和“年迈”有关的英语词汇

尊重老人是我国一大传统美德，每逢重阳节，很多会街道、居委会、公司等会通过开展多样的活动来表示对长者们的爱戴和尊重。比如，有些退休的老人们会一起去登山踏秋、插茱萸等。试做下面六道和 “晚年” 有关的题目 。

1. When you are old enough (or wealthy enough) you can stop work and ______.

a) resign

b) give up

c) retreat

d) retire

2. Money you receive from the government and/or your company when you have stopped working is your ______.

a) pension

b) allowance

c) pocket money

d) savings

3. An older person can politely be described as a(n) ______.

a) senior citizen

b) past-it person

c) super civilian

d) non-worker

4. A polite adjective for an older person is ______.

a) long lived

b) obsolete

c) elderly

d) rusty

5. The medical specialty relating to older people is ______.

a) orthopaedics

b) pediatrics

c) geriatrics

d) obstetrics

6. Someone who reaches the age of 100 is a ______.

a) octogenarian

b) centenarian

c) nonagenarian

d) septuagenarian

答案

1) d, 2) a, 3) a, 4) c, 5) c, 6) b.