ESL Podcast 935 – Showing Signs of Age

 　　Julian: What is that, another gray hair?! My hair is already thinning on top. I don’t need more gray hairs.

　　Vera: I think salt and pepper hair looks great on men. It makes them look distinguished¹.

　　Julian: It makes them look old. Thank God I don’t have a receding² hairline – yet.

　　Vera: When you get to be my age, you won’t worry so much about graying hair. There are a lot of other things to worry about.

　　Julian: Like what?

　　Vera: Forget I mentioned it. Showing signs of age isn’t something to be lamented³. It’s natural and part of maturing as a person. It gives you character.

　　Julian: Stop being evasive. Like what?

　　Vera: Okay, like wrinkles and age spots, deafness and memory loss.

　　Julian: Gee⁴, thanks. If I ever need to talk someone off a ledge⁵, I’ll give you a call!

　　Script by Dr. Lucy Tse

1 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。

2 receding   

v.逐渐远离( recede的现在分词 )；向后倾斜；自原处后退或避开别人的注视；尤指问题

参考例句：

• Desperately he struck out after the receding lights of the yacht. 游艇的灯光渐去渐远，他拼命划水追赶。 来自辞典例句
• Sounds produced by vehicles receding from us seem lower-pitched than usual. 渐渐远离我们的运载工具发出的声似乎比平常的音调低。 来自辞典例句

3 lamented   

adj.被哀悼的，令人遗憾的v.（为…）哀悼，痛哭，悲伤( lament的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• her late lamented husband 她那令人怀念的已故的丈夫
• We lamented over our bad luck. 我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

5 ledge   

n.壁架，架状突出物；岩架，岩礁

参考例句：

• They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
• Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上，摔倒了。