課文內(nèi)容:
My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at leastthirty-five years old. In spite of this, she oftenappears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer willhave to take part in a new play soon. This time, shewill be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she mustappear in a bright red dress and long blackstockings. Last year in another play, she had towear short socks and a bright, orange-coloureddress. If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, ‘My dear, it mustbe terrible to be grown up!'
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7.Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloureddress.
去年,在另一部戲里,她不得不穿短襪和一件鮮艷的橘黃色衣服。
語言點(diǎn)1 last year是過去時(shí)間狀語,所以句中用have to的過去式had to。
1)“had to (have to的過去式)+動(dòng)詞原形”表示過去不得不做某事:had to wear (過去) 不得不穿;hadto finish(過去)不得不完成
試譯:今天早上,我不得不等了他三個(gè)小時(shí)。
This morning I had to wait for him for 3 hours.
2)have to的否定形式:don’t have to。注意:haven’t to是錯(cuò)誤的表達(dá)。
You don’t have to go there.你不是必須要去那兒。
3)had to的否定形式:didn’t have to。注意:hadn’t to是錯(cuò)誤的表達(dá)。
語言點(diǎn)2 bright, orange-coloured dress中有一個(gè)逗號,在此沒有實(shí)際的意義,兩個(gè)形容詞都用來修飾dress.
8.If anyone ever asked her how old she is, she always answers, ‘My dear, it must beterrible to be grown up!'
一旦有人問她有多大年紀(jì),她總是回答:“親愛的,長大成人真可怕啊! ”
語言點(diǎn)1 此句中if引導(dǎo)真實(shí)條件句,主句用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表示將來。
語言點(diǎn)2 grow v.生長;grow up長大;grown up長大成人(grown為grow的過去分詞)