He’s ten (years old). / He’s ten years of age. 他10歲。
How old is he? / What’s his age? / What age is he? 他多大年紀?
I have a son (of) your age. / I have a son the same age of you. 我有一個像你這樣大小的兒子。
Their ages are ten and twelve. 他們的年齡分別是10 歲和12歲。
2. 表示“在……年齡時”,英語通常用“at the age of+數(shù)字”,有時可省略成“at age+數(shù)字”,或只用“at+數(shù)字”。如:
She was left a widow at the age of thirty. 她30歲時成了寡婦。
In Britain, schooling starts at age 5. 在英國,教育從5歲開始。
Larry passed university exams at sixteen. 拉里16歲時就通過大學考試。
有時也說at…years old。如:
At fifteen years old he left school. 他15歲時中學畢業(yè)了。
另外,at the age of…這類短語通常用作狀語,但有時也可用作狀語。如:
His first appearance on stage was at the age of three. 他3歲時初次登臺。
3. 漢語中說“他年紀大(輕)”,在英語中不能直譯為:His age is old (young). 可譯為:He is old (young). 同樣地,英語中可以說 at the early age of 30(年僅30歲),一般不說 at the young age of 30。但有趣的是,英語中通常不說 young age, 但卻可以說 old age(老年)和 middle age(中年)。如:
She didn’t get married until she was well into middle age. 她步入中年以后才結婚。
The fear of death obsessed her throughout her old age. 她晚年一直受著死亡恐懼的困擾。
4. 表示“時期”“時代”,多用單數(shù)形式;在口語中可引申指“很長時間”,可用復數(shù)形式也可用單數(shù)形式。如:
The 18th century was the golden age of the novel. 18世紀是小說的黃金時代。
It’s ages [an age] since we last met. 我們好久沒見面了。
Haven’t seen you for ages [an age]. 好久不見了。