老古董
antique



故事 Story

伊迪丝:历史老师简直是个老古董。
卡特里娜:古董？他多大了？
伊迪丝：40岁。
卡特里娜：40岁不算是老古董吧！
Edith：Our history teacher is actually quite old-fashioned.
Katrina: Old-fashioned? How old is he?
Edith: He's 40.
Katrina: Forty years old is not old enough.


词语注释 Note

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：（gǔ dǒng）n. antique, old-fashioned article

岁：（suì）n. year

算：（suàn）v. to count, calculate

语言点 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。
"古老董" 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.


2. 多大了
"多大了"是询问年龄的表达方式。
"How old..." is an expression meant to ask someone's age.
例如（for example）:
①你知道我多大了吗?   Do you know how old I am?
②你爸爸多大了？ How old is your father?


3. 不算是
"算"是当作、认作的意思。"不算是"指不算作、不属于。
"算" means regard as or take as. "不算是" means that two things are not the same, or that one does not belong to the other.
例如（for example）：
① 他也不算是绝对的垃圾嘛！He is not definiterubbish after all.
② 情况还不算是无可挽回。The situation is not yet beyond repair.
③ 小孩发烧38.5度，算不算是低烧?
Is a 38.5-degree fever a low fever for a child?






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• actually [´æktʃuəli]   ad.事实上；实际上   (初中英语单词)
• old-fashioned [´əuld´feʃənd]   a.老式的；过时的   (初中英语单词)
• definite [´definit]   a.确定的，明确的   (初中英语单词)
• antique [æn´ti:k]   a.古代的 n.古物(董)   (英语四级单词)
• rubbish [´rʌbiʃ]   n.垃圾；碎屑；废话   (英语四级单词)