名人教你讲英文：他是个坚决不移的单身汉

名人教英文：他是个坚决不移的单身汉

he's a confirmed bachelor
他是个坚决不移的单身汉

jerry: who was that interesting old guy i saw you talking to in the bookstore yesterday?
哲力： 我昨天见你在书局里跟一个有趣的老人交谈，他是谁？

andrew: oh, that was my uncle george, my father's eldest brother.
安德鲁：啊，是我的伯父乔治，家父的长兄。

jerry: is he retired? he looked to be in his sixties.
哲力：他退休了吗？看来他有六十多岁了。

andrew: yes, early seventies actually. he was a botanist. worked at the plant research institute.
安德鲁：不错，他已经退休。事实上，他七十二、三岁了，是个植物学家，曾在植物研究院工作。

jerry: gee, he must know all there is to know about plants.
哲力：啊，他对植物一定了如指掌。