裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记第17课
裕兴新概念英语第二册笔记第十七课
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, 'My Dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!'
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!”
单词学习
1. appear [?'pi?] vi
1) come into view, become visible 出现,显现,呈现
appear←→disppear
eg. A ship appeared on the horizon. 一艘船出现在水平线上。
eg. Something strange appeared. 奇怪的事发生了。
2) arrive, come, show up, turn up 来到
eg. I waited for 4 hours but she didn’t appear. 我等了四个小时,可
她就是没来。
3) (公开,正式)露面,登场,扮演
eg. The lady appeared on the stage as a young girl. 这位女士扮演一
名小姑娘。
appear on the stage 扮演
eg. He appeared on the stage when he was only 3. 他才3岁时,就登台
扮演。→His first appearance on the stage was at the age of three.
eg. She is at least 50 years old. But she always appears on the stage as a young girl.
她至少50岁,但她总是扮演年轻的姑娘。
appearance [?'pi?r?ns] n. 出现, 显露, 露面;外观, 外貌, 外表
←→disappearance
keep up appearance 维持体面,装门面
eg. Never judge a man by his appearance. 不要以貌取人。
to all appearances / by all appearances / from all appearances 显然,就外表来看
2. stage n. 舞台
on the stage 在舞台上
quit the stage 推出演艺界
in the international stage 在国际舞台上
scene 舞台上的场景,背景
eg. The first scene of the play is in the palace. 这部戏的第一个场景是在宫殿里。arena [?'ri:n?] n.表演场地, 竞技场;活动或斗争的场所或场面
the political arena 政治舞台,政界竞争活动或斗争的场所、场面(喻)
in the political stage / in the political scene / in the political arena 在政治舞台上
in the international stage / in the international scene / in the international arena 在国际舞台上
eg. She dreamed of appearing on the stage one day. 她梦想着有一天能在舞台上表演。
3. bright adj.
1) 明亮的←→dark
bright sunshine 灿烂的阳光
bright eyes 明亮的眼睛
2) 鲜艳的,醒目的
bright blue 宝蓝色
bright green 翠绿色
3) quick at learning; clever
聪明的←→dull, stupid, foolish
eg. She is the brightest child in our class. 她是我们班最聪明的孩子。
4) promising, hopeful 有前途的
a bright future 光明的前途
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bright and early 大清早
look on the bright side of things / look at the bright side of things 对事物持乐观态度
4. sock n. 短袜(short stocking)
a pair of socks 一双短袜
put a sock in it / be quiet / stop talking or making a noise 安静下来,不再讲话,不再弄出声响
stocking n. 长筒袜(膝盖以下)
a pair of stockings
eg. Men wear socks, not stockings. 男士穿短袜,而不是长袜。
blue stocking 才女,女学究,卖弄学问的女子
stock n. 库存货,存货,股份
in stock 有现货
out of stock 缺货
the stock exchange 证券交易所
课文讲解
1. My aunt Jennifer is an actress.
actress n. 女演员
actor 男演员
waiter 男服务生
waitress 女服务生
-ess 表阴性
hostess 女主人
host 男主人
prince 王子
princess [‘prinses prin'ses] n.公主; 王妃
2. She must be at least thirty-five years old.
must be 表示有把握的判断
eg. You have worked all day. You must be tired. 你已经工作一整天,一
定累了。eg. You’ve just had lunch. You can’t be hungry now. 你刚刚吃罢
午饭,你现在一定不饿。
eg. You must be Tina. I’ve seen your picture. 你一定是蒂娜,我见过
你的照片。at least 至少
at most 至多
little less least
many/much more most
least adv. 最少,最小
eg. He disliked many of his teachers and Miss Smith he liked least.
他的老师中有许多他不喜欢,其中史密斯小姐是他最不喜欢的。
at least 3 months 至少3个月
at least ￡8 至少8英镑
at most; at the most / not more than 至多,顶多
eg. There were at most 350 seats in the classroom. 教室里至多有350
个座位。
3. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
as的含义
1) because 因为…
eg. I cannot come as I am busy. 我来不了,因为我很忙。
2) at the time when 当…时候
eg. As I was leaving the house, the postman brought a letter. 我正要离开房子时,邮递员带来一封信。
3) the thing that 依照;像…一样
eg. Do as you are told. 按照告之你的那样去做。
4) in the position of 担任,作为……
eg. He works as an engineer. 他是个工程师。
appear on the stage as a young girl 在舞台上扮演年轻姑娘
/ play the part of a young girl on the stage
/play the role of a young girl on the stage
/act the part of a young girl on the stage
/act the role of a young girl on the stage
in spite of prep. despite 不管,尽管
eg. In spite of the rain, they went out. 尽管下着雨,他们还是出去了。
eg. He failed in spite of all his efforts. 尽管他尽了一切努力,但还是失败了。eg. In spite of her age, she appeared on the stage as a young girl.
