新概念英语第一册第127课【课文讲解】

世博英语Andy老师原创教程。未经世博英语书面授权，任何媒体和个人不得转载！

Lesson 127  A famous actress  著名的女演员

Listen to the tape then answer this question. Who is only twenty-nine, and why is it so unclear?
听录音，然后回答问题。谁只有29岁？为什么这件事如此含糊不清？

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.

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。