2022年新概念英语第二册第课 3.pdf

Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻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, Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up! New words and expressions 生词和短语appear v. 登场，扮演stage n. 舞台bright adj. 鲜艳的stocking n. （女用）长筒袜sock n. 短袜参考译文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！ ”1. Always young 青春常驻1) always ?:lweiz adv. 1. at all times; on every occasion 总是；每次都是: e.g. 她每次都是7:30 到。 She always arrives at 7:30. 她事事都迟到。Shes always late for everything.我们并不总是这么忙！We re not always this busy! 2. for a long time; since you can remember 一直；一贯e.g. 玛丽一直喜爱园艺。Mary has always loved gardening. 我们一直是这样干的。This is the way we ve always done it. 3. for all future time( 将) 永远e.g. 我将永远爱你。I ll always love you. 4. If you say a person is always doing sth. or something is always happening, you mean that they do it, or it happens, very often, and that this is annoying ( 讨厌地 ) 老是；一再e.g. 她老是批评我。She s always criticizing me. 那个电话总是响个不停。That phone s always ringing. 她老是将东西搬来搬去。She was always moving things around. IDM: as always as usually happens or is expected 和往常一样；和料想的一样：e.g. 杰克和往常一样，上学又迟到了。As always, Jack was late for school. 2) youngj?adj. (younger?j? ?, youngest?j? ist)1. having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed幼小的；未成熟的：e.g. 幼小的孩子 /动物young children/animals 新成立的国家 /公司 a young country/company 2. not yet old; not as old as others 年轻的；岁数不大的；相对年轻的：e.g. 年轻人young people 他们结婚很早。They married young. (=at an early age) 他母亲去世得早。His mother died young. 3.suitable or appropriate ?pr ?upriit for young people 年轻人的；青年的；适合青年人的：e.g. 年轻人的时尚 /想法young fashion/ideas 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 1 页，共 15 页 - - - - - - - - - 她穿的衣服显得过于年轻了。The clothes she wears are much too young for her. IDM: 1. not be getting any younger (spoken) used when you are commenting?k?mentthat time is passing and that you, or sb. else, is growing older 老了；岁月不饶人2. young at heart thinking and behaving like a young person even when you are old人老心不老n. pl. 1. (the young) young people considered as a group( 统称 )年轻人，青年人2. young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother幼崽；幼兽；幼鸟youngster?j?st? n. (informal) a young person or a child年轻人 ; 少年 ; 儿童e.g. 这次活动是为8 至 14 岁的少年儿童安排的。The activity is for youngsters aged 8 to 14. 其他的孩子则没有这么幸运。Other youngsters are not so lucky. 1935 年时我还只是个孩子。I was only a youngster in 1935. youth ju: n. (pl. youths ju:ez) 1. u the time of life when a person is young, esp. the time before a child becomes an adult青年时期 (尤指成年以前)：e.g. 他年轻时很有音乐天赋。He had been a talented musician in his youth. 2. u the quality or state of being young 青春 ;朝气 ;年轻 : e.g. 这个队如今既经验丰富又充满朝气。The team is now a good mixture of experience and youth. 她在工作中能把朝气和经验结合在一起，这是很难得的。She brings to the job a rare combination?k?mbi?nei? n of youth and experience. 3. (also the youth) pl. young people considered as a group ( 统称 )青年，年轻人e.g. 当代青年the youth of today 青年失业问题youth unemployment 她对这个国家的青年一代没什么好影响。She s not a very good influence on the youth of this country. youthful ju:fladj. 1. typical (tipik?l adj. 典型的；有代表性的) of young people 年轻人的；青年的；青春的：e.g. 青春的激情 /活力youthful enthusiasm/energy 2. young or seeming younger than you are 年轻的；显得年轻的e.g. 她 65 岁了，但显得非常年轻。She s a very youthful 65. adv. youthfully n. u youthfulness 2. 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。1) ess suffix (in nouns 构成名词 ) female 女；雌；母actress ? ktris女演员actor 男演员: 以 -or，-er 结尾，是男性其他的例如：waiter 男服务员waitress we ?tr ?s女服务员prince 王子princess 公主；王妃god 神goddess g ?d?s女神lion 公狮子lioness lai ?nis lai?nes母狮子host h?ust主人；东道主hostess h ? st ?s女主人；女房东2) least det., pron. (usually the least) smallest in size, amount, degree, etc. 