老古董 antique

dialogue :

伊迪丝:历史老师简直是个老古董。
Edith:Our history teacher is actually quite old-fashioned.

卡特里娜:古董?他多大了?
Katrina: Old-fashioned? How old is he?

伊迪丝:40岁。
Edith: He’s 40.

卡特里娜:40岁不算是老古董吧!
Katrina: Forty years old is not old enough.
Keywords:

历史:(lìshǐ)n. history

老师:(lǎo shī)n. teacher

简直:(jiǎn zhí)adv. simply, almost, at all

个:(gè)individual, a/an, one

古董:(gǔdǒng)n. antique, old-fashioned article

岁:(suì)n. year

算:(suàn)v. to count, calculate

Language Point

1. 老古董

“老古董”指陈旧过时的东西或思想陈腐、生活习惯陈旧的人。
“antique”means an antique or someone old-fashioned; an old fogy.
例如(for example):
① 你的父亲真是个老古董。
Your father is actually quite unique.

②他的这辆车真是件老古董。
That car of his is a real museum piece.

③这些花瓶年代久远,是老古董了。
These vases are centuries old.

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