苍穹的ScalersTalk第四轮新概念朗读持续力训练 Day 17 2018-12-18

练习材料：Lesson 17 Always young

My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl.

Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. 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!

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

衣物表述

a bright red dress/a bright, orange-coloured dress

long black stickings/short socks

（1）In spite of this... 尽管如此…　　

固定短语，意为“不管”、“‘尽管”，后面可以跟名词、代词或从句;　　In spite of the rain,they went on their journey.　尽管下雨，他们还是继续旅行。　　In spite of what you have said about her,she is much better than Mary.不管你说她什么，她比玛丽要好得多。

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

（3）in穿着，戴着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。　　

（4）Darling,it must be terrible to be grown up!亲爱的，长成大人真可怕啊!　　

* it为先行词，代替to be grown up，这个不定式是句子真正的主语。

*这句话的言外之意是她还没有长成大人，还是个小姑娘，因为她用的是表示推测的must(cf.本课语法)

练习感悟：

断了一天就会断很久，第三次重启。