VOA慢速英语:Music Teacher in Boston Offers Life Lessons to Young

1)“人 + be + 数字 + （ years old ）”表“某人多少岁了”。
　　如： The little girl is eight （years old）。 这个小女孩 8 岁了。
　　She is only one and a half （years old）。 她只有一岁半。
　
2)“ one's age + be + 数字”表“某人的年龄是多少。
　　如： My grandma's age is eighty. 我奶奶已 80 高龄了。
　　Their ages are eleven and thirteen. 他们的年龄是 11 岁和 13 岁。

3)“ in one's + 整十数的复数形式”表“某人的岁数是多少了”。
　　如： （be） in one's teens 十几岁（ 13-19 岁）
　　（be） in one's twenties / thirties / forties / … 二十多岁 / 三十多岁 / 四十多岁……
　　如： In the 1870s， when Marx was already in his fifties， he round it important to study the situation in Russia， so he began to learn Russian. 在 19 世纪 70 年代，马克思五十多岁时，他认为研究俄国的形势很重要，便开始学习俄语。

4)表“不确定的岁数”时，可借助介词 above， over below， under， nearly， close to， between … and 等。
　　如： over / above thirty 三十多岁
　　below / under thirty 不到三十岁
　　nearly / close to thirty 将近三十岁
　　about / around thirty 大约三十岁
　　Their English teacher is between 20 and 30. 他们英语老师的年龄在二十岁至三十岁之间。

2.So his mother suggested that he learn to play drums instead.

suggest有“建议”的意思。

　　She suggested/ advised/ proposed that the class meeting (should) not be held on Saturday.

　　她建议班会不要在星期六举行。

　　We suggested/ advised/ proposed that he (should) go and make an apology to his teacher.

　　我们建议他去向老师道歉。

3. Sixth grade was a new school to me and I had a hard time kind of getting along with all the kids.

have a hard time处境艰难,困苦不堪

例句：He would have a hard time contradicting her.
      跟她作对，他不会有好日子过的。

get along with与…和睦相处

例句：He is good-tempered; he gets along with everyone.
      他脾气好, 和谁都处得来。

      He is sincere and easy to get along with.
      他为人诚恳, 很好相处。

4.They can rap about it and kind of let it out a little bit."

let out〈非正〉使(某人)得到解〔开〕脱

例句：“The regular teacher is back, isn't he?”“Good, that lets me out!”
       “那位正式教员回来了, 对吗?”“好哇, 那我就算解脱了。”

       I was glad to be let out of that nasty affair, and have someone more experienced handle the trouble.
       我真高兴能从那件棘手的事情中解脱出来, 让更有经验的人去对付那个难题。