职场英语口语急救包 第4期:询问年龄

 　　4、询问年龄

　　你多大了？

　　How old are you?

　　What is your age?

　　May I ask your age?

　　May I know your age?

　　Could¹ you tell me how old you are?

　　For example:

　　A: How old are you?你多大了？

　　B: I am just over twenty-two years old.我刚过 22 岁。

　　你的出生日是？

　　What is your birthday?

　　When is your birth² date?

　　When were you born³?

　　What is your date of birth?

　　May I ask your birth date?

　　May I ask the date of your birth?

　　我的生日是1982年9月1曰。

　　My birth date/birthday is September 1,1982.

　　My birth birthday is September 1,1982.

　　I was⁴ born on September 1,1982.

　　你是何时何地出生的？

　　When and where were you born?

　　For example:

　　A: When and where were you born?你是何时何地出生的？

　　B: I was born in Shi Jiazhuang on March 5,1981.

　　我于1981年3月5日在石家庄出生。

　　你看起来很年轻。

　　You look very young.

　　For example:

　　A: You look very young.你看起来很年轻。

　　B: Actually,I'm thirty-two now.事实上我今年32 岁了。

　　到今年年底我就22岁了。

　　I will be twenty-two by the end of this year.

　　For example:

　　A: Are you twenty-five years of age?你是25岁吗？

　　B: I will be twenty-two by the end of this year.到今年年底我就22 岁了。

　　by the end of意为“不迟于"，强调“最后时限"，如：by the end of this month (直至本月底为止）

　　我刚刚过完20岁生日。

　　I've just celebrated⁵ my twentieth⁶ birthday.

　　我快满18岁了。

　　I am almost⁷ 18.

1 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

2 birth   

n.出身，血统，出生，诞生，出现，起源

参考例句：

• She gave birth to a fine healthy baby.她生了一个健康可爱的婴儿。
• She supports birth control.她赞成计划生育。

3 born   

v.动词bear的过去分词；adj.出生的，与生俱来的

参考例句：

• The baby can cry as soon as he is born.婴儿生下来就会哭。
• I feel as if I had been born again.我有一种再生之感。

4 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

5 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

6 twentieth   

n.二十分之一；num./adj.第二十

参考例句：

• Tomorrow is her twentieth birthday.明天是她二十岁生日。
• He is the twentieth on the list.在名单上他是第二十个。

7 almost   

adv.几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• The band has been on the road for almost a month. 那支乐队进行巡回演出近一个月了。
• We stay in almost every night and watch television.我们几乎每个晚上都在家里看电视。