尽管她年龄不小了,但她在舞台上还是扮演小女孩。
4. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon.
take part in →join in 参加
5. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.
a girl of seventeen 介词短语后置修饰名词
a man of handsome appearance 一个外表英俊的男子
a coat of bright color 一件色彩鲜艳的外套
a vase of value 一只具有价值的花瓶
6. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. in 表穿着
eg. He is in black. 他穿着黑色衣服。
eg. She is in jeans. 她穿着牛仔裤。
7. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress.
wear-----wore-----worn
vt. 穿戴,佩戴
wear a beard 留着络腮胡子
wear a coat 穿着外套
wear a hat 戴着帽子
wear a ring 戴着戒指
wear a watch 戴着手表
wear a necklace 戴着项链
wear long hair 留着长发
wear sunglasses 戴着太阳镜
wear gloves 戴着手套
n. 穿戴的衣物
sports wear 运动服装
men’s wear 男装underwear 内衣
summer-wear 夏装
eg. Don’t show your underwear in the sun. 家丑不可外扬wear out 筋疲力尽
eg. I’m worn out by the hard work. 我被繁重的工作折磨得筋疲力尽。
wear away 磨平,使…磨平
eg. The inscription has worn away. 这个碑文已经磨平了。
orange-colored adj.+ n. + ed
noble-minded 思想崇高的
good-tempered 好脾气的
adj.+ 现在分词
good-looking 好看的
fine-sounding 听起来不错的
adj.+ n.
large-scale 大规模的,大比例尺的,大范围的
high-class 高级的,一流的
8. If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, 'My Dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!'
terrible adj. 可怕的, 恐怖的; 令人震惊的, 极其令人讨厌的;剧烈的, 严酷的, 严重的
fearful adj. 惧怕的, 担心的;可怕的, 吓人的;〈口〉极端的
a fearful railway accident 可怕的火车意外事故
frightful adj. 吓人的,令人惊恐的;令人不快的,可怕的
a frightful accident 令人恐怖的事故
a terrible war 一场可怕的战争
a terrible accident 可怕的事故
a terrible murder 可怕的谋杀
eg. It must be terrible to be grown up. 长大成人可真是可怕呀。eg. What a terrible day! 天气有多糟糕啊!
eg. I’m terrible sorry. 我非常抱歉。
terrifying adj. 令人恐惧的,令人害怕的
horrible adj. 可怕的,令人恐惧的
a horrible crime 令人发指的罪行
a horrible nightmare 令人恐怖的梦魇
a horrible death 令人恐怖的死亡
dreadful adj. 使人产生极大恐惧或痛苦的,使人震惊的
a dreadful accident
a dreadful disease
a dreadful nightmare
grow v. 生长
eg. Children grow quickly. 孩子们生长得快。
eg. The grass has grown very high. 草长得很高。
grow up 指人或动物长大,成年,成熟
eg. Some people never grow up. 有些人永远长不大/不成熟。
(grow up------mature in mind)
grown (up) adj. 长大的,成年的,成熟的
a grown man 一个成年人
eg. What do you want to be when you are grown up? 当你长大成人时,你想干什么?
eg. Try to behave in a grown up way. 尽量表现得成熟一些。
Special Difficulties
as 当…时候;因为;像…一样
grow 和grow up
dress suit costume
dress 表示衣服,尤其指外衣、连衣裙
eg. My sister bought a new dress yesterday. 我妹妹昨天买了一件新的连衣裙。suit 表一套衣服,尤其指套装
a business suit 西服
eg. My brother never wears ready-made suit. 我弟弟从来不穿成衣。costume 指服装,某个时期,某种场合中穿的衣服
eg. All the actors wore fifteenth-century costume. 所有演员都穿着15世纪的服装。Exercise A:
1) He works as a pilot. 他是一名飞行员。
…in the position of
2) You mustn’t shout so loudly as you’ll wake up the baby.
你千万不要大声喊叫,因为你会吵醒孩子。
…because
3) As we were listening to the radio, someone knocked at the door. 当我们在听收音机的时候,有人敲门。
…at the time when
Exercise B: 选择正确的词填空
1) Trees take a long time to grow.
grow/grow up
2) My father bought a new suit recently
suit/costume
3) She hired a costume for the fancy-dress party. costume/suit
4) Do you like my sister’s new dress?
dress/costume