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 asks her how old she is,she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!'
我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演员，她至少也有35岁了。尽管如此，她却常在舞台上扮演小姑娘。詹妮弗很快又要参加一个新剧的演出。这一次，她将扮演一个17岁的少女。演出时她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜。去年在演另一个剧时，她不得不穿短袜和一件鲜艳的橘红色的衣服。一旦有人问起她有多大年纪，她总是回答：“亲爱的，长成大人真可怕啊！”

【课文讲解】
1、My aunt Jennifer is an actress.
以-ess结尾的是女性；以-or、-er结尾的是男性
actor 男演员
actress 女演员
waiter 男服务员
waitress 女服务员
lion 公狮子
lioness 母狮子
2、She must be at least thirty-five years old.
年龄的两种表示方法：
① 数字+years old 作表语
thirty-five years old三十五岁
② 数字+-year-old，作定语
my four-year-old daughter
must + 动词原形 不得不, 必须；(对现在的)推测
She must be a model.
She is fifteen years old. 她五岁了
She must be at most fifteen years old. 她最多十五岁
She must be at least fifteen years old. 她至少十五岁
at least 至少, 最少
at most 最多

3、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
In spite of this, I still like school.（school前不加“the”表示上学，加“the”只表示学校）
4、Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon.
join 参加了某一种团体
join sb./sth.
join the army 参军
join the party 入党
join us (口语)加入我们(这个团体)中来
take part in参加某一种活动
take part in the race参加比赛
attend 出席
attend the meeting参加会议, 出席会议
attend the party出席宴会
attend the class 上课
Thank you for your attending.谢谢大家的出席
Thank you for your listening. 谢谢大家的听讲
5、This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.
两种年龄的表达：
She is eighteen years old.
She is a girl of eighteen.

6、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
7、If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!'
ever = at any time任何时候(时间副词)
it must be一定……(表示推测)
grown-up adj. 成年人
be grown-up作为一个成年人
grow up (人)成长
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.

一问一答Do you prefer to read newspapers or watch TV to get your news?
I prefer to watch TV because I can see the vivid pictures on TV and in this
way, I can usually understand news better than reading newspapers.

Is your hometown famous for anything?
My hometown is famous for the Longjing tea. It’s only for the emperor in the past because of the good taste and quality. Nowadays, both Chinese and foreign people can enjoy it. However, the price is pretty high because of the fame.

What books did you like to read in your childhood?
When I was a child, I loved cartoon books because the vivid illustrations could always make me feel that the stories were alive in front of me. I still remember the book my mom bought me when I was five. It’s called the boasting king. I still remember all the details in that book.

What's your favorite animal? (Why?) Do you have pets at home?
I like many animals, like rabbits, dogs, and cats. When I was a child, I
always wanted to have a pet, but my mother felt it was too much trouble to
take care of them. Now I also feel Im too busy to have a pet. Maybe when I
get old, Ill get one as a member in my family.

The most importent thing is to enjoy your life-to be happy-it's all that matters.

Please don't see me off.The journey I'm walking on alone is lonely and dangerous.
请不要为我送行。我即将独自踏上的旅途是孤独且布满荆棘的。

I will always keep my eyes wide open so that I can know everything in your heart.
我会一直睁大眼睛 这样的话 我就能读出你心底的一切了。

Where do you buy your clothes? How often do you buy clothes? What styles
of clothes do you like to buy?
I usually by my clothes at a shopping mall near my home. I care about the
quality of clothes and I want to wear comfortable ones so I would usually
buy good brand casual clothes. Since I dont want to spend a lot of time
shopping, I would go shopping once every two months and buy enough
clothes to wear for the whole season.

How do you manage your time?
I would keep my schedule in a calendar note book, so that I would know what I need to do each day or even each week. It’s a good way to see how much time I’m spending on certain things.

I love the way of rain drops falling on the leaves because that is the way you loved me .
我喜欢雨滴落在树叶上的方式 因为你也曾经这样爱过我。

I miss you. I miss you. I miss you. Even if let me say this one thousand times,I will never get tired of it.
我想你 我想你 我想你呀 即使让我说一千遍我也永远不会厌倦。

Look at the stars in the sky,that's all my wishes especiallly for you.
你看到夜空中的星星了么 那都是专属于你 我的祝福啊。

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NEC2 lesson18.After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag. I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there! As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.'Did you have a good meal?" he asked.

'Yes, thank you,' I answered, 'but I can't pay the bill. I haven't got my bag.'The landlord smiled and immediately went out. In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.'I'm very sorry,' he said. 'My dog had taken in into the garden. He often does this!
我在一家乡村小酒店吃过午饭后，就找我的提包。我曾把它放在门边的椅子上，可这会儿不见了！当我正在寻找时，酒店老板走了进来。“您吃得好吗？”他问。“很好，谢谢。”我回答，“但我付不了帐，我的提包没有了。”酒店老板笑了笑，马上走了出去。一会儿工夫他拿着我的提包回来了，把它还给了我。“实在抱歉，”他说，“我的狗把它弄到花园里去了，他常干这种事！”

【课文讲解】
1、After I had had lunch at a village pub, I looked for my bag.
Pub是public house（酒店，酒店）的缩写
Let’s go to the pub for a drink.
2、I had left it on a chair beside the door and now it wasn't there!
leave除了“离去，离开，出发”的意思，还可以表示“把（人、物）留下，遗留，丢下”等。
Have you left anything in the car?
3、'I'm very sorry,' he said. 'My dog had taken in into the garden. He often does this!'
he指店主的狗，英语国家人士常用人称代词he或she指自己喂养的宠物。