耄耋之年

[mào dié zhī nián]

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AllAll,senile agesenile age,venerable agevenerable age,octogenarianoctogenarian,old ageold age,OldOldPersonOldOldPerson
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1.
Nobody gets to be an octogenarian without sometimes feeling heavy-limbed and in need of a prop (usually in the form of a chair).
没有人在耄耋之年不会时而手脚笨拙，也不需要支撑物（通常是椅子）的。
méi yǒu rén zài mào dié zhī nián bú huì shí ér shǒu jiǎo bèn zhuō , yě bù xū yào zhī chēng wù ( tōng cháng shì yǐ zi ) de 。
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2.
DANIEL YERGIN: It was only when Hayek was a very old man that his ideas began to prevail and the world began to change.
丹尼尔。尤金：直到哈耶克到了耄耋之年他的思想才开始流行，而世界也开始改变了。
dān ní ěr 。 yóu jīn : zhí dào hā yē kè dào le mào dié zhī nián tā de sī xiǎng cái kāi shǐ liú xíng , ér shì jiè yě kāi shǐ gǎi biàn le 。
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3.
Its signature Old Jazz Band was still playing pre-war favourites, with some of the original octogenarian musicians.
该饭店著名的老年爵士乐队仍在演奏战前人们最喜爱的歌曲，一些元老级乐师已是耄耋之年。
gāi fàn diàn zhù míng de lǎo nián jué shì yuè duì réng zài yǎn zòu zhàn qián rén men zuì xǐ ài de gē qǔ , yì xiē yuán lǎo jí yuè shī yǐ shì mào dié zhī nián 。
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4.
All of us , from the very youngest children to the oldest members of our culture should come to realize our own potential as teachers .
我们社会中的每一个成员，从蹒跚学步的孩童到耄耋之年的老者，都应当意识到自己作为教师的潜能。
wǒ men shè huì zhōng de měi yī gè chéng yuán , cóng pán shān xué bù de hái tóng dào mào dié zhī nián de lǎo zhě , dōu yīng dāng yì shí dào zì jǐ zuò wéi jiào shī de qián néng 。
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5.
When questioned by researchers, the post-war generation said on average they felt 'old' only after entering their eighth decade.
当被调查者问到，战后的一代说通常只有在进入耄耋之年后，他们才感到自己’老‘了。
dāng bèi diào chá zhě wèn dào , zhàn hòu de yí dài shuō tōng cháng zhǐ yǒu zài jìn rù mào dié zhī nián hòu , tā men cái gǎn dào zì jǐ ' lǎo ' le 。
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6.
The owner, Sir Ray Tindle, is an octogenarian who places greatemphasis on reporting local news in an engaging way.
汀德尔报业业主，已迈入耄耋之年的雷•汀德尔爵士，同样十分重视用引人入胜的方式报道地方新闻。
tīng dé ěr bào yè yè zhǔ , yǐ mài rù mào dié zhī nián de léi • tīng dé ěr jué shì , tóng yàng shí fēn zhòng shì yòng yǐn rén rù shèng de fāng shì bào dào dì fāng xīn wén 。
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7.
But we must never forget that Mamma, in spite of her wonderful vitality, is a very old woman.
不过我们千万不要忘记，尽管妈妈精神极好，可毕竟已到了耄耋之年。
bú guò wǒ men qiān wàn bú yào wàng jì , jǐn guǎn mā mā jīng shén jí hǎo , kě bì jìng yǐ dào le mào dié zhī nián 。
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8.
A cup of tea slows down brain cell degeneration and keeps the mind sharp into old age, a published report said.
据报道，香茶一杯可延缓脑细胞衰老，使人耄耋之年仍保持灵活头脑。
jù bào dào , xiāng chá yī bēi kě yán huǎn nǎo xì bāo shuāi lǎo , shǐ rén mào dié zhī nián réng bǎo chí líng huó tóu nǎo 。
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9.
Medical advances mean that many people who once would have died young now live to a ripe old age.
医学的进步使得许多在过去可能英年早逝的人能够活到耄耋之年。
yī xué de jìn bù shǐ de xǔ duō zài guò qù kě néng yīng nián zǎo shì de rén néng gòu huó dào mào dié zhī nián 。
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10.
The other surviving members of the clan are pushing 80 or well beyond it.
其他健在的家族成员要么年近八旬，要么已是耄耋之年。
qí tā jiàn zài de jiā zú chéng yuán yào me nián jìn bā xún , yào me yǐ shì mào dié zhī nián 。
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