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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.
参加节目之前,刘雪华说她24小时开着电视,不敢出门,不会用现代科技。
inept /ɪˈnept/ 缺乏技巧的;无能的;笨拙的
这个词的英英释义是 acting or done with no skill,其实就是说不会做;搭配介词用 at,be inept at doing something. 来描述长辈们面对现代科技的那种无力感非常形象。
She was left feeling inept and inadequate.
她被弄得感到笨拙无能。
In our country, there's a growing elderly population. Now we have more than 264 million people aged 60 and above.
我们国家老龄化人口日渐增长,目前60岁及以上的人口超过2.64亿。
elderly / ˈeldərli/ adj. 年长的
在描述老年人的时候,通常不会直接说 old people,而会用更委婉,也更尊重一些的单词,就是这个 elderly,比如年长的夫妇,the elderly couple,老年人群体,the elderly,老龄化人口 elderly population.
The program is intended to provide medical care for elderly people.
这个项目就是为了给老年人提供医疗服务。
Our country is entering an aging society. / The population is aging.
我们国家进入了老龄化时代。
age /eɪdʒ/ 变老
age 做名词是表示年龄,年代;还可以做动词,表示变老。这里教大家一个句子,夸长辈肯定会很受用。
You haven't aged at all.
你一点都没老。
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