so that there are heavy odds in favour of our dying between the ages of sixty-five and eighty.
我們最可能死亡的年齡在65至80歲之間，
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 37 The process of ageing
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
num. 六十;
?? six六+ty十 →六十
"She was in continuous employment until the age of sixty-five."
她連續(xù)不斷地受雇于人，一直工作到六十五歲。
近義：threescore
num. 八十;
n. 八十;八十年代;八十歲;
adj. 八十的;八十個的;八十歲的;
?? eigh八+ty十 →八十
"There are scores of people there, maybe eighty or more."
那里有好多人, 也許有80個或者更多.
近義：fourscore
adj. 重的，沉重的;大量的，濃密的;激烈的;重型的;
n. 重物;莊重的角色;
adv. 密集地;大量地;笨重地;
"There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight."
今夜鬧市區(qū)交通繁忙。
近義：hotshot, lion, mogul, nabob, notable, personage
反義：ingravid, lightweight, thin, underweight, weightless, filmy
n. 希望，可能性;幾率，勝算;掣肘的事情;逆境;
?? 這些不尋常的(odd)美元(s)給我們帶來了發(fā)財?shù)?可能性
"She spent the day sorting through a box full of odds and ends."
她花一天工夫整理裝滿小玩意兒的箱子。
近義：likelihood, likeliness, outlook, probability, chance, avail
反義：assurance, assuredness, obviousness, palpability, patency, positiveness
n. 幫助;恩惠;贊同;善行;
vt. 喜愛;有利于;贊同;容貌像…;
"He abdicated in favour of his son."
他把王位讓給了兒子。
近義：privilege, propitiate, subserve, favor, forward, foster