課文詳注 Further notes on the text

1．She must be at least thirty-five years old. 她至少也有35歲了。

（1）at least 是一固定短語，表示“至少”：

He borrowed at least five books from the library.

他從圖書館至少借了5本書。

If you can't clean the car, you can at least help me to clean it.

假如你不能擦車，你至少可以幫我擦。

（2）我們已學過兩種年齡表示法。一種是“數字+years old”，作表語：

My father is fifty-seven, years old now.

我父親現在已57歲了。

另一種是“數字+ -year-old”，作定語：

Last week, my four-year-old daughter, Sally, was in

vited to a children's party.

上周，我4歲的女兒薩莉應邀去參加一個兒童晚會。

2．In spite of this…
盡管如此……

（1）in spite of為固定短語，意為“不管”、“盡管”，后面可以跟名詞、代詞或從句：

In spite of the rain, they went on their journey.

盡管下雨，他們還是繼續旅行。

In spite of what you have said about her, she is much better than Mary.

不管你說她什么，她比瑪麗要好得多。

（2）this 代指上句話，即“她至少也有35歲”這個事實。

3．This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. 這一次，她將扮演一個17歲的少女。

be在這里是“扮演”的意思：

Tonight, Karen Marsh is Helen.

今晚卡倫·馬什扮演海倫。

4．In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. 演出時她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長筒襪。

（1）in在這句話中表示“穿著”、“戴著”：

The girl in red over there is my neighbour.

那邊那個穿紅衣服的女孩是我的鄰居。

John was in a black dress this morning.

約翰今天上午穿的是件黑衣服。

（2）dress 一般指連衣裙、套裙，也可以指外穿的衣服或特定場合穿的禮服：

Everyone is in evening dress tonight.

今晚大家都穿了晚禮服。

5．Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up! 親愛的，長成大人真可怕啊！

（1）it 為先行詞，代替 to be grown up，這個不定式是句子真正的主語。再如：

it is a pleasant thing to have many friends.

有許多朋友是件令人愉悅的事。

（2）這句話的言外之意是她還沒有長成大人，還是個小姑娘，因為她用的是表示推測的 must。（cf. 本課語法）

語法 Grammar in use

情態助動詞 must

（1） must 一般譯為“必須”，可以表示“必要”、“命令或強制”、“邀請”、“決心”、“不可推卸的責任”等多種含義。它沒有時態和人稱變化，通常只用于現在時和將來時。在其他時態中，must的有些含義可以由have to或 have got to來補足。這 3種形式一般可以互換，但彼此是有差別的。用于第一人稱時，have to和have got to強調客觀的要求或外在的原因，must則強調主觀的要求或表示說話的人認為自己有權做某事：

I have to look after the baby.

我得照管這孩子。（因為客觀原因）

I must see the boss.

1．要害句型練習答案

A She must be(1.1); Jennifer will have to take(1.3); she must appear(1.4); she had to wear(11.5-6); it must be terrible(11.7-8)

C 1 You must/will have to see a doctor.

2 Must you/Do you have to make so much noise?

3 She said we must/had to/would have to stay here.

4 I must/have to have some help.

8 I've had to go out last night.

2．難點練習答案

A 1 in the position of 2 because 3 At the time when

B 1 grow 2 suit 3 costume 4 dress

3．多項選擇題答案

1d 2b 3b 4d 5c 6c

7b 8a 9a 10c 11a 12d