最小的；最少的；程度最轻的(little less least; many/much more most)e.g. 他虽然经验最少，却是最出色的老师。He s the best teacher, even though he has the least experience. 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 2 页，共 15 页 - - - - - - - - - 这是我所能帮忙做的最起码的事。It s the least I can do to help.(= I feel I should do more) IDM: 1.at the (very) least used after amounts to show that the amount is the lowest possible(用于数量之后 )至少；最少e.g. 这至少需要一年时间。It ll take a year, at the very least. 2. not in the least not at all 一点也不；丝毫不：e.g. 说真的，我一点也不累。Really, I m not in the least tired. -“我开电视机你介意吗？”“ Do you mind if I put the television on? ”-“不，一点也不介意。 ” “ No, not in the least.”adv. to the smallest degree 最小；最少；微不足道：e.g. 她挑了一家最便宜的旅馆。She chose t ?uz the least expensive of the hotels. IDM: 1. at least (1) not less than 至少；不少于：e.g. 这东西至少要花500 美元。 It ll cost at least 500 dollars. 她至少应该有40 岁了。 She must be at least 40. 他从图书馆至少借了5 本书。 He borrowed at least five books from the library. 如果你不能擦车，你至少可以帮我擦。If you can t clean the car, you can at least help me to clean it. (2) used to add a positive comment k ?ment about a negative situation.( 用于对否定情况补充肯定的评论 )起码：e.g. 她虽然迟钝，但起码还很可靠。She may be slow but at least she s reliable. (slow adj. 迟钝的；笨的；理解力差的reliable rilai ?bl adj. 可信赖的；可依靠的) (3) even if nothing else is true or you do nothing else无论如何；反正：e.g. 你至少可以听一听他说些什么。You could at least listen to what he says. 唔，反正他们没有厌烦。Well, at least they weren t bored. (4) used to limit or make what you have just said less definite(用以减轻前面所说的话的肯定性)至少synonym: anyway e.g. 他们很少抱怨 -至少不在正式场合抱怨。They seldom complained officially at least. 它行，反正我认为它行。It works, at least I think it does. at (the) most not more than 至多；不超过e.g. 那儿最多只有50 个人。 There were 50 people there, at the very most. She must be fifteen years old. 她很可能 15 岁She must be at most fifteen years old. 她最多 15 岁She must be at least fifteen years old. 她至少 15 岁2. not least (written) especially 特别；尤其e.g. 那部纪录片引起了许多人的反感，它所描写的生活涉及的工人尤其反感。The documentary caused a lot of bad feeling, not least among the workers whose lives it described.(documentary ,d ?kjument?ri n. 记录影片；纪实广播(或电视 )节目 )3) 我们已经学过两种年龄表示法。一种是“数字+years old”,作表语：e.g. 我父亲现在已57 岁了。 My father is fifty-seven years old now. 另一种是“数字+-year-old ” ，作定语：e.g. 上周，我 4 岁的女儿玛丽应邀去参加一个儿童晚会。Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Mary, was invited to a children s party. 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 3 页，共 15 页 - - - - - - - - - 3. 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。1) spite spaitn., v. n. u a feeling of wanting to hurt or upset (v. 使烦恼；使心烦意乱；使生气)sb.恶意；怨恨e.g. 我相信他只是为了泄愤才那么说的。I m sure he only said it out of spite. (out of sth. used to show the reason why sth. is done(表示原因 )因为，出于： ) IDM: in spite of if you say that sb. did sth. in spite of a fact, you mean it is surprising that that fact did not prevent them from doing it不管； 尽管 synonym: despite(prep.) 后面可以跟名词、代词或从句：e.g. 尽管下雨，他们还是继续旅行。In spite of the rain, they went on their journey. 不管你说她什么，她比玛丽要好得多。In spite of what you have said about her, she is much better than Mary. in spite of yourself if you do sth. in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not intend or expect to 不由自主地：e.g. 他还是不由得睡着了。He fell asleep, in spite of himself. Vt. (only used in the infinitive with to仅用于带to 的不定式中 ) to deliberately annoy or upset sb.故意使烦恼；存心使苦恼e.g.他们把音乐放得这么响就是存心要搅扰我们。They re playing the music so loud just to spite us. spiteful adj. behaving in an unkind way in order to hurt or upset sb.恶意的； 居心不良的； 故意使人苦恼的adv. spitefully n. u spitefulness 2) this 代指上句话，即“她至少也有35 岁”这个事实。