1Lesson17Alwaysyoung青春常驻MyauntJenniferisanactress.Shemustbeatleastthirty-fiveyearsold.Inspiteofthis,sheoftenappearsonthestageasayounggirl.Jenniferwillhavetotakepartinanewplaysoon.Thistime,shewillbeagirlofseventeen.Intheplay,shemustappearinabrightreddressandlongblackstockings.Lastyearinanotherplay,shehadtowearshortsocksandabright,orange-coloureddress.Ifanyoneeverasksherhowoldsheis,shealwaysanswers,'Darling,itmustbeterribletobegrownup!'Newwordsandexpressions生词和短语appearv.登场，扮演stagen.舞台brightadj.鲜艳的stockingn.（女用）长筒袜sockn.短袜参考译文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！”1.Alwaysyoung青春常驻1)always[??:lweiz]adv.1.atalltimes;oneveryoccasion总是；每次都是:e.g.她每次都是7:30到。Shealwaysarrivesat7:30.她事事都迟到。She’salwayslateforeverything.我们并不总是这么忙！We’renotalwaysthisbusy!2.foralongtime;sinceyoucanremember一直；一贯e.g.玛丽一直喜爱园艺。Maryhasalwayslovedgardening.我们一直是这样干的。Thisisthewaywe’vealwaysdoneit.3.forallfuturetime(将)永远e.g.我将永远爱你。I’llalwaysloveyou.4.Ifyousayapersonisalwaysdoingsth.orsomethingisalwayshappening,youmeanthattheydoit,orithappens,veryoften,andthatthisisannoying(讨厌地)老是；一再e.g.她老是批评我。She’salwayscriticizingme.那个电话总是响个不停。Thatphone’salwaysringing.她老是将东西搬来搬去。Shewasalwaysmovingthingsaround.IDM:asalwaysasusuallyhappensorisexpected和往常一样；和料想的一样：e.g.杰克和往常一样，上学又迟到了。Asalways,Jackwaslateforschool.2)young[j??]adj.(younger[?j??ɡ?],youngest[?j??ɡist])1.havinglivedorexistedforonlyashorttime;notfullydeveloped幼小的；未成熟的：e.g.幼小的孩子/动物youngchildren/animals新成立的国家/公司ayoungcountry/company2.notyetold;notasoldasothers年轻的；岁数不大的；相对年轻的：e.g.年轻人youngpeople他们结婚很早。Theymarriedyoung.(=atanearlyage)他母亲去世得早。Hismotherdiedyoung.3.suitableorappropriate[??pr?upriit]foryoungpeople年轻人的；青年的；适合青年人的：e.g.年轻人的时尚/想法youngfashion/ideas2她穿的衣服显得过于年轻了。Theclothesshewearsaremuchtooyoungforher.IDM:1.notbegettinganyyounger(spoken)usedwhenyouarecommenting[?k?ment]thattimeispassingandthatyou,orsb.else,isgrowingolder老了；岁月不饶人2.youngatheartthinkingandbehavinglikeayoungpersonevenwhenyouareold人老心不老n.[pl.]1.(theyoung)youngpeopleconsideredasagroup(统称)年轻人，青年人2.younganimalsofaparticulartypeorthatbelongtoaparticularmother幼崽；幼兽；幼鸟youngster[?j??st?]n.(informal)ayoungpersonorachild年轻人;少年;儿童e.g.这次活动是为8至14岁的少年儿童安排的。Theactivityisforyoungstersaged8to14.其他的孩子则没有这么幸运。Otheryoungstersarenotsolucky.1935年时我还只是个孩子。Iwasonlyayoungsterin1935.youth[ju:θ]n.(pl.youths[ju:ez])1.[u]thetimeoflifewhenapersonisyoung,esp.thetimebeforeachildbecomesanadult青年时期(尤指成年以前)：e.g.他年轻时很有音乐天赋。Hehadbeenatalentedmusicianinhisyouth.2.[u]thequalityorstateofbeingyoung青春;朝气;年轻:e.g.这个队如今既经验丰富又充满朝气。Theteamisnowagoodmixtureofexperienceandyouth.她在工作中能把朝气和经验结合在一起，这是很难得的。Shebringstothejobararecombination[?k?mbi?nei??n]ofyouthandexperience....
