戴尔英语红宝书 第97期

 

Topic: Her biological clock is ticking.

Victor：Nancy今天让我们来谈论一下人的话题。

Nancy：Her biological clock is ticking.

Victor：Oh， that’s interesting. What’s that Nancy?

Nancy：This expression Victor， is used to describe women in their mid¹ to late thirties.

Victor：Mm.

Nancy：This means she has to hurry up and have a baby， because soon she’ll be too old.

Victor：哦，我明白了，就是说当女性到达30岁的时候一定要赶快要个孩子，如果再不要的话她就会太老，所以就说这句话。

Nancy：Now， you should never say this to someone， because it’s not polite， but you may hear them say this about themselves.

Victor：Right，千万不要跟别人主动去说这句话，是不礼貌的

Nancy：So her biological clock is ticking.

Victor：Her biological clock is ticking.

Nancy：That’s all for today!

1 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。