3) to appear on the stage as a young girl 在舞台上扮演小姑娘= play the part of a young girl on the stage = play the role of a young girl on the stage = act the part/role of a young girl on the stage 4) appear ? pi ? v. 1. vi usually+adv./prep. to take part in a film/movie, play, television programme, etc.演出: e.g. 他在 60 多部电影中演出过。He has appeared in over 60 movies. 她经常在电视上露面。She regularly appears on TV. (regularly regj ? l?l? adv. 1.有规律地；正常地；间隙均匀地2. 经常 3. 均匀地；匀称地) 下个月他将在百老汇上演的一出新戏中扮演克林顿。Next month he will be appearing as Clinton in a new play on Broadway. 2. linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时 ) to give the impression of being or doing sth.显得 ;似乎 ;看来synonym：seem e.g. v-adj. 她听到这消息时一点也没有显得吃惊。She didn t appear at all surprised at the news. v-n 他看上去完全是个正常的人。He appears a perfectly normal person. (perfectly p ?:f ?ktli: adv. 1. 完全地；非常；十分2. 完美地；完好地；圆满地normal adj. 正常的；一般的) v to inf 看样子他快四十岁了。He appeared to be in her late thirties. v (that) 看来一直有一个差错。It appears there has been a mistake. 3. v usually+adv./prep. to start to be seen 出现；呈现；显现e.g. 一辆公共汽车出现在拐角处。A bus appeared around the corner. 名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 4 页，共 15 页 - - - - - - - - - 地平线上升起了烟雾。Smoke appeared on the horizon. h ?raiz ?n一个女人远远出现在街的尽头。A woman appeared at the far end of the street. 昨晚，其中几个犯人出现在房顶上。Last night some of the prisoners appeared on the roof. 4. v usually+adv./prep. to begin to exist or be known or used for the first time起源；出现；首次使用e.g. 地球上的哺乳动物起源于何时？When did mammals appear on the earth? (mammal m? ml n. 哺乳动物 )这个问题最初在市区中心出现。This problem first appeared in the inner cities. (inner city n. 市中心区 (常有社会问题 ) inner adj. obn 里面的；向内的；内部的；接近中心的) 5. v usually+adv./prep. to be punished or broadcast出版；广播e.g. 他的新书将于春季出版。His new book will be appearing in the spring. 6. v usually+adv./prep. to arrive at a place抵达；来到e.g. 到十点钟玛丽仍然没有露面。By ten o clock Mary still hadn t appeared. 7. v usually+adv./prep. to be written or mentioned somewhere记载；提及e.g. 你的名字将出现在书的前页。Your name will appear at the front of the book. (front n. (the front) 前部 ) appearance?pi ?r?ns n. 1. c, u the way that sb./sth. looks on the outside; what sb./sth. seems to be 外貌；外观；外表e.g. 她从来不怎么注重外貌。She had never been greatly concerned about her appearance. (greatly adv. (formal) ( 常用于动词或分词前) 非常；很；大大地) 2. c, usually sing. the fact of sb./sth. arriving, esp. when it is not expected(尤指突然的 )抵达， 到来 e.g. 保安人员突然出现，他们丢下钱就跑了。The sudden appearance of a security guard caused them to drop the money and run. 3. c, usually sing. the moment at which sth. begins to exist or starts to be seen or used起源；出现；首次使用4. c an act of appearing in public, esp. as a performer, politician ,p ?l?ti ?n, etc., or in a court k ?:t of law 露面；演出；出庭e.g. 这位歌手八岁时初次登台演出。The singer s first public appearance was at the age of eight. 5. c, usually sing. an act of being published or broadcast出版；广播disappear v. I 1.to go out of sight 消失，不见 e.g. 太阳消失在一片云后面。The sun disappeared behind a cloud. 2. to stop existing, come to an end 不复存在，灭绝，消亡e.g. 这些漂亮的鸟类正在面临灭种。These beautiful birds are fast disappearing. 3. To leave or become lost, esp. suddenly or without explanation ( 突然)离去，失踪；丢失e.g. 警察到达时，那帮歹徒已跑得无影无踪。By the time the police arrived the gang had disappeared. disappearance n. c; u 4) stage steid ? v. vn 1. to organize and take part in action that needs careful planning, esp. as a public protest pr ?utest (n. 抗议；反对) 组织；筹划e.g. 他们决定举行罢工。They decided to stage a strike. 2. to organize and present a play or an event for people to see 上演；举办；举行e.g. 