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My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at leastthirty-five years old. In spite of this, she oftenappears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer willhave to take part in a new play soon. This time,she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, shemust appear in a bright red dress and long blackstockings. Last year in another play, she had towear short socks and a bright, orange-coloureddress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, ‘My dear, it must beterrible to be grown up!'
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4.Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon.
詹妮弗很快又出演一部新戲了。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 1 take part in a play = perform a play 演戲
Last night the pupils performed a good play.昨天晚上,小學(xué)生們演了一場(chǎng)好戲。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2 have to take part in a new play 指詹妮弗作為一個(gè)職業(yè)演員因?yàn)楣ぷ餍枰?,客觀上不得不出演。對(duì)比主觀上“必須” :Must we study hard every day?我們是不是每天都得努力學(xué)習(xí)呢?
5.This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.
這回,她要演一個(gè)17歲的女孩兒。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 表達(dá)年齡的短語(yǔ)(以17歲的女孩為例):
1) a girl 17 years old (s 不可省) 2) a 17-year-old girl 3) a girl of 17 4) a girl aged 17
6.In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.
在戲里,她得穿上鮮紅的裙子和黑色的長(zhǎng)筒襪。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)1 關(guān)于穿著的表達(dá):
appear in...:I often appear in white shirt.我炫常穿白襯衫。
dress in... :My sister dresses in a blue skirt today.今天我姐姐穿著一條藍(lán)色的裙子
has / have sth. on:He has a nice suit on.他穿著一件漂亮的西裝。
wear sth.: The English teacher wears a light gray coat.英語(yǔ)老師穿著一件淺灰色的外套
be in +顏色/衣服:This girl is in dark jeans.這個(gè)女孩子穿著深色的牛仔裨。
語(yǔ)言點(diǎn)2 long +black + stockings, long和black兩個(gè)形容詞都用來(lái)修飾stockings。多個(gè)形容詞作前置定語(yǔ)舉例:
spare old clothes 多余的舊衣服; dark red new socks 深紅色的新短襪;high smart little girl 高個(gè)的聰明小女孩