17

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 mustbe 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！”

魔乐岛蒙学•新概念英语第二册（17）