As the Elegant Demeanor Was 风采依旧

Chaucer was over seventy , but he was not convinced of his age. At a time he boasted: “My physical strength is as strong as that I was young.”

乔叟年过六旬，仍不服老。一次，他对人夸耀说：“我和年轻时力气一样大。”

The opposite person asked: “ What do you rely on? ” Chaucer said : “ There is a big stone roller in my compound. I couldn’t heave it when I was young, neither can I now.”

对方问：“何以见得？”乔叟说：“我家大院里有个碌碡，年轻时我举不起来，现在我还是举不起来。”

1.convince

a.convince sb. to do sth 劝说某人做某事

He convinced me to go with him.==He persuaded me to go with him.

b.convince sb. of sth.使某人相信

He convinced me of his truthfulness to me.

他使我相信他对我是忠心耿耿的。

c.convince sb that + 句子-----使某人确信

He convinced me that he was right

他使我确信他是对的。

2.stone roller

碌碡：石制的圆柱形农具，总体类似圆柱体，中间略大，两端略小，宜于绕着一个中心旋转。用来轧谷物、碾平场地等。

3.neither can I now

这里用到了倒装语序。表示说我现在也不行。

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