新概念英语第二册音频+视频讲解：Lesson 17

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Lesson 17

Always young
青春常驻

First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Why doesn t Aunt Jennifer tell anyone how old she is?

My aunt Jennifer is an actress.
我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演员，

She must be at least thirty-five years old.
她至少也有35岁了。

In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
尽管如此，她却常在舞台上扮演小姑娘。

Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon.
詹妮弗很快又要参加一个新剧的演出。

This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.
这一次，她将扮演一个17岁的少女。

In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings.
演出时她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜。

Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress.
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。

If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers,  Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!
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！”

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