Odie的英语课 522 Vague language 2 -ish

521 复习vague language 模糊语言vague expressions 模糊表达，模糊词语There are about twenty people at the meeting. 会议大约有二十人。这节课我们来学一个后缀：-ish用在数字，像日期，时间，年龄后面，意思和about很像，表示“大约，接近，近似”。比如：我们将在7点钟左右开始。我们将要开始 we will start在……点钟 at7点钟 seven o'clock在7点钟左右 at about seven o'clock = at sevenish我们将在7点钟左右开始。We'll start at sevenish.= We'll start at about seven o'clock.请大家跟和读一下We'll start at sevenish.We'll start at about seven o'clock.又如：我们4点左右会见维罗妮卡（Veronica）。我们会见维罗妮卡 we are meeting Veronica在4点钟左右 at about four o'clock = at fourish我们4点左右会见维罗妮卡We're meeting Veronica at fourish. = We're meeting Veronica at about four o'clock. 请大家和我读一下We're meeting Veronica at fourish. We're meeting Veronica at about four o'clock. 她五十岁左右。She's about fifty.= She's fiftyish.请大家和我读一下She's fiftyish.She's about fifty.