中式口语纠错:Lived to be eighty-five

【中文这样说】

我的祖母活到了85岁。

【英文对比翻译】

Chinese Style——My grandmother¹ lived² to eighty-five.
American³ Style— My grandmother lived to be eighty-five.

1 grandmother   

n.奶奶，外婆

参考例句：

• I read the newspaper to my grandmother every day.我每天给奶奶读报。
• I visited my grandmother last night.我昨晚去拜访了我的姥姥。

2 lived   

adj.有…之生命的v.活( live的过去式和过去分词 )；居住；以…为生；（按照规矩）管理生活

参考例句：

• The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
• They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs. 他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。

3 American   

adj.美国(洲)的；美国人的；n.美国人，美洲人

参考例句：

• Jim is an American boy.吉姆是个美国男孩。
• Are they American or Australian?他们是美国人还是澳大利亚人？