My aunt Jennifer is an actress.
| 男性 | 女性 | 雄性 | 雌性 | Male | Female |
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| actor 男演员 | actress 女演员 | lion 公狮子 | lioness 母狮子 | policeman 警察 | policewoman 女警察 |
| waiter 男服务员 | waitress 女服务员 | tiger 老虎 | tigress 母老虎 | steward 男乘务员 | stewardess 女乘务员 |
| prince 王子 | princess 公主 | bull 公牛 | cow 母牛 | Male Nurse 男性护士 | Female Pilot 女性飞行员 |
| doctor 男医生 | woman doctor 女医生 | cock 公鸡 | hen 母鸡 | headmaster 校长 | headmistress 女校长 |
| god 神 | goddess 女神 | ram 公羊 | ewe 母羊 | mayor 市长 | mayoress 女市长 |
She must be at least thirty-five years old.
| 数字 + years old 作表语 | 数字 + -year-old 作定语 |
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| thirty-five years old / 35 years of age 三十五岁 | my four-year-old daughter 我四岁的女儿 |
must + 动词原形 不得不, 必须;(对现在的)推测
- She must be a model. 她肯定是一个模特。
- She is fifteen years old. 她十五岁了
- She must be fifteen years old. 她肯定十五岁
| can't 否定推测不能使用 mustn't |
It may be / must be / can’t be Kwok. 可能是、肯定是、不可能是 Kwok 夸克
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Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there? — No, it can't be him. I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses.
There is no light on — they can't be at home.
at least 至少, 最少
- If you can’t clean the car, you can at least help me to clean it.
- She must be at least fifteen years old. 她至少十五岁
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| at last 终于 | At last I had my own wheels. 我终于有了自己的汽车。 |
In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
in spite of ... 尽管... (=despite prep. 但不等于 ≠ although/though conj.)
- In spite of this, I still like school.(school 前不加“the”表示上学,加“the”只表示学校)
- In spite of this she often corrected me.尽管她这么说,可还是不断纠正我的话。
- In spite of this, I finally decided to go XiaMen.尽管这样,我还是决定去厦门。
- Although / Though she is at least 35 years old, …
Although the weather was terrible, we had a great trip. ⇒ In spite of / Despite the terrible weather, we had a great trip.
Although he is not handsome, I like him a lot. ⇒ Despite the fact that he is not handsome, I like him a lot. (写作替换 in spite of / despite the fact that = although/though)
| in spite of 不管,尽管 (“of” 为介词, 后面一定会加名词、代词或从句) |
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Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon.
have to 不得不(被动)
- She will have to go to school. 她将不得不去上学。
- will have to ✓ ⁄ will have got to × ⁄ will must × ⁄ must ✓
| must 必须(主动) | All this mail must be answered. 所有这些信件都必须回复。 |
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will have to 可以使用 must 替换,但must无法体现出其将来的时态。will have to 更强调了将来的必要性。
take part in 参加某一种活动
- take part in the race 参加比赛
- take part in a play
- take part in the party
| join sb./sth. 参加了某一种团体 |
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| attend v.随同,陪同;经常去;出席 |
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This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.
两种年龄的表达
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| She is eighteen years old. 她18岁 | She is a girl of eighteen. 她是一个18岁的女生 |
In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.
in + ( 颜色、衣服) 穿着…样的衣服,用介词短语取代动词,避免了一句话中出现两个动词
- The boy in green.
- in a bright red dress 鲜红色的连衣裙
- You look beautiful in the dress. ⇔ The dress looks beautiful on you.
- bright,orange-coloured dress 鲜艳的桔黄色衣服
| wear 穿着(状态) |
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| put on 穿上(动作) |
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| try on 试穿 |
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| dress sb. 给某人穿衣服 | Mum helps to dress the baby. 妈妈帮宝宝穿衣服。 |
| be dressed in 身着…(状态,后接衣物/颜色) |
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If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!'
ever adv. 曾经,从来,在任何时候
- It's raining worse than ever. 雨下得比以往都大。
| at any time 任何时候(时间副词) | The rain is getting heavier all the time. 雨下得比以往都大。 |
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grow up (人)成长
- These days kids grow up so quickly.如今孩子们成长得真快。
- Why don't you grow up? 你怎么就长不大呢?
| grown-up adj. 成年人 |
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当有人问你年龄时,你可以这样回答
- It is a secret.
- It is privacy.
- I forget it.