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 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
| at least 至少, 最少 | at most 最多 |
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In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
| in spite of 不管,尽管 (“of” 为介词, 后面一定会加名词、代词或从句) | in spite of this 尽管如此 |
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Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon.
| have to 不得不(被动) | must 必须(主动) |
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| She will have to go to school. 她将不得不去上学。 | All this mail must be answered. 所有这些信件都必须回复。 |
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。
| join sb./sth. 参加了某一种团体 | take part in 参加某一种活动 | 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
| 表语 | 定语 |
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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
- bright,orange-coloured dress 鲜艳的桔黄色衣服
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 | at any time 任何时候(时间副词) |
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| It's raining worse than ever. 雨下得比以往都大。 | The rain is heavier all the time. 雨下得比以往都大。 |
| grown-up adj. 成年人 | grow up (人)成长 |
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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.