时间:2018-12-03 作者:英语课 分类:2013年ESL之日常生活


英语课

 


Showing Signs of Age


Julian: What is that, another gray hair?! My hair is already thinning on top. I don’t need more gray hairs. 


Vera: I think salt and pepper hair looks great on men. It makes them look distinguished 1


Julian: It makes them look old. Thank God I don’t have a receding 2 hairline – yet. 


Vera: When you get to be my age, you won’t worry so much about graying hair. There are a lot of other things to worry about. 


Julian: Like what? 


Vera: Forget I mentioned it. Showing signs of age isn’t something to be lamented 3. It’s natural and part of maturing as a person. It gives you character. 


Julian: Stop being evasive. Like what? 


Vera: Okay, like wrinkles and age spots, deafness and memory loss. 


Julian: Gee 4, thanks. If I ever need to talk someone off a ledge 5, I’ll give you a call! 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 distinguished
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
  • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
  • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
2 receding
v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 );向后倾斜;自原处后退或避开别人的注视;尤指问题
  • Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远,他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
  • Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句
3 lamented
adj.被哀悼的,令人遗憾的v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的过去式和过去分词 )
  • her late lamented husband 她那令人怀念的已故的丈夫
  • We lamented over our bad luck. 我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 gee
n.马;int.向右!前进!,惊讶时所发声音;v.向右转
  • Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
  • Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇!我们会赚好多钱啦!
5 ledge
n.壁架,架状突出物;岩架,岩礁
  • They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
  • Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上,摔倒了。
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