迷你對話學地道口語第141期:年紀老起來了

迷你對話：

A:What is the matter with your mother?

你的母親怎麼啦？

B:She isget along inyearsand often has a headache.

她年紀太大了，經常頭疼。

A:Please tell her I hope that she will soon feel better.

請轉告她，我我希望她能早日康復。

B:It is very kind of you. I will pass it on.

您太客氣了。我一定轉告她。

地道表達：

get along in years

解詞釋義：

get along有很多意思，在此（指時間）漸漸流逝或人上了年紀，通常用於進行時態中，即：getting along，in years本身也有上了年紀的意思。

支持範例：

He is getting on in years, but he still works as energetically as a young man

他年老了，但工作起來還是跟年輕人一樣幹勁十足。

詞海拾貝：

1.have a headache：頭疼

Eg. I have a headache and a sore throat and a stuffed nose .

我頭痛,嗓子疼，還有鼻塞。

Eg. If I have a headache, I will take an aspirin.

如果我頭痛，我就服一片阿斯匹林。

Eg. My fever is gone, but I still have a headache and cough.

我不發燒了，但還是有點頭痛和咳嗽。

Eg. I have a headache, so I need peace and quiet.

我頭痛，所以我需要安寧和平靜。

2.pass on：傳遞

Eg. Please pass on the message to your classmates.

請把消息告訴你的同學。

Eg. Please pass on my regards to your parents.

請代我向你的父母問好。

Eg. When I got home I phoned the girl's father to pass on the news.

我回到家裏就打電話給那個女孩的父親，把這個消息告訴他。

Eg. Please let us have full details of your products so that we can pass on the information.

請寄來貴公司產品的詳細資料，以便轉送。