Question

初三英语题 请给详细解说 谢谢

1.in his forties=______
A.at the age of forty
B.when he was about forty
C.when he was over forty
D.when he was nearly forty

Answer 1

C

in his forties 意思是“在他四十几岁的时候”

A 为“当他四十岁的时候”，明显不对。

B 为“当他约四十岁的时候”，不确切。

D 为“当他快四十岁的时候”，也就是 三十几岁，当然也不对。

Answer 2

在他四十多岁的时候，选C。

Answer 3

选C么？

in his forties的意思是他四十多岁的时候。