Lesson127 A famous actress

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.

New words and expressions 生词和短语

famous adj. 著名的

actress n. 女演员

at least 至少

actor n. 男演员

read v. 通过阅读得知

参考译文：

凯特：利兹，你能认出那个女人么？

利兹：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。她旁边那个人是谁？

利兹：一定是康拉德 里弗斯。

凯特：康拉德 里弗斯， 那个男演员么？ 不可能是。 让我在看看。我想你是对的。

      他不是她的第三任丈夫么？

利兹：不，他一定是她的第四任或第五任丈夫。

凯特：卡伦看上去可够老的。

利兹：是的，谁说不是呢！我从报上看她是29岁，但她一定只是有40岁了。

凯特：我肯定她有40岁了。

利兹：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，是么？

利兹：不，没有那么久。 我自己现在还没有29岁呢。

Comprehension:

1. Kate is with Liz， isn't she ?

2. Can't Liz recoginize Karen Marsh?

3. Who is Karen Marsh?

4. Who is the man beside Karen Marsh?

5. Is he Karen Marsh's third or fourth husband?

6. How old does Liz think Karen Marsh is ?

7. Why does Liz say Karen Marsh must be at least forty?

8. Does Kate think that was a long time ago ?

9. How old is Liz now ?

Asking questions:

1. Ask me if Liz recognized Karen Marsh.

   How...?

2. Ask me if Karen Marsh has had a lot of husband.

   How many...?

3. Ask me if Conrad is her fifth husband.

  Which...?

4. Ask me if Karen must be forty.

   How old ...?

5. Ask me if Liz is twenty -nine.

   How old is Liz?

Lesson 128  He can't be ... 他不可能是...... He must be ... 他肯定是......

1. He can't be ill. He must be tired.

2. It can't be my new hat. It must be my old one.

3. She can't be Danish.  She must be Swedish.

4. He can't be a dentist. He must be a doctor.

5. She can't be forty. She must be fifty.

6. It can't be the 20th.  It must be the 21st.

7. He can't be the youngest . He must be the oldest.

8. He can't be reading . He must be sleeping.

Written exercise:书面练习。

A. Rewrite these sentences, using either has to or I think he is probably...

仿照例句，使用has to 或I think he is probably...改写以下句子。

Examples:

He must be home before six o'clock.

He has to be home before six o'clock.

He must be tired.

I think he is probably tired.

1. He must be here at six o'clock.

2. He must be busy.

3. He must be at the office early tomorrow.

4. He must be sleeping.

5. He must be French.

6. He must be in France next week.

7. He must be an engineer.

B. Write new sentences:模仿例句改写下列句子。

Example: I think she's Danish.

I don't think so. She can't be Danish.

She must be Swedish.

1. I think she's Italian. (Greek)

2. I think he's English. (American)

3. I think they are Canadian. (Australian）

4. I think he's a mechanic. (engineer)

5. I think he's a bus conductor.(bus driver)

6. I think he's a sales rep. ( the boss）

7. I think he's twenty-four. (thirty）

8. I think they're five. (seven）

9. I think he's seventy-six. (over eighty)

10. I think It's the 21st today. (20th)