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I am 25 years old. (Àú´Â 25»ìÀÔ´Ï´Ù.)
She is 40 years old. (±×³à´Â 40»ìÀÔ´Ï´Ù.)
¡°In one's [¼ýÀÚ]s¡±¸¦ »ç¿ë:
She is in her 20s. (±×³à´Â 20´ëÀÔ´Ï´Ù.)
He is in his 50s. (±×´Â 50´ëÀÔ´Ï´Ù.)
10´ë, 20´ë, 30´ë¸¦ Ç¥ÇöÇÒ ¶§:
10´ë: Teens
20´ë: Twenties
30´ë: Thirties
40´ë: Forties
50´ë: Fifties
60´ë: Sixties
People in their twenties are often adventurous.
(20´ë´Â Á¾Á¾ ¸ðÇè½ÉÀÌ °ÇÕ´Ï´Ù.)
My parents are in their fifties.
(¿ì¸® ºÎ¸ð´ÔÀº 50´ëÀÔ´Ï´Ù.)
¿¬·É´ë(´ë·«ÀûÀÎ ³ªÀÌ) Ç¥ÇöÇϱâ
¾î¸° ½ÃÀý°ú û¼Ò³â±â:
Childhood (¾î¸° ½ÃÀý)
Teenage years (10´ë ½ÃÀý)
Adolescence (û¼Ò³â±â)
¼ºÀÎÀÌ µÈ ÈÄ:
Early twenties (20´ë ÃʹÝ)
Mid-thirties (30´ë Áß¹Ý)
Late forties (40´ë ÈĹÝ)
In their sixties or older (60´ë ÀÌ»ó)
¿µ¾î °ü¿ë±¸·Î ³ªÀ̴븦 Ç¥ÇöÇϱâ
Over the hill:
Áß³â ÀÌÈÄÀÇ ³ªÀ̸¦ °¡¸®Å´.
He feels like he¡¯s over the hill after turning 50.
(±×´Â 50ÀÌ µÇ¸é¼ ÀÚ½ÅÀÌ Áß³âÀ» ³Ñ¾ú´Ù°í ´À²¸¿ä.)
In the prime of one¡¯s life:
ÀλýÀÇ È²±Ý±â¿¡ ÀÖ´Ù´Â ¶æ.
She¡¯s in the prime of her life at 35.
(±×³à´Â 35»ì¿¡ ÀλýÀÇ È²±Ý±â¸¦ º¸³»°í ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.)
A young-at-heart:
¸¶À½Àº ¿©ÀüÈ÷ ÀþÀ½À» À¯ÁöÇÑ´Ù´Â ¶æ.
Even at 70, he is young-at-heart.
(70»ì¿¡µµ ±×´Â ¸¶À½ÀÌ Àþ¾î¿ä.)
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Sweet sixteen:
ÁÖ·Î 16»ìÀÇ Æ¯º°ÇÔÀ» °Á¶ÇÒ ¶§ »ç¿ë.
She had a big party for her sweet sixteen.
(±×³à´Â 16¹ø° »ýÀÏÀ» ¸Â¾Æ Å« ÆÄƼ¸¦ ¿¾ú¾î¿ä.)
Turning 30:
»õ·Î ÇÑ ³ªÀÌ¿¡ Á¢¾îµå´Â °ÍÀ» Ç¥Çö.
He¡¯s turning 30 next week.
(±×´Â ´ÙÀ½ ÁÖ¿¡ 30»ìÀÌ µË´Ï´Ù.)
Pushing 40:
40»ì¿¡ °¡±î¿öÁ³À½À» ÀǹÌ.
She¡¯s pushing 40 but looks much younger.
(±×³à´Â 40»ì¿¡ °¡±î¿öÁ³Áö¸¸ ÈξÀ ¾î·Á º¸¿©¿ä.)
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A: How old is your brother?
(³× ³²µ¿»ýÀº ¸î »ìÀ̾ß?)
B: He¡¯s in his early twenties.
(±×´Â 20´ë ÃʹÝÀ̾ß.)
A: Do you know how old Mr. Smith is?
(½º¹Ì½º ¼±»ý´ÔÀÌ ¸î »ìÀ̽ÅÁö ¾Ë¾Æ?)
B: I think he¡¯s in his late forties.
(³» »ý°¢¿¡ ±×´Â 40´ë ÈĹÝÀ̽Š°Í °°¾Æ.)
A: How old are the majority of your clients?
(´ëºÎºÐÀÇ °í°´ ¿¬·É´ë´Â ¾î¶»°Ô µÇ³ª¿ä?)
B: Most of them are in their mid-thirties.
(´ëºÎºÐÀº 30´ë Áß¹ÝÀ̾ß.)
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Early, mid, late¸¦ È°¿ëÇØ ¿¬·É´ëÀÇ ¼¼ºÐȸ¦ Ç¥ÇöÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.
Early twenties (20´ë ÃʹÝ)
Mid twenties (20´ë Áß¹Ý)
Late twenties (20´ë ÈĹÝ)