名人教英文：他是个坚决不移的单身汉
he's a confirmed bachelor
他是个坚决不移的单身汉
jerry: who was that interesting old guy i saw you talking to in the bookstore yesterday?
哲力﹕ 我昨天见你在书局里跟一个有趣的老人交谈，他是谁？
andrew: oh, that was my uncle george, my father's eldest brother.
安德鲁﹕啊，是我的伯父乔治，家父的长兄。
jerry: is he retired? he looked to be in his sixties.
哲力﹕他退休了吗？看来他有六十多岁了。
andrew: yes, early seventies actually. he was a botanist. worked at the plant research institute.
安德鲁﹕不错，他已经退休。事实上，他七十二、三岁了，是个植物学家，曾在植物研究院工作。
jerry: gee, he must know all there is to know about plants.
哲力﹕啊，他对植物一定了如指掌。