新概念英语1课文原文:Lesson 127 A famous actress 著名的女演员
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新概念英语1课文原文:Lesson 127 A famous actress 著名的女演员
KATE:Can you recognize that woman, Liz?
LIZ:I think I can, Kate.
It must be Karen Marsh, the actress.
KATE:I thought so.
Who's that beside her?
LIZ:That must be Conrad Reeves.
KATE:Conrad Reeves, the actor?
It can't be.
Let me have another look.
I think you're right!
Isn't he her third husband?
LIZ:No. He must be her fourth or fifth.
KATE:Doesn't Karen Marsh look old!
LIZ:She does, doesn't she!
I read she's twenty-nine,but she must be at least forty.
KATE:I'm sure she is.
LIZ:She was a famous actress when I was still at school.
KATE:That was a long time ago, wasn't it?
LIZ:Not that long ago!
I'm not more than twenty-nine myself.
New words and expressions 生词和短语
famous /'feiməs/ adj.著名的
actress /'æktris/ n.女演员
at least /ət-li:st/ 至少
actor /'æktə/ n.男演员
read /ri:d/(read /red/ ,read) v.通过阅读得知
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 在It must be Karen Marsh ... 这一句中,must be是英文中用来表示根据事实所作的推论,往往译为“一定”。must be的否定式是can't be,如Kate的话“It can't be.”是对Liz的推论(“That must be Conrad Reeves.”)的否定。同时,请注意这里的can't be(表示不可能)和第45课中I can't type this letter.(表示能力)的区别。
2 Who's that beside her?本句中that指人。
3 her fourth or fifth 后面省略了husband。
4 Not that long ago!
句中的that是副词,指像Kate所说的“那么”遥远,可译作“那样”,“那么”。课文中用斜体印刷表示一种强调,显然Liz对Kate的判断和对她本人年龄的估算很不满意。
参考译文
凯特:莉兹,你能认出那个女人吗?
莉兹:我想我认得出来,凯特。那一定是女演员卡伦·马什。
凯特:我也这样想。她旁边的那个人是谁?
莉兹:一定是康拉德·里弗斯。
凯特:康拉德·里弗斯,那个男演员吗?不可能是。让我再看一看。我想你是对的。他不是她的第3个丈夫吗?
莉兹:不,他一定是她的第4个或第5个丈夫。
凯特:卡伦看上去不显老嘛!
莉兹:是的,谁说不是呢!我从报上看到她是29岁,但她一定至少有40岁了。
凯特:我肯定她有40岁了。
莉兹:当我还是学生时,她就是个著名的演员了。
凯特:那是好久以前的事了,是吗?
莉兹:不,没有那么久。我自己现在还没29岁呢。