Old English sixtig, from siex (see six) + -tig (see -ty (1)). Similar formation in Old Norse sextugr, sextögr, sextigir, Old Frisian sextich, Middle Dutch sestig, Dutch zestig, Old High German sehszug, German sechzig. Phrase sixty-four dollar question is 1942, from radio quiz show where that was the top prize.
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1. Twelve hours is the minimum, sixty hours the maximum.
12小时为下限,60小时为上限.
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2. He walked two hundred and sixty miles in eight days.
他在8天里走了260英里的路。
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3. I'm sixty-two. I feel sixty-two, neither more nor less.
我现在62岁了，感觉自己也确实到这把年纪了。
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4. In Rugby League, Australia trounced France by sixty points to four.
在联盟橄榄球赛上，澳大利亚队以60：4的比分大胜法国队。
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5. She is still beautiful, and still pulling them in at sixty.
