unit 195
黄昏恋
dialogue
英语情景对话
A: They are nice middle-aged couple, just like us.
A: 他们是一对幸福的中年夫妻,就像我们一样。
B: If they are just like us, they are not middle-aged.
B: 要是像我们一样,他们就不是中年人了。
A: Of course they are.
A: 当然是。
B: Middle-aged means in the middle, Ethel, middle of life. People don't live to a hundred and fifty.
B: 中年意味着在中间,埃塞尔,一生的中间时段。可是谁也活不到150岁。
A: Oh, we are the part on the edge of middle. That's all.
A: 哦,我们是在中年的边缘,如此而已。
B: Oh, you know, we are not middle-aged. You're old, and I'm aging.
B: 你知道,我们不是中年人了,你老了,我也不年轻。
A: Oh, fool! You're nearly seventy and I'm in the low sixties. Would you like to spend the rest of the afternoon squabbling about this?
A: 哦,傻瓜,你快70了,我也是60多。你打算就这一点和我争论到天黑吗?
B: I can if you like.
B: 行啊,只要你愿意。