迷你对话学地道口语第141期:年纪老起来了

　　迷你对话：
A:What is the matter with your mother?
你的母亲怎么啦？
B:She isget along inyearsand often has a headache.
她年纪太大了，经常头疼。
A:Please tell her I hope that she will soon feel better.
请转告她，我我希望她能早日康复。
B:It is very kind of you. I will pass it on.
您太客气了。我一定转告她。
地道表达：
get along in years
解词释义：
get along有很多意思，在此（指时间）渐渐流逝或人上了年纪，通常用于进行时态中，即：getting along，in years本身也有上了年纪的意思。
支持范例：
He is getting on in years, but he still works as energetically as a young man
他年老了，但工作起来还是跟年轻人一样干劲十足。
词海拾贝：
1.have a headache：头疼
Eg. I have a headache and a sore throat and a stuffed nose .
我头痛,嗓子疼，还有鼻塞。
Eg. If I have a headache, I will take an aspirin¹.
如果我头痛，我就服一片阿斯匹林。
Eg. My fever is gone, but I still have a headache and cough.
我不发烧了，但还是有点头痛和咳嗽。
Eg. I have a headache, so I need peace and quiet.
我头痛，所以我需要安宁和平静。
2.pass on：传递
Eg. Please pass on the message to your classmates.
请把消息告诉你的同学。
Eg. Please pass on my regards to your parents.
请代我向你的父母问好。
Eg. When I got home I phoned the girl's father to pass on the news.
我回到家里就打电话给那个女孩的父亲，把这个消息告诉他。
Eg. Please let us have full details of your products so that we can pass on the information.
请寄来贵公司产品的详细资料，以便转送。

1 aspirin   

n.阿司匹林

参考例句：

• The aspirin seems to quiet the headache.阿司匹林似乎使头痛减轻了。
• She went into a chemist's and bought some aspirin.她进了一家药店，买了些阿司匹林。