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17_Always_Young

17 Always Young

My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. 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. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!'

我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演员，她至少也有35岁了。 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。演出时她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜。 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。 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！"

Words

  • In /ɪn/ spite /spaɪt/ of /ʌv/ this /ðɪs/ 尽管如此
  • appears /əˈpɪrz/ v. 扮演
    1. She often appears on the stage.
    2. Does she often appear on the stage?
    3. Who often appears on the stage?
  • play /ple/ 话剧
  • stockings /ˈstɑkɪŋz/ n. 长筒袜
    1. My girlfriend asked me to buy some stockings for her online.（L11）
    2. He told me that I looked nice in long black stockings.（L15）
  • socks /sɑks/ n. 短袜
    1. I will leave a note, and ask him to wash his socks.
    2. Oh my GOD, these blue cheese remind me of my boyfriend’s socks.（L16）
    3. I have just received some socks from my mom.（L4）
  • stage /stedʒ/ n. 舞台
    1. A group of pop singer are giving a performance on the stage.（L13）
    2. The stage is being cleaned right now.（L10）
    3. As soon as they had cleaned the stage, the actors appeared on it.（L14）
  • bright /braɪt/ adj. 鲜艳的
    1. She’s wearing a bright red dress.
    2. I find her very attractive.（L4）
    3. If you park your car in the wrong area, you’ll find a bright yellow ticket on your car soon.（L16）
    4. This bright green skirt is the most beautiful one I’ve ever bought.（L8）

Expressions

  • at least 至少
    1. At least, let me park my car here.（L16）
    2. At least, they will be giving five performances.（L13）
    3. At least, I think he can’t have borrowed any money from you.（L17 L11）
  • appear on the stage 登台
  • take part in 参加
    1. In spite of this, he replied to my email.
    2. In spite of this, they went on a journey.（L14）
    3. In spite of this, we still can’t afford to pay that.（L15）
  • in spite of 尽管
  • be grown up 长大

情态动词

对现在很确信的肯定推测。“一定是”

must do

must be adj./n.

must be doing

对过去很确信的肯定推测。“当时一定是”

must have done

must have been adj./n.

must have been doing

对现在很确信的否定推测。“一定不是”

can’t do

can’t be adj./n.

can’t be doing

对过去很确信的否定推测。“当时一定不是”

can’t have done

can’t have been adj./n.

can’t have been doing