雅思口语素材:old person

　雅思口语素材:old person

　　词汇库：

　　feminist n. 男女平等主义者，女权扩张论者

　　unruly a. 不受拘束的，不守规矩的，蛮横的，难驾驭的

　　allure n. 魅力，吸引力

　　escendant n. 子孙，后裔，后代

　　rhetoric a. 花言巧语的

　　bloodshed n. 血缘关系

　　stature n. 声望，地位

　　foster vt. 养育，培养

　　flattering a. 讨人喜欢的，奉承的

　　traumatic a. 痛苦而难忘的

　　insecure a. 不可靠的，不安全的，危险的

　　compelling a. 引人注目的

　　score vt. 成功的获得

　　fraudulent a. 欺诈的，欺骗性的，骗得的

　　wig n. 假发

　　thrilling n. 惊心动魄的，使人感动的

　　privilege n. 特权，特别待遇

　　eccentric n. 古怪人

　　lovable a. 可爱的

　　shrewd a. 精明的

　　town folk n. 镇上的人

　　eccentricity n. 怪癖

　　legendary a. 传奇似的

　　severely a. 严厉地

　　intensely ad.强烈地

　　elaborate a. 精心构思的

　　conscious a. 意识到的

　　on another occasion 还有一次

　　sense of humour 幽默感

　　Sb. have a good sense of humour 某人很有幽默感

　　rely on sb. / sth. 依赖

　　be weak with age 年老体弱

　　语句库:

　　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。

　　☆ 老人在中国和西方的生活：

　　It a common tradition in China that children live together with their parents until they are married, and often children still live with the parents after they are married.

　　在中国，孩子们结婚前一直与父母生活在一起是很普遍的，许多人婚后仍和父母共同生活。

　　In China the grandparents stay on with the family and look after the grandchildren while the parents are at work.