新概念英語第一冊第127-128課:A famous actress

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  Lesson 127   A famous actress著名的女演員

  Listen to the tape then answer this question.Who is only twenty-nine, and why is it so unclear?
  聽錄音,然后回答問題。誰只有29歲?為什么這件事如此含糊不清?
  Kate:   Can you recognize that woman, Millie?
  凱特:莉茲,你能認(rèn)出那個女人嗎?

  Millie:   I think I can, Kate. It must be Karen Marsh, the actress.
  莉茲:我想我認(rèn)得出來,凱特。那一定是女演員卡.馬會。

  Kate:   I thought so. Who’s that beside her?
  凱特:我也這樣想。她旁邊的那個人是誰?

  Millie:   That must be Conrad Reeves.
  莉茲: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?
  凱特:康拉德.里弗斯,那個男演員嗎?不可能是。讓我再看一看。
  我想你是對的。他不是她的第3個丈夫嗎?

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

  Kate:    Doesn’t Karen Marsh look old!
  凱特:卡倫看上去不顯老嘛!

  Millie:   She does, doesn’t she! I read she’s twenty-nine, but she must be at least forty.
  莉茲:是的,誰說不是呢!我從報上看到她是29歲,但她一定至少有40歲了。

  Kate:   I’m sure she is.
  凱特:我肯定她有40歲了。

  Millie:   She was a famous actress when I was still a schoolgirl.
  莉茲:當(dāng)我還是學(xué)生時,她就是個著名的演員了。

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

  Millie:    Not that long ago! I’m not more than twenty-nine myself.
  莉茲:不,沒有那么久。我自己現(xiàn)在還沒29歲呢。

  New words and Expressions生詞和短語
  famous
  adj. 著名的

  actress
  n. 女演員

  at least
  至少

  actor
  n. 男演員

  read (read, read)
  v. 通過閱讀得知

  Notes on the text課文注釋
  1  在It must be Karen Marsh...這一句中,must be是英文中用來表示根據(jù)事實(shí)所作的推論,往往譯為
  "一定"。must be的否定式是can't be,如Kate的話“It can't be.”是對Liz的推論("That must be Conrad Reeves.")的否定。同時,請注意這里的can't be(表示不可能)和第45課中I can't type this letter.(表示能力)的區(qū)別。
  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是副詞、指像Kate所說的“那么”遙遠(yuǎn),可譯作“那樣”,“那么”。課文中用斜體印刷表示一種強(qiáng)調(diào),顯然Liz對Kate的判斷和對她本人年齡的估算很不滿意。
 

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

新概念英語第一冊第127-128課:A famous actress

  Lesson 127-128   自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀 First things first

  課文詳注  Further notes on the text
  1.I thought so.我也這樣想。
  so 是代詞,意為“這樣”、“如此”。 I think so的否定式為I don't think so(我不這樣認(rèn)為)。類似用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.
  我這么告訴過你的。

  2.have another look,再(仔細(xì))看一眼。

  3. look old,看上去老。
  這里look是系動詞,后跟表語。

  4.a(chǎn)t least,至少。

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

  6.not more than twenty-nine myself,我自己還沒29歲。
  其中not more than是“不超過”、“不到”的意思。這里反身代詞myself是I的同位語,用來加強(qiáng)語氣。
  She did it herself.
  這事是她自己做的。
  語法 Grammar in use
  表示猜測和推斷的情態(tài)助動詞must和can't(1)
  表示最有力的推論的最常用的形式是must和can't。這時,它們一般與系動詞be連用??隙ǖ耐茢嘤?must be來表示,否定的推斷用 can't  be來表示,而不用mustn't。請看例句:
  He can't be a doctor. He must be a dentist.
  他不會是個醫(yī)生。他一定是位牙醫(yī)。
  She can't be Danish. She must be Norwegian.
  她不會是丹麥人。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.
  它不會便宜。一定價格昂貴。
  He can't be ill. He must be tired.
  他不可能生病了。他肯定是累了。

  詞匯學(xué)習(xí)  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員。
  (2)<口>第一流的;極好的:
  To my surprise, he had a famous appetite.
  讓我感到驚訝的是,他有著極好的胃口。
  This is famous weather for a stroll.
  這是散步最理想的天氣。

  2.a(chǎn)t  least
 ?。?)至少:
  This antique vase is worth at least £20,000.
  這只古花瓶至少價值兩萬英鎊。
  At least, you should consider our suggestions.
  至少你應(yīng)該考慮一下我們的建議。
 ?。?)反正;無論如何;不管怎樣:
  He has no plans to go abroad yet, at least as far as I know.
  他尚未有出國的計劃,至少據(jù)我所知是這樣的。
  That party wasn't exciting at all, but at least it filled the time.
  那個聚會一點(diǎn)兒都不令人興奮,但不管怎樣,它使人打發(fā)了那段時光。
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