of the same age as Tom.
We are still teenagers.
We are still in teen.
Is she at a tender age?
Is she young and immature?
My grandma is advanced in years.
My grandma is very old.
She is old enough to get married.
She has reached a married age.
How much does she weigh?
What's her weight?
How heavy is she?
I've gained weight.
I've put on weight.
She is very beautiful.
She is very pretty.
Do you think he is a good-looking man?
Do you think he is fine-looking man?
Do you think he is of striking appearance?
She is very slim.
She is very slender.
She has a willowly figure.
He has brown skin.
His skin is brown.
She has shoulder-length hair.
Her hair is shoulder-length.
Has he a bulging forehead?
Is his forehead bulging?
She has rosy cheeks.
She has ruddy cheeks.
I have a flat nose.
My nose is flat.
My brother wears a beard.
My brother has a beard.
My brother keeps a beard.
