A:They are a nice middle-aged couple, just like us.
他们是一对幸福的中年夫妻,就像我们一样。
B:If they are just like us, they are not middle-aged.
要是像我们一样,他们就不是中年人了。
A:Of course they are.
当然是。
B:Middle-aged means in the middle, Ethel, middle of life. People don't live to a hundred and fifty.
中年意味着在中间,埃塞尔,一生的中间时段。可是谁也活不到150岁。
A:Oh, we are the part on the edge of middle. That's all.
哦,我们是在中年的边缘,如此而已。
B:Oh, you know, we are not middle-aged. You're old, and I'm aging.
你知道,我们不是中年人了,你老了,我也不年轻。
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。你打算就这一点和我争论到天黑吗?
B:I can if you like.
行啊,只要你愿意。