和“年迈”有关的英语词汇_大学六级

和“年迈”有关的英语词汇

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尊重老人是我国一大传统美德，每逢重阳节，很多会街道、居委会、公司等会通过开展多样的活动来表示对长者们的爱戴和尊重。比如，有些退休的老人们会一起去登山踏秋、插茱萸等。试做下面六道和 “晚年” 有关的题目。

1. When you are old enough (or wealthy enough) you can stop work and ______.

a) resign

b) give up

c) retreat

d) retire

2. Money you receive from the government and/or your company when you have stopped working is your ______.

a) pension

b) allowance

c) pocket money

d) savings¹

3. An older person can politely be described as a(n) ______.

a) senior citizen

b) past-it person

c) super civilian²

d) non-worker

4. A polite adjective for an older person is ______.

a) long lived

b) obsolete³

c) elderly

d) rusty⁴

5. The medical specialty⁵ relating to older people is ______.

a) orthopaedics

b) pediatrics

c) geriatrics

d) obstetrics

6. Someone who reaches the age of 100 is a ______.

a) octogenarian

b) centenarian

c) nonagenarian

d) septuagenarian

答案

1) d, 2) a, 3) a, 4) c, 5) c, 6) b.

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1 savings
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。 By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

2 civilian
adj.平民的，民用的，民众的
参考例句：
There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。 He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

3 obsolete
adj.已废弃的，过时的
参考例句：
These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。 They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。

4 rusty
adj.生锈的；锈色的；荒废了的
参考例句：
The lock on the door is rusty and won't open.门上的锁锈住了。 I haven't practiced my French for months and it's getting rusty.几个月不用，我的法语又荒疏了。

5 specialty
n.(speciality)特性，特质；专业，专长
参考例句：
Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。 His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。