Question

新概念英语第二册逐句精讲语言点第17课(1)

Answer 1

Lesson 17 Always young

课文内容：

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 asked her how old she is, she always answers, ‘My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!'

本文语法：情态动词must和have to的用法

语法归纳：must通常表示主观上的“必须”，have to通常表示客观上的“不得不”。
1）has / have to = has / have got to，后者常常用于口 语中。

2）has / have to 的过去式为had to。

例如：You must clean your own room.你必须打扫你的房间了。

I have to leave at 6 o’clock this afternoon.今天下午六点钟我必须得走。

Last winter, we had to wear gloves and scarf.去年冬天，我们不得不戴上手套和围巾。

Have you got to go? 你一定要去吗？

精讲笔记：
1.My aunt Jennifer is an actress.

我的姑姑詹妮弗是一个演员。

语言点1 构词法总结：以-er,-or,-ce结尾表人的名词常指男性，而以-ess结尾表人的名词常指女性: waiter男服务员 waitress女服务员 actor男演员 actress女演员 prince王子 princess公主 lion狮子 lioness母狮子 god神 goddess 女神 policeman 警察 policewoman 女警察

学习小贴士： teacher(教师）、doctor(医生）、professor(教授)不分男女。

语言点2 注意actor, actress前不定冠词用an,并且需要连续。

2.She must be at least thirty-five years old.

她至少也有35岁了

语言点1 must be很可能是，一定是

1）must be对一般现在事实的推测：He must be an actor.他一定是一个演员。

2）must be doing对现在正在进行事情的推测：My sister must be watching TV.我的妹妹一定是在看电视。

3）must have done 对一般过去事实的推测：They must have arrived at the railway station. 他们肯定已经到火车站了。

4）must have been doing 对过去正在进行事情的推测：Last year he must have been learning GRE.去年他肯定是在学GRE。

5）must have been doing 对过去正在进行事情的推测：Last year he must have been learning GRE去年他肯定是在学GRE。

语言点2 比较学习：“at +最髙级”表示“最……，至……”

1）at least 至少：You must read this article at least three times.你必须把这篇文章至少读三遍。

2）at most至多：I can stay here for at most an hour.我最多只能在这里待上一个小时。

3）at first 首先：At first it was very cold, but then it got hotter. 一开始天气很冷，但后来变热了。

4）at last 最后：I had to give all my dollars to the robber at last.最后我不得已把所有的美金都给了抢劫者。

5）at best 最有可能，充其量：We can not arrive at the Capital Airport before 10 o’clock at best.我们无论如何十点之前也到不了首都机场。

6）at worst 最坏的情况，最差：At worst we still have one train ticket.作最坏的打算，我们仍然还有一张火车票。

3.In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.

尽管如此，她依然经常在舞台上扮演小姑娘。

语言点1 in spite of = despite意为“尽管如此”，后面经常接名词（短语)或代词(短语)。

试译：尽管已经上了年纪，我爷爷依然每天都要劳动。

Despite old age, my grandfather still works hard every day.

再译：尽管天气恶劣，我们还是及时赶到了办公室。

In spite of terrible weather, we arrived at the office in time.

语言点2 扮演……角色：appear on the stage as sb, / perform in the role of …

Because he looks very young, he often performs in the role of little boy.

因为他长得很年轻，所以常常扮演小男孩的角色。