年纪

His mother doesn't have to worry about the dangers which lurk on the way to school.

而那个几年后将要在我们另一条繁忙街道上引爆自己的人现在正是我弟弟的年纪。

If I'm too old to cut the mustard,maybe I should retire.

如果我年纪大了不能胜任，也许我应该隐退

One was old, and the other was young.

一个年纪很大，另一个很年轻。

Soon the two fall in thrall to an older surfer, Sando, who calls the boys to ever-riskier battles with water.

有了这样的伙伴，派克便不再把温顺的父母严禁他冲浪的命令放在心上，和鲁尼一道戏水冲浪。两人很快被一个年纪稍长的人迷住了。

She was lean, and yellow, and long in the tooth.

她是一个消瘦的，黄皮肤的，上了年纪的女人。

He's bit long in the tooth for her, isn't he?

对她来说，他的年纪显得太大了些，是不是？

I'm a bit long in the tooth for doing such a job again.

我想我的年纪太大了，不宜再干这种工作。

He's a bit long in the tooth.

他有点上了年纪。

Eg:She was lean,and yellow and long in the tooth.

她是一个消瘦的，黄皮肤的上了年纪的女人。

He's already long in the tooth for such a job.

干这种工作，他的年纪太大了。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。