Why doesnt Aunt Jennifer tell anyone how old she is?
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 生詞和短語
appear v. 登場,扮演
stage n. 舞臺
bright adj. 鮮艷的
stocking n. (女用)長筒襪
sock n. 短襪
我的姑姑詹妮弗是位演員,她至少也有35歲了。盡管如此,她卻常在舞臺上扮演小姑娘。詹妮弗很快又要參加一個新劇的演出。這一次,她將扮演一個17歲的少女。演出時她必須穿一條鮮紅色的裙子和黑色的長筒襪。去年在演另一個劇時,她不得不穿短襪和一件鮮艷的橘紅色的衣服。一旦有人問起她有多大年紀,她總是回答:“親愛的,長成大人真可怕啊!”