突破2000词汇第九期来啦，本期的主题是Growing up！
本系列English Vocabulary in Use将和大家分享剑桥英语官方初级词汇的内容，适用于A2高级段和B1初级段的小朋友们，帮助小朋友们轻轻松松突破2000词汇量！
Ages and stages
在表达年龄时，除了“I’m xx years old.”之外，还能有什么新鲜的表达呢？
Approximate ages
I’m in my early twenties [二十岁早期，21–23]. My parents are in their mid-fifties [五十岁中期，54–56]. My grandmother is in her late seventies [七十岁后期，77–79]. My grandfather is nearly/almost eighty [he’s probably 79]. My English teacher’s approximately/roughly thirty. [about 30 / more or less 30]Other stages
Newborn 新生儿
Newborn 新生儿 (adj/noun): a recently born child or animal. You can use newborn for the first month or two. 例句：A newborn baby can feel small and fragile.Infant 婴儿
Infant 婴儿 (noun): a baby or very young child up to the age of 1 year old. 例句：In their first year, infants (or babies) learn to focus their vision, explore, and learn about the things that are around them.Preschooler 学龄前儿童
Preschooler 学龄前儿童 (noun): a child between the age of three and five. It is the stage just before they enter school. 例句：The website is designed so that not only will preschoolers be entertained but they will also learn at the same time.
牛刀小试
1.Isabella is only six months old – she’s still .
2.Louis was 22 a few months ago, so he’s in his .
3.Amelia is 35, so she’s in her .
4.Abigail will be 13 this year, so she’ll soon be a .
5.William is 53 and his wife is 47, so they’re both .
6.Joan is 80 this year, so she is quite .
7.Michael was a bus driver for 40 years but he’s now .
8.Leon is 18 this year, so legally he becomes .
9.The boys are 14 and 16, so they’re both in their .
10.Holly is just over a year old and she’s starting to walk, so she’s a now.
答案 ▼
1. a baby 2. early twenties 3. mid-thirties 4. teenager 5. middle-aged 6. elderly 7. retired 8. an adult 9. teens 10. toddler厚朴福利
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