Lesson 17 Always young 青春常驻My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage as a young girl. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen. In the play, she must appear in a bright red dress and long black stockings. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress. If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!'New words and expressions 生词和短语appear v. 登场，扮演stage n. 舞台bright adj. 鲜艳的stocking n. (女用)长筒袜sock n. 短袜参考译文我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演员，她至少也有35 岁了。
尽管如此，她却常在舞台上扮演小姑娘。
詹妮弗很快又要参加一个新剧的演出。
这一次，她将扮演一个17 岁的少女。
演出时她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜。
去年在演另一个剧时，她不得不穿短袜和一件鲜艳的橘红色的衣服。
一旦有人问起她有多大年纪，她总是回答：“亲爱的，长成大人真可怕啊！”1. Always young 青春常驻1) always [??:lweiz] adv.1. at all times; on every occasion 总是；每次都是:e.g. 她每次都是7:30 到。
She always arrives at 7:30. 她事事都迟到。
She' s always late for everything.我们并不总是这么忙！We're not always this busy!2. for a long time; since you can remember 一直；一贯e.g. 玛丽一直喜爱园艺。
Mary has always loved gardening. 我们一直是这样干的。
This is the way we've always done it.3. for all future time( 将) 永远e.g. 我将永远爱你。
I'll always love you.4. If you say a person is always doing sth. or something is always happening, you mean that they do it, or it happens, very often, and that this is annoying ( 讨厌地) 老是；一再e.g. 她老是批评我。
She's always criticizing me.那个电话总是响个不停。
That phone 's always ringing. 她老是将东西搬来搬去。
She was always moving things around.IDM: as always as usually happens or is expected 和往常一样；和料想的一样：e.g. 杰克和往常一样，上学又迟到了。
As always, Jack was late for school.2) you ng [j??] adj. (you nger [?j?? g ,?]you ngest [?j?? g is)]1. having lived or existed for only a short time; not fully developed 幼小的；未成熟的：e.g. 幼小的孩子/动物young children/animals 新成立的国家/公司a young country/company2. not yet old; not as old as others 年轻的；岁数不大的；相对年轻的：e.g. 年轻人young people他们结婚很早。
They married young. (=at an early age) 他母亲去世得早。
His mother died young.3. suitable or appropriate [??pr?upriit] for young people 年轻人的；青年的；适合青年人的：e.g. 年轻人的时尚/想法young fashion/ideas她穿的衣服显得过于年轻了。
The clothes she wears are much too young for her.IDM:1. not be getting any younger (spoken) used when you are commenting [?k?ment] that time is passing and that you, or sb. else, is growing older 老了；岁月不饶人2. young at heart thinking and behaving like a young person even when you are old 人老心不老n. [pl.] 1. (the young) young people considered as a group( 统称 )年轻人，青年人2. young animals of a particular type or that belong to a particular mother 幼崽；幼兽；幼鸟 youngster[?j??st? ] n. (informal) a young person or a child 年轻人 ; 少年 ; 儿童e.g. 这次活动是为 8 至 14 岁的少年儿童安排的。
The activity is for youngsters aged 8 to 14. 其他的孩子则没有这么幸运。
Other youngsters are not so lucky.1935 年时我还只是个孩子。
I was only a youngster in 1935.youth [ju ： e n. (pl. youths [ju ：ez])1. [u] the time of life when a person is young, esp. the time before a child becomes an adult青年 时期 (尤指成年以前 )：e.g. 他年轻时很有音乐天赋。
He had been a talented musician in his youth.2. [u] the quality or state of being young 青春 ;朝气;年轻 :e.g. 这个队如今既经验丰富又充满朝气。
The team is now a good mixture of experience and youth. 她在工作中能把朝气和经验结合在一起，这是很难得的。
She brings to the job a rare combination [?k?mbi?nei?? n] of youth and experience.3. (also the youth) [pl.] young people considered as a group ( 统称)青年，年轻人e.g. 当代青年 the youth of today 青年失业问题 youth unemployment 她对这个国家的青年一代没什么好影响。
She 'snot a very good influence on the youth of this country. youthful ['ju: e fl a ] dj.1. typical ( ['tipik ?l] adj. 典型的；有代表性的 ) of young people 年轻人的；青年的；青春的： e.g. 青春的激情 /活力 youthful enthusiasm/energy2. young or seeming younger than you are 年轻的；显得年轻的e.g. 她 65岁了，但显得非常年轻。
She 'sa very youthful 65.adv. youthfully n. [u] youthfulness2. My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be at least thirty-five years old. 是位演员，她至少也有 35 岁了。
1) -ess suffix (in nouns 构成名词)female 女…；雌…；母… actress ['? ktris] 女演员 actor 男演员：以-or ,-er 结尾， 是男性waitress ['we?tr ?s] 女服务员 princess 公主；王妃 goddess ['g ?d?s] 女神 lioness ['lai ?nis] ['lai ?nes] 母狮子host [h?ust]主人；东道主 hostess ['h ?? st ?s]女主人；女房东2) least det., pron. (usually the least) smallest in size, amount, degree, etc. 最小的；最少的；程 度最轻的 (little less least; many/much more most) e.g. 他虽然经验最少，却是最出色的老师。
He 'sthe best teacher, even though he has the least experience.这是我所能帮忙做的最起码的事。
It 's the least I can do to help.(= I feel I should do more) IDM:1. at the (very) least used after amounts to show that the amount is the lowest possible( 用于数量 之后 )至少；最少 我的姑姑詹妮弗 其他的例如：waiter 男服务员 prince 王子 god 神 lion 公狮子e.g. 这至少需要一年时间。