「新概念英语」Always young（青春常驻）
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Lesson 17 Always young || 青春常驻 (二册)
一 听音频磨耳朵
二 文章内容与解释
My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old.
[ 我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演员，她至少也有35岁了。]
In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.
[ 尽管如此，她却常在舞台上扮演小姑娘。詹妮弗很快又要参加一个新剧的演出。这一次，她将扮演一个17岁的少女。]
In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.
[ 演出时她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜。]
Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress.
[去年在演另一个剧时，她不得不穿短袜和一件鲜艳的橘红色的衣服。 ]
If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, "Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!"
[一旦有人问起她有多大年纪，她总是回答：“亲爱的，长成大人真可怕啊！” ]
三 New Word and expressions & 生词和短语
appear v. 登场，扮演；stage n. 舞台；bright adj. 鲜艳的；stocking n. （女用）长筒袜；sock n. 短袜；
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四 Notes on the text & 课文注释
[1] She must be at least thirty-five years old. 她至少也有35岁了。
must be，一定是，表示对现在情况的一种推测，带有一定的肯定程度，at least至少。
[2] in spite of. 尽管。
[3] in a bright red dress. 穿一身鲜红色的裙子，介词in表示“穿着”。
[4] orange-colored. 橘红色的。
[5] grown up.成熟的，成人的。
五 Content extension & 内容延伸
Must的用法
Must+原形……
(1)＝have to “不得不, 必须”
(2) (对现在的)推测
在过去时的句子中, 要用have to 来表示 “必须”
have to……可以有任意时态
She will have to...
She had to...
She has to...
She has/I have had to...
have to……作为实义动词, 否定式为don"t have to
will not have to
didn"t have to
对现在的推测 : must do
对过去的推测 : must have done
在 I think.he thinks...的从句中, 一定要用事实说话. (不能说成 “I think he must be a fool.” )
六 Word study & 词汇学习
[1] appear v. 登场, 扮演
appear : 显示, 露面;反义词 : disappear(都是不及物动词)
eg: The plane disappeared.
eg: The plane appeared.
eg: The actor appeared.
appear as : 扮演...角色
eg: He appeared as a prince.(王子)
on the stage;在舞台上
appear on the stage as....(扮演的确切表达)
eg: My aunt appeared on the stage as a young girl.
eg: I work as a teacher.(最常用的介绍某人做什么工作的)
eg: She worked as a nurse.
appear : 露面, 显得(系动词)后面直接加形容词
eg: He appears nervous.他显得很紧张(看起来)
eg: He appears happy.
eg: I appears tired.
[2] stagen. 舞台
on the stage : 在舞台上
in the stage : 在某一阶段(时期)
[3] bright adj. 鲜艳的
bright red : 鲜红色
bright yellow : 明黄色
bright blue : 宝蓝色
[4] stocking n. (女用)长筒袜 (棉的, 绒的, 并不是现在的丝袜)
[5] sock n. 短袜
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