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(gè)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(huì)。
Kate: I thought so. Who’s that beside her?
凱特:我也這樣想。她旁邊的那個(gè)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(gè)男演員嗎?不可能是。讓我再看一看。
我想你是對(duì)的。他不是她的第3個(gè)丈夫嗎?
Millie: No, He must be her fourth or fifth.
莉茲:不,他一定是她的第4個(gè)或第5個(gè)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(bào)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(shí),她就是個(gè)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(duì)Liz的推論("That must be Conrad Reeves.")的否定。同時(shí),請(qǐng)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(duì)Kate的判斷和對(duì)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…
Lesson 127-128 自學(xué)導(dǎo)讀 First things first
課文詳注 Further notes on the text1.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(dòng)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(cè)和推斷的情態(tài)助動(dòng)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(shí),它們一般與系動(dòng)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(qǐng)看例句:
He can't be a doctor. He must be a dentist.
他不會(huì)是個(gè)醫(yī)生。他一定是位牙醫(yī)。
She can't be Danish. She must be Norwegian.
她不會(huì)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(huì)便宜。一定價(jià)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.
?。?)著名的;出名的:
She's a very famous actress.
她是一位非常著名的女演員。
?。?)<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
(1)至少:
This antique vase is worth at least £20,000.
這只古花瓶至少價(jià)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。
(2)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(jì)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(gè)聚會(huì)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(shí)光。