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新概念英语第二册短语lesson17
【New words and expressions】
appear v. 登场,扮演
stage n. 舞台
bright adj. 鲜艳的
stocking n. (女用)长筒袜(棉的, 绒的, 并不是现在的丝袜)
sock n. 短袜
★appear v. 登场, 扮演
① vi. 出现,显露(反义词是disappear)
The plane appeared.
The plane disappeared.
② vi. 当众露面;登场(演出等)
The actor appeared.
I can’t appear in this dress at the party.
appear as 扮演……角色
He appeared as a prince. (prince n. 王子)
appear on the stage as… (扮演的确切表达)
My aunt appeared on the stage as a young girl.
③ vi. 似乎,看起来好象(与seem同义),显得(系动词,后面直接加形容词)
He appears nervous. 他显得很紧张(看起来)
She appears to know you.
Now it appears you are wrong.
★stage n. 舞台
on the stage 在舞台上
in the stage 在某一阶段(时期)
★bright adj. 鲜艳的
bright red 鲜红色;
bright yellow 明黄色;
bright blue 宝蓝色
【Text】
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!'
参考译文
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!”
【课文讲解】
1、My aunt Jennifer is an actress.
以-ess结尾的是女性;以-or、-er结尾的是男性
actor 男演员 ; actress 女演员 :
waiter 男服务员 ; waitress 女服务员
prince 王子 ; princess 公主
lion 公狮子 ; lioness 母狮子
doctor 男医生 ; woman doctor 女医生
god 神 ; goddess 女神 (God 上帝,注意 “G” 大写)
2、She must be at least thirty-five years old.
年龄的两种表示方法:
① 数字+years old,作表语
thirty-five years old 三十五岁
② 数字+-year-old,作定语
my four-year-old daughter
must + 动词原形 不得不, 必须;(对现在的)推测
She must be a model.
She is fifteen years old. 她五岁了
She must be fifteen years old. 她很可能五岁
She must be at most fifteen years old. 她最多十五岁
She must be at least fifteen years old. 她至少十五岁
at least 至少, 最少
If you can’t clean the car, you can at least help me to clean it.
at most 最多
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