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Lesson 17 Always young 青年常驻

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 asked her how old she is, she always answers, 'My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!'

• in spite of
• on the stage
• appear as
• take part in a play
• ever 任何时候, 从来.
• be terrible to be
• grow up 长大; grown-up ajd. 长大的; n.成人

From Jennifer's View:

I am Jennifer and I am an actress. I am thirty-six years old but my age is a secret because I always appear on the stage as a teenager. Last year, I had to act a girl who wore short socks and a bright orange-colored dress in a play. Next week, I will act as a girl of seventeen and I must be in a bright red dress and black long socks[=> stockings]. I always say that it is terrible to be grown up if someone asked me how old I am.

Knowledges

• 长筒袜 long stockings

From Jennifer's husband's View:

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！”

My name is Puppy and my wife is Jennifer who is an actress. I am forty while she is thirty-six years old this year. In spite of this, people always take[=> make] mistake that she is my grandgirl when we walk together along, for she appears as a seventeen-year-old girl but I look like an old man. She often shows on stage as a young girl in exaggerated bright dress. I am older one by one year but she is eighteen forver.

Knowledges

• while 两件事同时发生, 这里还是用and比较好
• make a mistake
• exaggerated [ɪg'zædʒ.ə.reɪtid]
• 最后一句重写 I am getting older year by year but she is always eighteen.

Remembers

• in spite of: You use in spite of to introduce a fact which makes the rest of the statement you are making seem surprising.

In spite of the problems they’ve faced, they are happy with the life they lead.

Their love of life comes in spite of, almost in defiance of, considerable hardship. 尽管面临众多的艰难困苦，他们还是几乎义无反顾地表现出了对生活的热爱。

• If you do something in spite of yourself, you do it although you did not really intend to or expect to.

She was deeply moved and in spite of herself could not help showing it. 她被深深地打动了，禁不住为之动容。

• grow up 长大; grown-up ajd. 长大的; n.成人

(作文时间: 2016年12月30日, 耗时: 100分钟)

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