每日学英语:Three score years and ten 七十

2024-04-29 15:34:39  每日学英语
score是二十,three score years and ten这个短语应该翻译为“七十”,其实按照旧约来说,人的正常寿命就按照七十来算,所以这个固定短语还可以代指“一辈子”。

【例句】
We are supposed to spend three score years and ten, here below.
我们要在尘世间度过70年。

In most of recorded history even the more familiar three score years and ten was rare.
在绝大多数历史记载中,就连较为常见的古稀老人都很少。

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