Lesson 17 Always young

青春常驻

First listen and then answer the question: 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.

我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演员,她至少也有 35 岁了。

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

尽管如此,她却常在舞台上扮演小姑娘。

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

詹妮弗很快又要参加一个新剧的演出。

This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.

这一次,她将扮演一个 17 岁的少女。

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

演出时她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜。

Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress.

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.

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

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!”

情态动词 must

单词列表

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appear

/ əˈpɪə(r) /v. 登场,扮演

stage

/ steɪdʒ /n. 舞台

bright *

/ braɪt /adj. 鲜艳的

stocking

/ ˈstɒkɪŋ /n. (女用)长筒袜(棉的, 绒的, 并不是现在的丝袜)

sock

/ sɒk /n. 短袜