A：They are a nice middle-aged couple, just like us.

他們是一對幸福的中年夫妻，就像我們一樣。

B：If they are just like us, they are not middle-aged.

要是像我們一樣，他們就不是中年人了。

A：Of course they are.

當(dāng)然是。

B：Middle-aged means in the middle, Ethel, middle of life. People don't live to a hundred and fifty.

中年意味著在中間，埃塞爾，一生的中間時段?？墒钦l也活不到150歲。

A：Oh, we are the part on the edge of middle. That's all.

哦，我們是在中年的邊緣，如此而已。

B：Oh, you know, we are not middle-aged. You're old, and I'm aging.

你知道，我們不是中年人了，你老了，我也不年輕。

A：Oh, fool! You're nearly seventy and I'm in the low sixties. Would you like to spend the rest of the afternoon squabbling about this?

哦，傻瓜，你快70了，我也是60多。你打算就這一點(diǎn)和我爭論到天黑嗎?

B：I can if you like.

行啊，只要你愿意。