Lesson 17 Always young 青年常驻
1 appear [ə&`&piə] v.登场,扮演
2 stage [steidʒ] n.舞台
3 bright [brait] a.鲜艳的
4 stocking [&`&stɔkiŋ] n.(女用)长筒袜
5 sock [sɔk] n.短袜
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 asked her how old she is, she always answers, &`&My dear, it must be terrible to be grown up!&`&