Lesson 17 Always young

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My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spit 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 anther 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 gown up!'

Note
1.
appear: vi. 显示，露面 ［反］disappear: vi. 消失
The plane disappeared. 飞机飞远了（消失了）。
appear as: 登场，扮演...角色
He appears as a prince.
［系动词］显得
He appears nervous.
She appears happy/tired.

stage:
on the stage: 在舞台上
He appeared on the stage as a prince.
My aunt appeared on the stage as a young girl.
in the stage: 在某一阶段

bright: adj. 鲜艳的
bright red: 鲜红色 bright yellow: 明黄色 bright blue: 宝蓝色

一般，以-or,-er 结尾的是男性，以-ress结尾的是女性。

| -or,-er        | -ress   |
| --------   | -----:  |
| actor     | actress |
| prince        |   princess   |
| God       |    Goddess    |
| waiter    | waitress |
| lion    | lioness |

at least：至少 at most: 至多

in spite of: 尽管
in spite of this: 尽管如此 In spite of this, I still like school. (school不加the表示上学）

join: 参加（团体） join the army join the part join us［口］
take part in: 参加（活动） take part in the race take part in party
attend: 参加，出席（会议） attend the meeting attend the party: 出席宴会 attend class: 上课
Thank you for your attending.

a girl of seventeen.

in... 穿着……样的衣服
The boy in Green appeared.

orange-coloured = orange

ever = at any time 任何时候（时间副词）

must
- 情态动词，常常表示不可逃避的义务，这种义务在说话人看来是没有选择余地的。可以用have to 和 have got to 来代替。
I must leave now. = I have to leave now. = I have got to leave now.
Must you leave now? = Do you have to leave now? = Have you got to leave now?
He said he must leave early. = He said he would have to leave early.
- 在过去时的句子中，要用had to来表示“必须”，因为情态动词没有时态变化。
She had to go shopping yesterday.
- 表示推测
1. I, personally, think he is a fool. = He must be a fool.
1. must have done 表示对过去的推测 He must have been a doctor.
ps: think从句中，一定要用事实说话
She must be at least thirty-five years old. In my opinion (= I think) she is.

as:
- As I learnt, he is an English himself. [代词] 正如
- She appears on the stage as a young girl. ［介词］作为
- I cannot come as I am busy. (because)
- As I was leaving the house, the postman brought a letter. (at the time when)
- Do as you are told. (the thing that)
- He works as an engineer. (in the position of) 最常用的介绍工作的方式

dress: （女）裙子，晚礼服，连衣裙
suit: （男）套装
costume: 演出服（戏服），民族服装，某一年代所穿的服装。 All the actors wore fifteenth-century costume.

grow: 长 Children grow quickly. The grass has grown very high.
grow up: (人）成长 Some people never grown up. (mature in mind)
grown-up: adj. 成年的，n. 成年人
be a grown-up.：作为一个成年人。