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.” 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 was young, neither can I now.”
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。”对方问:“何以见得?”乔叟说:“我家大院里有个石头,年轻时我举不起来,现在我还是举不起来。”
adj. 信服的