tā / nián / jì / dà / le / yǒu / xiē / ěr / bèi / hé / bié / rén / shuō / huà / shí / cháng / cháng / tīng / bù / qīng

他年纪大了，有些耳背，和别人说话时常常听不清。

He is getting old and hard of hearing, so he often cannot hear clearly when talking with others.