新概念英语第二册 Lesson 17 Always young 讲义

Lesson 17 Always young

🌻Part 1: 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!'

 

🌻Part 2: New words and expressions

1 appear  [ə'piə] v.登场，扮演

2 stage [steidʒ] n.舞台

3 bright [brait] a.鲜艳的

4 stocking ['stɔkiŋ] n.(女用)长筒袜

5 sock [sɔk] n.短袜

★ appear

① vi. 出现，显露（反义词是disappear）

The ship appeared on the horizon(地平线).

②appear as     扮演……角色

He appeared as a prince.   

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)

Now it appears you are wrong.

He appears to be young 

 

★ bright     adj. 鲜艳的

①The sun was very bright .

② The boy is very bright .

③ He has a bright future.

bright red    鲜红色；  

bright yellow   明黄色； 

bright blue   宝蓝色

 

★ stage n. 舞台

on the stage：在舞台上

in the stage：在某一阶段,时期

in the early stage in our history 。

在我们的历史早期。

🌻Part 3: Notes on the text

1、My aunt Jennifer is an actress.

以-ess结尾的是女性；以-or、-er结尾的是男性（一般规律）

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

God     上帝     ；           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的用法后面会做详解，这里不多说了哦！看后面重点详解！

 

3、In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.

 

in spite of     不管，尽管(“of” 为介词, 后面一定会加名词、代词或从句)

=despite

in spite of this     尽管如此

In spite of this, I still like school.

 

4、Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon.

 

join   参加了某一种团体,成为其中一员

join the army     参军       join the party    入党

join in :参加入一种娱乐活动或者游戏   join in the game  

take part in :参加某一种活动

take part in the race     参加比赛    take part in a play

take part in the sports meeting .

attend：出席attend the meeting .

attend the party     出席宴会 

 

5、In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.

in (+颜色、衣服)    穿着……样的衣服，用介词短语取代动词

The boy is in green.

She is in jeans .

wear     wear a beard 留胡子

[n]穿戴的衣服    men’s wear        underwear 内衣

 

6、If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!'

 

ever = at any time     任何时候(时间副词)

it must be    一定……(表示推测)

grown-up     adj. 成年人

What are you want to be when you are grown up .

be grown-up    作为一个成年人

 

🌻Part 4: Grammar&Difficult points

❤️情态动词must和have to 的区别

 

一、表示必须的用法

1. 二者均表示“必须”,但must多表示主观意志,have to 多表示客观需要

●  I must keep my word.