【語法和詞組】
1. Divorce can add years to a person's face
離婚會(huì)讓人容顏?zhàn)兝稀?/P>
add years to a person's face 表示“ ……使人變老”,是不是比我們?cè)瓉韺W(xué)過的一些表示“使人變老”的句子更形象地道呢。
2. Researchers found that marriage breakdown can take a significant toll on appearance.
研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn),婚姻破裂會(huì)對(duì)人的外貌造成很大的影響。
take a toll 表示“ 產(chǎn)生負(fù)面影響”,例如:
Automobile accidents take a heavy toll of human lives.
車禍?zhǔn)乖S多人喪生。
3. They looked at identical twins, who would be genetically predisposed to age at a similar pace, to determine whether certain experiences affected ageing.
為確定某些經(jīng)歷是否會(huì)影響衰老,研究人員對(duì)同卵雙生的雙胞胎進(jìn)行了研究,這些雙胞胎在基因的設(shè)定下衰老速度完全一樣。
be predisposed to 表示“本來愛好……;有……的傾向;易患……病”,例如:
Because of conditions in the mine, miners are predisposed to lung disease.
由于礦井的環(huán)境,礦工很容易患肺病。