The Thirtieth Of Word-Day

一：文章

二：单词

三：句子

一：文章

A: I saw a photo on internet just now; it’s a photo of a big family.

B: There must be many people in it.

A: Yeah, 150 members of Gao in De Chang county took the photo.

B: How great the family is!

A: It includes five generations from the aged to babies.

B: It’s rare to see such a big family.

A: Yeah, it was the first time to gather together for them since 600 years.

B: They were offered the opportunity because of the improvement of our living standards.

A: Yeah, dramatic changes have taken place in the big family in a hundred years.

B: They must be so excited.

二：单词

county：英 ['kaʊntɪ]
n. 郡，县

county town n. 县城；郡的首府
Have you ever been to a state or county fair?
你曾经参加过任何的郡或州际展览会吗？

age ：英 [eɪdʒ]
n. 年龄；时代；寿命，使用年限；阶段
...the age of steam and steel.
…蒸汽与钢铁时代。

vi. 成熟；变老
vt. 使成熟；使变老，使上年纪
He had always looked so young, but he seemed to have aged in the last few months.
他曾一直显得很年轻，但是在过去的几个月里他似乎显得老了。

aged：英 ['eɪdʒɪd]
n.老年人
The American Society on Aging provides resource services to those dealing with the aged.
美国老年协会为那些处理老年人问题的人提供资源服务。

adj. 年老的；…岁的；老年人特有的
She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
她有个年迈的、很难伺候的父亲。

v. 老化（age的过去式）；成熟；变老老年人
She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
她有个年迈的、很难伺候的父亲

rare：英 [reə]
adj. 稀有的；稀薄的；半熟的
...on those rare occasions when he did eat alone.
…在他独自吃饭的那些不常有的时候。

adj. 杰出的；极度的；非常好的
Ferris has a rare ability to record her observations on paper.
费里斯有将自己的观察结果以书面形式记录下来的杰出能力。

dramatic：英 [drə'mætɪk]
adj. 戏剧的；急剧的；引人注目的；激动人心的
At speeds above 50 mph, serious injuries dramatically increase.
时速超过50英里时，重伤机率急剧上升

generation：英 [dʒenə'reɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 一代；产生；一代人；生殖
...second-generation Jamaicans in New York.
…在纽约的第二代牙买加人。

三：句子

150 members of Gao in De Chang county took the photo
德昌县高家150多人拍成了“百人全家福”

It includes five generations from the aged to babies.
五代人同照，从耄耋老人到吃奶的婴儿

dramatic changes have taken place in the big family in a hundred years
这个大家庭在百年里发生了翻天覆地的变化。

since 600 years. 600年来
since 1949. 从1947年来
从……而来
后面可以接具体的时间
也可以接时间周期
都表示到现在