Lesson 17 Always young青春常駐
First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Why doesn't 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 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員，她至少也有35歲了。盡管如此，她卻常在舞臺上扮演小姑娘。詹妮弗很快又要參加一個新劇的演出。這一次，她將扮演一個17歲 的少女。演出時她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長筒襪。去年在演另一個劇時，她不得不穿短襪和一件鮮艷的橘紅色的衣服。一旦有人問起她有多大年紀，她總 是回答：“親愛的，長成大人真可怕啊！”
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
appear
v. 登場，扮演
stage
n. 舞臺
bright
adj. 鮮艷的
stocking
n. （女用）長筒襪
sock
n. 短襪
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 She must be at least thirty-five years old.她至少也有35歲了。
must he，一定是，表示對現在情況的一種推測，帶有一定的肯定程度。at least，至少。
2 in spite of,盡管
3 in a bright red dress，穿一身鮮紅色的裙子，介詞in表示“穿著”。
4 orange-coloured，橘紅色的。
5 grown up，成熟的，成人的。
Lesson 17 自學導讀First things first
課文詳注 Further notes on the text1. She must be at least thirty-five years old.她至少也有35歲了。
(1)at least 是一固定短語，表示“至少”：
He borrowed at least five books from the library.
他從圖書館至少借了5本書。
If you can't clean the car,you can at least help me to clean it.
如果你不能擦車，你至少可以幫我擦。
(2)我們已學過兩種年齡表示法。一種是“數字+years old”,作表語：
My father is fifty-seven years old now.
我父親現在已57歲了。
另一種是"數字+-year-old"，作定語:
Last week,my four-year-old daughter,Sally,was invited to a children's party.
上周，我4歲的女兒薩莉應邀去參加一個兒童晚會。
2. In spite of this... 盡管如此…
(1) in spite of 為固定短語，意為“不管”、“‘盡管”，后面可以跟名詞、代詞或從句;
In spite of the rain,they went on their journey.
盡管下雨，他們還是繼續旅行。
In spite of what you have said about her,she is much better than Mary.
不管你說她什么，她比瑪麗要好得多。
(2) this代指上句話，即“她至少也有35歲”這個事實。
3. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.這一次，她將扮演一個17歲的少女。
be在這里是“扮演”的意思:
Tonight ,Karen Marsh is Helen.
今晚卡倫·馬什扮演海倫。
4 .In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.演出時她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長筒襪。
(1) in在這句話中表示“穿著”、“戴著”:
The girl in red over there is my neighbour.
那邊那個穿紅衣服的女孩是我的鄰居。
John was in a black dress this morning.
約翰今天上午穿的是件黑衣服。
(2) dress一般指連衣裙、套裙，也可以指外穿的衣服或特定場合穿的禮服:
Everyone is in evening dress tonight.
今晚大家都穿了晚禮服。
5. Darling,it must be terrible to be grown up!親愛的，長成大人真可怕啊！
(1) it為先行詞，代替to be grown up，這個不定式是句子真正的主語。再如:
it is a pleasant thing to have many friends.
有許多朋友是件令人愉悅的事。
(2) 這句話的言外之意是她還沒有長成大人，還是個小姑娘，因為她用的是表示推測的must(cf.本課語法)
語法 Grammar in use
情態助動詞must
(1) must一般譯為“必須”，可以表示“必要”、“命令或強制”、“邀請”、“決心”、“不可推卸的責任”等多種含義。它沒有時態和人稱變化，通常只用于現在時和將來時。在其他時態中，must的有些含義可以由have to或have got to來補足。這3種形式一般可以互換，但彼此是有差別的。用于第一人稱時，have to和have got to強調客觀的要求或外在的原因，must則強調主觀的要求或表示說話的人認為自己有權做某事:
I have to look after the baby.
我得照管這孩子。(因為客觀原因)
I must see the boss.
我必須見老板。(主觀要求)
They must leave(tomorrow).
他們(明天)必須出發。
They had to leave.
他們(當時)不得不出發。(過去時中用have to代替)
They have had to leave.
他們(當時)不得不出發。
(2) have to和have got to往往可以互換:
I have to/have got to leave home every morning at 7:30.
我每天早上7點半就得離開家。
但是，與always,sometimes等頻度副詞連用時，用have to往往比用have got to好:
I often have to get up at 5.Do you ever have to get up at 5?
我經常5點就得起床。你有時候也得5點起床嗎?
have got to 比have to聽上去要更加口語化一些:
Have you really got to go to bed now?
你真的現在就得上床睡覺嗎?
I'm afraid I've got to.I have to leave early tomorrow.
恐怕我必須得去睡了。我明天必須一早就出發。
(3)在表達“難道你不能不(做...)”的含義時，一般用“Must you ..?”句型而不用
“Do you have to…?”或“Have you got to..?”句型:
Must you leave now?
難道你非得現在就走嗎?
I'm afraid so.I have to study for an exam.
恐怕是的。我得準備一個考試。
(4) must從還可以用來表示推測:
He must be at home now.
他現在肯定在家。
He must be mad to drive anywhere today!
他今天居然開車出去，真是瘋了!
詞匯學習 Word study
1 . appear vi.
(1)出現，顯露:
Suddenly, a car appeared.
突然，一輛小汽車出現了。
(2)當眾露面;登場(演出等):
I can't appear in this dress at the party.
我不能在晚會上穿著這身衣服露面。
Miss Marsh will appear in tonight's play.
在今晚的這場劇中,馬什小姐將會登場。
(3) 似乎，看起來好像(與seem同義):
She appears to know you.
她似乎認識你。
Now it appears you are wrong.
現在看來你是錯的。
2. grow vi.
(1)生長，成長，發育:
Trees of this kind don't grow in our country.
我們國家不長這種樹。
How tall you've got!You've grown a lot.
你已經這么高了!你長了不少。
(2)grow up長成，成熟(其被動態表示長大成人):
Lucy has grown up a lot since I last saw her.
自從我上次見到她之后，露西已成熟了許多。
What do you want to do when you're grown up?
等你長大了，你想干什么?
3. as的幾種用法
(1)作為介詞，它可以表示“作為”、“以...身份”等:
In this film,he appeared as a policeman.
在這部影片中，他扮演一名警察。
As a mechanic,he can't always keep himself clean.
作為一名機修工，他無法總保持身上干凈。
(2)作為連詞，它可以表示“因為”、“正當...時候”、“以...方式”或“如同...那樣”等含義:
You must take care of the baby tomorrow as I am going to London.
由于我要去倫敦，你明天必須照料這孩子。(因為，由于)
As we were talking about him,he knocked at the door.
我們正談論他的時候，他敲門了。(正當...時候)
She cooked the dinner as her mother taught her.
她按母親教她的方式做了晚餐。(以……方式〕
Lesson 17 課后練習和答案Exercises and Answer
