to age (verb) – to get older
e.g. George Clooney aged very well.
to age well – to get older but still look good
e.g. My mom has aged very well, she doesn’t have any wrinkles or any white hairs at age 54.
age (noun) – how old you are
e.g. What’s your age? I’m 23.
ingenuityĀ – skills that allow someone to solve problems
e.g. Inventors typically have a lot of ingenuity.
to be stubbornĀ – to refuse to change your mind or to be determined to do what you wanna do
a decade – ten years
e.g. The sixties were my favorite decade. I love the Beatles.
decades have names –
1990’s – nineties
1980’s Ā – eighties
1970’s – seventies
1920’s – twentiesĀ
1910’s – tensĀ
- In their fifties (a decade) – when they are 55 (specific)
- Even (placement in a sentence)
When even refers to a whole clause or sentence, we usually put it in the normal mid position for adverbs, between the subject and the main verb, after the modal verb or first auxiliary verb, or after be as a main verb:
You can take an online course now and you even do the test online.
I havenāt even started making dinner.
Itās a really useful book if youāre interested in cameras. Thereās even a chapter on buying second-hand ones.
We can put even or not even before the part of the clause or sentence we want to focus on:
Even a five-year-old can see that these figures donāt add up.
They came in cars, in lorries, and even an aeroplane.
[talking about a local swimming pool]
Itās not usually too busy. Not even at weekends.
We sometimes put even at the end of a clause or sentence in informal speaking.
Correction
She’s used to standing by herself. She can even walk some steps by herself. She can evenĀ walk ahead by herself. I counted once and she could walk four steps.Ā I thinkĀ she has aĀ talent for sports. My wife has beenĀ on leave. Officially, it’s a sick leave, but it isn’t true. I helped her get the paper for sick leave from the hospital. I have a friend who works at aĀ hospital. Even if she has had the maternity leave, she can stillĀ stay at home because of the sick leave certificate. She is okay.
Women can retire when they areĀ 55 years old. Men can retire in their sixties. In European countries the age of retirement is much older. That’s the reason I saw anĀ older couple on the plane when I travelled to Europe. I discovered it was the first time for them to have vacation together by talkingĀ withĀ them. Their hair was completely white. As you know, when a Chinese personĀ is 55 year old, their hair isn’t completely white.
OriginalĀ
She’s used to standing by herself. Even, she can walk some steps by himself. Even, she can walk ahead by himself. I counted once and there was four steps for her to walk. I found she has ingenuity. My wife has been a kind of living. I call the leaving sickly but it isn’t true. I helped her get the paper for sick leave from the hospital. I have some friend who work at hospital. Even if she has had the maternity leave, she can also stay at home because of the sick leave certificate. She is okay.
Women can retire in their fifty-five year old. Men can retire in their 60 years old. In European countries it’s much older. That’s the reason I saw some older couple in the European airplane when I travelled at Europe. I found it is the firs time for them to have vacation together throughout communicating with them. Their hair was completely white. As you know, when Chinese is 55 year old, their hair wouldn’t completely white.
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