一分鐘英語 第7期:Its Been Ages 很長時間

If you're speaking American English and you see an old friend or colleague you haven't seen in a while, you can say: It's been ages since we've talked.

如果你看見一位很久不見的朋友或者同事，你可以用美語說：“我們好多年沒有一起聊聊了”。

What does this mean? To find out, Let's listen to an actual conversation.

這是什麼意思呢？從下面這段真實的對話中，找找看吧。

How are you, I haven't seen you for a few years!

你怎麼樣啊，好多年沒有看見你了！

I'm doing great! It's been ages since we've talked, hasn't it?

我挺不錯的！我們好多年沒有一起聊聊了（It's been ages since we've talked），是麼?

It's been a long time, that's for sure.

我知道是很長時間啦。

In American English, "It's been ages" is another way of saying, "it's been a long time" or "a long time has passed" since you've seen each other.

在美語中，“It's been ages”（很多年）是“it's been a long time”（很長時間）和“a long time has passed”(過了很長時間)的另外一種表達方式。

You may remember the words "ages" being used to talk about different periods of history, like the ice age, stone age, or bronze age.

大家應該都知道“ages”可以用來表示各個不同的歷史時代，比如冰川時代（the ice age），石器時代（stone age），銅器時代（bronze age）。

Saying "it's been ages" uses exaggeration by saying that it's been many of those long stretches of time since something has happened.

“it's been ages”意識是自從某事以後過去很長時間，這是一種誇張的表達方式。

And that's English in a Minute.

以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。