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新概念英语第一册第127-128课:A famous actress

  Lesson 127   A famous actress著名的女演员

  Listen to the tape then answer this question.Who is only twenty-nine, and why is it so unclear?
  听录音,然后回答问题。谁只有29岁?为什么这件事如此含糊不清?
  Kate:   Can you recognize that woman, Millie?
  凯特:莉兹,你能认出那个女人吗?

  Millie:   I think I can, Kate. It must be Karen Marsh, the actress.
  莉兹:我想我认得出来,凯特。那一定是女演员卡.马会。

  Kate:   I thought so. Who’s that beside her?
  凯特:我也这样想。她旁边的那个人是谁?

  Millie:   That must be Conrad Reeves.
  莉兹:一定是康拉德.里弗斯。

  Kate:   Conrad Reeves, the actor? It can’t be. Let me have another look.
  I think you’re right! Isn’t he her third husband?
  凯特:康拉德.里弗斯,那个男演员吗?不可能是。让我再看一看。
  我想你是对的。他不是她的第3个丈夫吗?

  Millie:    No, He must be her fourth or fifth.
  莉兹:不,他一定是她的第4个或第5个丈夫。

  Kate:    Doesn’t Karen Marsh look old!
  凯特:卡伦看上去不显老嘛!

  Millie:   She does, doesn’t she! I read she’s twenty-nine, but she must be at least forty.
  莉兹:是的,谁说不是呢!我从报上看到她是29岁,但她一定至少有40岁了。

  Kate:   I’m sure she is.
  凯特:我肯定她有40岁了。

  Millie:   She was a famous actress when I was still a schoolgirl.
  莉兹:当我还是学生时,她就是个著名的演员了。

  Kate:    That was a long time ago, wasn’t it?
  凯特:那是好久以前的事了。是吗?

  Millie:    Not that long ago! I’m not more than twenty-nine myself.
  莉兹:不,没有那么久。我自己现在还没29岁呢。

  New words and Expressions生词和短语
  famous
  adj. 著名的

  actress
  n. 女演员

  at least
  至少

  actor
  n. 男演员

  read (read, read)
  v. 通过阅读得知

  Notes on the text课文注释
  1  在It must be Karen Marsh...这一句中,must be是英文中用来表示根据事实所作的推论,往往译为
  "一定"。must be的否定式是can't be,如Kate的话“It can't be.”是对Liz的推论("That must be Conrad Reeves.")的否定。同时,请注意这里的can't be(表示不可能)和第45课中I can't type this letter.(表示能力)的区别。
  2  Who's that beside her?
  本句中that指人。
  3  her fourth or fifth后面省略了husband。
  4  Not that long ago!
  句中的that是副词、指像Kate所说的“那么”遥远,可译作“那样”,“那么”。课文中用斜体印刷表示一种强调,显然Liz对Kate的判断和对她本人年龄的估算很不满意。
 

  Lesson 128   He can't be…他不可能…   He must be…他肯定是…

新概念英语第一册第127-128课:A famous actress

  Lesson 127-128   自学导读 First things first

  课文详注  Further notes on the text
  1.I thought so.我也这样想。
  so 是代词,意为“这样”、“如此”。 I think so的否定式为I don't think so(我不这样认为)。类似用so的短句如:
  I hope  so.
  我希望如此。
  I expect so.
  我期待如此。
  I told you so.
  我这么告诉过你的。

  2.have another look,再(仔细)看一眼。

  3. look old,看上去老。
  这里look是系动词,后跟表语。

  4.at least,至少。

  5.I'm sure she is.我肯定她有40岁了。
  其后省略了 at least forty。

  6.not more than twenty-nine myself,我自己还没29岁。
  其中not more than是“不超过”、“不到”的意思。这里反身代词myself是I的同位语,用来加强语气。
  She did it herself.
  这事是她自己做的。
  语法 Grammar in use
  表示猜测和推断的情态助动词must和can't(1)
  表示最有力的推论的最常用的形式是must和can't。这时,它们一般与系动词be连用。肯定的推断用 must be来表示,否定的推断用 can't  be来表示,而不用mustn't。请看例句:
  He can't be a doctor. He must be a dentist.
  他不会是个医生。他一定是位牙医。
  She can't be Danish. She must be Norwegian.
  她不会是丹麦人。她一定是挪威人。
  He can't be shaving. He must be having a bath.
  他不可能在剃胡子。他一定是在洗澡。
  It can't be cheap. It must be expensive.
  它不会便宜。一定价格昂贵。
  He can't be ill. He must be tired.
  他不可能生病了。他肯定是累了。

  词汇学习  Word study
  1.famous  adj.
  (1)著名的;出名的:
  She's a very famous actress.
  她是一位非常著名的女演员。
  (2)<口>第一流的;极好的:
  To my surprise, he had a famous appetite.
  让我感到惊讶的是,他有着极好的胃口。
  This is famous weather for a stroll.
  这是散步最理想的天气。

  2.at  least
  (1)至少:
  This antique vase is worth at least £20,000.
  这只古花瓶至少价值两万英镑。
  At least, you should consider our suggestions.
  至少你应该考虑一下我们的建议。
  (2)反正;无论如何;不管怎样:
  He has no plans to go abroad yet, at least as far as I know.
  他尚未有出国的计划,至少据我所知是这样的。
  That party wasn't exciting at all, but at least it filled the time.
  那个聚会一点儿都不令人兴奋,但不管怎样,它使人打发了那段时光。
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