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Before participating in the show, Liu Xuehua says she kept her television on for 24 hours, was afraid to go out and inept at using technology.
參加節(jié)目之前,劉雪華說(shuō)她24小時(shí)開著電視,不敢出門,不會(huì)用現(xiàn)代科技。
inept /??nept/ 缺乏技巧的;無(wú)能的;笨拙的
這個(gè)詞的英英釋義是 acting or done with no skill,其實(shí)就是說(shuō)不會(huì)做;搭配介詞用 at,be inept at doing something. 來(lái)描述長(zhǎng)輩們面對(duì)現(xiàn)代科技的那種無(wú)力感非常形象。
She was left feeling inept and inadequate.
她被弄得感到笨拙無(wú)能。
In our country, there's a growing elderly population. Now we have more than 264 million people aged 60 and above.
我們國(guó)家老齡化人口日漸增長(zhǎng),目前60歲及以上的人口超過2.64億。
elderly / ?eld?rli/ adj. 年長(zhǎng)的
在描述老年人的時(shí)候,通常不會(huì)直接說(shuō) old people,而會(huì)用更委婉,也更尊重一些的單詞,就是這個(gè) elderly,比如年長(zhǎng)的夫婦,the elderly couple,老年人群體,the elderly,老齡化人口 elderly population.
The program is intended to provide medical care for elderly people.
這個(gè)項(xiàng)目就是為了給老年人提供醫(yī)療服務(wù)。
Our country is entering an aging society. / The population is aging.
我們國(guó)家進(jìn)入了老齡化時(shí)代。
age /e?d?/ 變老
age 做名詞是表示年齡,年代;還可以做動(dòng)詞,表示變老。這里教大家一個(gè)句子,夸長(zhǎng)輩肯定會(huì)很受用。
You haven't aged at all.
你一點(diǎn)都沒老。
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