2013年ESL之日常生活 15 People of Different Ages

 

People of Different Ages 

Gloria: I’m surprised at the variety of people on this tour. 

Andy: Oh, yeah? I hadn’t noticed. 

Gloria: Well, we’ll be spending the next two weeks with these people so I thought I’d get to know some of them. 

Andy: That’s nice. 

Gloria: Did you see that thirty-something couple with a toddler and an infant? I’m really surprised they’re on this tour. 

Andy: I’m sure they know what they’re doing. 

Gloria: And how about that group of seniors? Some of them look like they’re in the mid- to late- seventies. 

Andy: They seem pretty spry to me. 

Gloria: But what really surprises me is that group of middle-aged¹ couples with their tween and teenage children. They’ll be a handful. 

Andy: They seemed pretty well behaved to me. 

Gloria: And did you notice that woman in her early-forties and the forty-ish man each traveling alone? She seemed nice, but he didn’t seem too friendly. 

Andy: Maybe he’s using his time to size up everybody like you are. 

Gloria: Well, I wish there were more young adults in this group. I like talking to young people. 

Andy: I think there will be plenty of people for you to talk to these two weeks when you’re not sightseeing. 

Gloria: Sightseeing? Oh yeah, sightseeing. 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 middle-aged   

adj.中年的

参考例句：

• I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
• The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。