【雅思培训-口语】口语黄金素材：老年人

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　　He is aging fast.

　　他老得很快。

　　a strong and decisive leader 强有力而又坚决果断的领导人

　　Some people consider his behavior a little bit odd，however，I appreciate him very much.

　　More recently，historians have studied her as a feminist icon, exploring the ramifications of her position as a woman in authority.

　　True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add color to the dull routine of everyday life.

　　真正古怪的人从不会故意做些事情来引人注目，他们玩世不恭，却没有意识到他们正在做着与众不同的事情。这种做法常常使他们赢得别人的爱戴和尊敬，因为他们给单调的日常生活增添了色彩。

　　Up to the time of his death，John was one of the most notable figures in our town.

　　JOHN生前是我们镇上最负盛名的人物之一。

　　He was a shrewd and wealthy business-man.

　　他是个精明有钱的生意人。

　　He is bald and has large ears.

　　She is the funniest person I have ever come across.

　　经典句型：It takes sb. some time to do sth.

　　The old man was on the point of death.

　　老人快要死了。

　　To be in the elder's company is like reading a thick book of de luxe edition that fascinates one so much as to be reluctant to part with.

　　和老年人在一起就像读一本厚厚的精装书，魅力无穷，令人爱不释手。

　　We are all going to be old one day.

　　有朝一日我们都会变老的。

　　Nowadays in North America it’s common to see older people holding hands on the street and I think it’s nice, because they still have some romance left in the relationship.

　　如今在北美大街上常能遇到上年纪的夫妻拉着手，我觉得那样真好，因为那表明他们仍然很浪漫。