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Lesson127 A famous actress

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Lesson127 A famous actress

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

Kate:   Can you recognize that woman, Millie?
Millie: I think I can, Kate. It must be Karen Marsh1, the actress.
Kate:   I thought so. Who’s that beside her?
Millie:   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?
Millie:  No, He must be her fourth or fifth.
Kate:    Doesn’t Karen Marsh look old!
Millie:  She does, doesn’t she! I read she’s twenty-nine, but she must be at least forty.
Kate:     I’m sure she is.
Millie:    She was a famous actress when I was still a schoolgirl.
Kate:      That was a long time ago, wasn’t it?
Millie:   Not that long ago! I’m not more than twenty-nine myself.

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recognize
beside   [bɪ'saɪd]  prep. 在旁边
famous adj. 著名的
actress n. 女演员
at least  至少
actor  n. 男演员
read (read, read)  v. 通过阅读得知
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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.马会。
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。