新概念英语第一册第127-128课-A famous actress

新概念英语第一册第127-128课:a famous actress lesson 127 a famous actress著名的女演员listen to the tape then answer this question.who is only twenty-nine, and why is it so unclear?听录音，然后回答问题。谁只有29岁？为什么这件事如此含糊不清？kate: can you recognize that woman, millie?凯特：莉兹，你能认出那个女人吗？millie: i think i can, kate. it must be karen marsh, the actress.莉兹：我想我认得出来，凯特。那一定是女演员卡.马会。kate: i thought so. whos that beside her?凯特：我也这样想。她旁边的那个人是谁？millie: that must be conrad reeves.莉兹：一定是康拉德.里弗斯。kate: conrad reeves, the actor? it cant be. let me have another look.i think youre right! isnt he her third husband?凯特：康拉德.里弗斯，那个男演员吗？不可能是。让我再看一看。我想你是对的。他不是她的第3个丈夫吗？millie: no, he must be her fourth or fifth.莉兹：不，他一定是她的第4个或第5个丈夫。kate: doesnt karen marsh look old!凯特：卡伦看上去不显老嘛！millie: she does, doesnt she! i read shes twenty-nine, but she must be at least forty.莉兹：是的，谁说不是呢！我从报上看到她是29岁，但她一定至少有40岁了。kate: im sure she is.凯特：我肯定她有40岁了。millie: she was a famous actress when i was still a schoolgirl.莉兹：当我还是学生时，她就是个著名的演员了。kate: that was a long time ago, wasnt it?凯特：那是好久以前的事了。是吗？millie: not that long ago! im not more than twenty-nine myself.莉兹：不，没有那么久。我自己现在还没29岁呢。new words and expressions生词和短语famousadj. 著名的actressn. 女演员at least至少actorn. 男演员read (read, read)v. 通过阅读得知notes on the text课文注释1 在it must be karen marsh.这一句中，must be是英文中用来表示根据事实所作的推论，往往译为一定。must be的否定式是cant be，如kate的话“it cant be.”是对liz的推论(that must be conrad reeves.)的否定。同时，请注意这里的cant be(表示不可能)和第45课中i cant type this letter.(表示能力)的区别。2 whos 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是副词、指像kate所说的“那么”遥远，可译作“那样”，“那么”。课文中用斜体印刷表示一种强调，显然liz对kate的判断和对她本人年龄的估算很不满意。lesson 128 he cant be他不可能 he must be他肯定是lesson 127-128 自学导读 first things first课文详注 further notes on the text1i thought so.我也这样想。so 是代词，意为“这样”、“如此”。 i think so的否定式为i dont think so（我不这样认为）。类似用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.我这么告诉过你的。2have another look,再（仔细）看一眼。3 look old,看上去老。这里look是系动词，后跟表语。4at least,至少。5im sure she is.我肯定她有40岁了。其后省略了 at least forty。6not more than twenty-nine myself,我自己还没29岁。其中not more than是“不超过”、“不到”的意思。这里反身代词myself是i的同位语，用来加强语气。she did it herself.这事是她自己做的。语法 grammar in use表示猜测和推断的情态助动词must和cant（1）表示最有力的推论的最常用的形式是must和cant。这时，它们一般与系动词be连用。肯定的推断用 must be来表示，否定的推断用 cant be来表示，而不用mustnt。请看例句：he cant be a doctor. he must be a dentist.他不会是个医生。他一定是位牙医。she cant be danish. she must be norwegian.她不会是丹麦人。她一定是挪威人。he cant be shaving. he must be having a bath.他不可能在剃胡子。他一定是在洗澡。it cant be cheap. it must be expensive.它不会便宜。一定价格昂贵。he cant be ill. he must be tired.他不可能生病了。他肯定是累了。词汇学习 word study1famous adj.（1）著名的；出名的：shes a very famous actress.她是一位非常著名的女演员。（2）口第一流的；极好的：to my surprise, he had a famous appetite.让我感到惊讶的是，他有着极好的胃口。this is famous weather for a stroll.这是散步最理想的天气。2at least（1）至少：this antique vase is worth at least 20,000.这只古花瓶至少价值两万英镑。at least, you should consider our suggestions.至少你应该考虑一下我们的建议。（2）反正；无论如何；不管怎样：he has no plans to go abro