全文 8 句（男女对话）· 5 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. My aunt Jennifer is an actress.
作者2. She must be at least thirty-five years old.
作者3. In spite of this, she often appears /əˈpɪəz/ v. 登场，扮演 on the stage /steɪdʒ/ n. 舞台 as a young girl.
作者4. Jennifer will have to take part in a new play soon.
作者5. This time, she will be a girl of seventeen.
作者6. In the play, she must appear in a bright /braɪt/ adj. 鲜艳的 red dress and long black stockings /ˈstɒkɪŋz/ n. （女用）长筒袜.
作者7. Last year in another play, she had to wear short socks /sɒks/ n. 短袜 and a bright, orange-coloured dress.
作者8. If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!'
作者1. 我的姑妈珍妮弗是位演员。
作者2. 她至少有 35 岁了。
作者3. 尽管如此，她却常在舞台上扮演小姑娘。
作者4. 珍妮弗很快又要参加一个新剧的演出。
作者5. 这一次，她将扮演一个 17 岁的少女。
作者6. 演出时她必须穿一条鲜红色的裙子和黑色的长筒袜。
作者7. 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。
作者8. 一旦有人问她有多大年纪，她总是回答：“亲爱的，长成大人真可怕啊！”