ESL Podcast 935 – Showing Signs of Age
时间：2018-12-06 作者：英语课 分类：地道美语播客
英语课
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》
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