新概念英语第二册第17课:Always young
Lesson 17 Always young青春常驻
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why doesnt Aunt Jennifer tell anyone how old she is?
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 venteen. 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。
詹妮弗很快又要参与一个新剧的演出。这一次，她将扮演一个17岁 的少女。演出时她必需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艳丽的橘红色的衣服。一旦有人问起她有多大年纪，她总 是回答：“友爱的，长成大人真可怕啊！”
New words and expressions 生词和短语
appear
v. 登场，扮演
stage
n. 舞台
bright
adj. 艳丽的
stocking
n. （女用）长筒袜
sock
n. 短袜
Notes on the text课文解释
1 She must be at least thirty-five years old.她至少也有35岁了。
must he，肯定是，表示对现在状况的一种推想，带有肯定的确定程度。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-coloured，橘红色的。
5 grown up，成熟的，成人的。
Lesson 17 自学导读First things first
课文详注 Further notes on the text
1. She must be at least thirty-five years old.她至少也有35岁了。
(1)at least 是一固定短语，表示“至少”：
He borrowed at least five books from the library.
他从图书馆至少借了5本书。
If you cant clean the car,you can at least help me to clean it.
假如你不能擦车，你至少可以帮我擦。
(2)我们已学过两种年龄表示法。一种是“数字+years old”,作表语：
My father is fifty-ven years old now.
我父亲现在已57岁了。
另一种是数字+-year-old，作定语:
Last week,my four-year-old daughter,Sally,was invited to a childrens party.
上周，我4岁的女儿萨莉应邀去参与一个儿童晚会。
2. In spite 尽管如此
(1) in spite of 为固定短语，意为“不管”、“尽管”，后面可以跟名词、代词或从句;
In spite of the rain,they went on their journey.
尽管下雨，他们还是连续旅行。
In spite of what you have said about her,she is much better than Mary.
不管你说她什么，她比玛丽要好得多。
(2) this代指上句话，即“她至少也有35岁”这个事实。
3. This time, she will be a girl of venteen.这一次，她将扮演一个17岁的少女。
be在这里是“扮演”的意思:
Tonight ,Karen Marsh is Helen.
今晚卡伦马什扮演海伦。
4 .In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.演出时她必需穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜。
(1) in在这句话中表示“穿着”、“戴着”:
The girl in red over there is my neighbour.
那边那个穿红衣服的女孩是我的邻居。
John was in a black dress this morning.
约翰今日上午穿的是件黑衣服。
(2) dress一般指连衣裙、套裙，也可以指外穿的衣服或特定场合穿的礼服:
Everyone is in evening dress tonight.
今晚大家都穿了晚礼服。
5. Darling,it must be terrible to be grown up!友爱的，长成大人真可怕啊！
(1) it为先行词，代替to be grown up，这个不定式是句子真正的主语。再如:
it is a pleasant thing to have many friends.
有很多伴侣是件令人愉悦的事。
(2) 这句话的言外之意是她还没有长成大人，还是个小姑娘，由于她用的是表示推想的must(cf.本课语法)
语法 Grammar in u
情态助动词must
(1) must一般译为“必需”，可以表示“必要”、“命令或强制”、“邀请”、“决心”、“不行推卸的责任”等多种含义。它没有时态和人称变化，通常只用于现在时和将来时。在其他时态中，
must的有些含义可以由have to或have got to来补足。这3种形式一般可以互换，但彼此是有差别的。用于第一人称时，have to和have got to强调客观的要求或外在的缘由，must则强调主观的要求或表示说话的人认为自己有权做某事:
I have to look after the baby.
我得照管这孩子。(由于客观缘由)
I must e the boss.
我必需见老板。(主观要求)
They must leave(tomorrow).
他们(明天)必需动身。
They had to leave.
他们(当时)不得不动身。(过去时中用have to代替)
They have had to leave.
他们(当时)不得不动身。
(2) have to和have got to往往可以互换:
I have to/have got to leave home every morning at 7:30.