举行仪式to stage a ceremony 3. to make sth happen 使发生；使出现名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 5 页，共 15 页 - - - - - - - - - e.g. 今天早些时候，美元出现回升。The dollar staged a recovery earlier today. (recovery rik ?v?ri n. 1.u, c, usually sing. (from sth.) 恢复；痊愈2. .u, c, usually sing. (in sth.) 改善；回升；复苏 ) n. 1. c a period or state that sth./sb. passes through while developing or making progress(发展或进展的 )时期；阶段；状态e.g. 这些孩子处于不同的成长阶段。The children are at different stages of development. 2. c a separate part that a process, etc. is divided into 段；步；步骤e.g. 旅行的第一段我们乘的是火车。We did the first stage of the trip by train. 3. c a raised area, usually in a theatre, etc. where actors, dancers, etc. perform ( 多指剧场中的 )舞台e.g. 一些女孩在舞台上跳舞。Some girls are dancing on the stage. 4. (often the stage) sing the theatre and the world of acting as a form of entertainment戏剧；戏剧表演；戏剧界e.g. 他父母不想让他当演员。His parents didn t want him to go on the stage.(=to be an actor) 5. sing.an area of activity where important things happen, esp. in politics (政治等活动的 )领域；(政治 )舞台e.g. 德国在国际政治舞台上起着主导作用。Germany is playing a leading role on the international stage. IDM: set the stage for sth. to make it possible for sth. to happen; to make sth. likely to happen使某事成为可能；为某事铺平了道路stage fright n. u nervous feelings felt by performers before they appear in front of an audience怯场 (演员出场前的紧张不安) (fright n. 1. u 惊吓；恐怖2. c 恐怖的经历；使人惊吓的经历) stage manager n. the person who is responsible for the stage, lights, scenery si:n ?ri (n. u 1. 风景；景色；风光2. 舞台布景 ), etc. during the performance of a play in a theatre 舞台监督stage name n. a name that an actor uses instead of his or her real name (演员的 )艺名5) as ? z prep., adv., conj.prep. 1. used to describe sb./sth. appearing to be sb./sth. else像；如同e.g. 他们都打扮成小丑。They were all dressed as clowns. (clown klaun n. 丑角；小丑)2. used to describe the fact that sb./sth. has a particular job or function 作为；当作：e.g. 要把我当作朋友。Treat me as a friend. 你可以把那个玻璃杯当作花瓶用。You can use that glass as a vase. adv. 1. as asused when you are comparing two people or things, or two situations(比较时用 )像一样，如同：e.g. 你和你父亲一样高。You re as tall as your father. 他挣的钱比我少。He doesn t earn as much as me. 这没有我想象的那么困难。It s not as hard as I thought. 你尽量快跑。Run as fast as you can. 2. used to say that sth. happens in the same way (指事情以同样的方式发生)和一样e.g. 他和平时一样，少言寡语。As always, he said little. honest中的 h与 hour 中的 h 一样都不发音。The h in honest is silent, as in hour . conj. 1. while sth. else is happening 当时；随着：名师资料总结 - - -精品资料欢迎下载 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 名师精心整理 - - - - - - - 第 6 页，共 15 页 - - - - - - - - - e.g. 他一直坐着看她准备停当。He sat watching her as she got ready. 随着年龄的增长她的信心增强了。As she grew older she gained in confidence. 2. in the way in which 照方式：e.g. 他们是按照我的要求做的。They did as I had asked. 别去动那些文件。Leave the papers as they are. 我就说过吧，她把它丢了。She lost it, just as I said she would. 3. used to state the reason for sth.因为；由于：e.g. 你不在，所以我留了一张字条儿。As you were out, I left a message. 她是新来的，可能需要一些帮助。She may need some help as she s new. 4. used to make a comment or to add information about what you have just said正如；如同：e.g. 你是知道的，玛丽马上要离开了。As you know, Mary is leaving soon. 她个子很高，和她母亲一样。She s very tall, as is her mother. 5. (written) used to say that in spite of sth. being true, what follows is also true尽管；虽然；即使synonym: though e.g. 尽管他们很快乐，但总缺少点什么。Happy as they were, there was something missing. 他想尽了办法也没能打开门。Try as he might (=however hard he tried), he couldn t open the door. IDM: 1. as against sth. in contrast with sth. 与相对照；和相比较e.g. 这次选举他们得了27%的票，而上次他们得了32%。They got 27% of the vote (v?ut n. 投票 , 表决)as against 32% at the last election. 2. as for sb./sth. used to start talking about sb./sth. 至于；关于s