"she is 4 years old" "in the year 1920"
"a school year"
"a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
"the class of '97" "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
误 It's year since they met each other.
正 It's years since they met each other.
析 要表示“很多年,很长时间”, year要用复数形式。
一个天分很高的12岁女孩最近被这所大学录取了。误 A highly talented twelve-years-old girl was recently admitted to this university.
正 A highly talented twelve-year-old girl was recently admitted to this university.
析 表示“岁数”用...year old,但如果这个短语用作前置定语,那么名词year要用单数形式,而且单词用连字符,构成一个合成形容词。
这所学校是1932年创办的。误 This school was founded in the year of 1932.
正 This school was founded in the year 1932.
析 名词year后具体表示年代的词直接作同位语,不用介词of。
我的小妹妹年仅5岁。误 My youngest sister is only five years.
正 My youngest sister is only five.
正 My youngest sister is only five years old.
正 My youngest sister is only five years of age.
析 要表示某人的具体年龄,不能直接用数词加上years。
你今年多大了?误 How old are you this year?
正 How old are you?
析 汉语中常说“你今年多大年纪?”,但英语却不习惯用this year。
这个省的粮食产量逐年增加。误 The grain output in this province has increased year after year.
正 The grain output in this province has increased year by year.
析year after year(年复一年)和year by year(逐年的)的区别在于:后者含有“比较”的意义。