dialogue :
伊迪丝:历史老师简直是个老古董。
Edith:Our history teacher is actually quite old-fashioned.
卡特里娜:古董?他多大了?
Katrina: Old-fashioned? How old is he?
伊迪丝:40岁。
Edith: He’s 40.
卡特里娜:40岁不算是老古董吧!
Katrina: Forty years old is not old enough.
Keywords:
历史:(lìshǐ)n. history
老师:(lǎo shī)n. teacher
简直:(jiǎn zhí)adv. simply, almost, at all
个:(gè)individual, a/an, one
古董:(gǔdǒng)n. antique, old-fashioned article
岁:(suì)n. year
算:(suàn)v. to count, calculate
Language Point
1. 老古董
“老古董”指陈旧过时的东西或思想陈腐、生活习惯陈旧的人。
“antique”means an antique or someone old-fashioned; an old fogy.
例如(for example):
① 你的父亲真是个老古董。
Your father is actually quite unique.
②他的这辆车真是件老古董。
That car of his is a real museum piece.
③这些花瓶年代久远,是老古董了。
These vases are centuries old.