詞匯]（5）
famous adj. 的
actress n. 女演員
at least 至少
actor n. 男演員
read (read/read) v. 通過閱讀得知
★famous adj. 的
① adj. 的；出名的
She’s a very famous actress.
be famous for 以……而出名
She is famous for her beauty.
be famous as 作為……而出名
He is famous as a writer.
fame n. 名譽(yù)，名聲
② adj.（口）第一流的；極好的
To my surprise, he had a famous appetite. 讓我感到驚訝的是，他有著極好的胃口。
This is famous weather for a stroll. 這是散步理想的天氣。
★at least 至少
① 至少
This antique vase is worth at least 20,000. 這只古花瓶至少價(jià)值兩萬英鎊。
At least, you should consider our suggestions. 至少你應(yīng)該考慮一下我們的建議。
② 反正；無論如何；不管怎樣
He has no plans to go abroad yet, at least as far as I know.
他尚未有出國的計(jì)劃，至少據(jù)我所知是這樣的。
That party wasn’t exciting at all, but at least it filled the time.
那個(gè)聚會(huì)一點(diǎn)兒都不令人興奮，但不管怎樣，它使人打發(fā)了那段時(shí)光。
[語法]
表示猜測(cè)和推斷的情態(tài)助動(dòng)詞must和can’t
表示有客觀事實(shí)作為依據(jù)的推測(cè)和判斷的常用形式是must和can’t。它們一般與系動(dòng)詞be連用?？隙ǖ耐茢嘤胢ust be來表示，否定的推斷用can’t be來表示，而不用mustn’t。
He can’t be a doctor. He must be a dentist. 他肯定不是一個(gè)醫(yī)生。他肯定是個(gè)牙醫(yī)。
表示對(duì)現(xiàn)在的猜測(cè)和推斷：
He can’t be shaving. He must be having a bath. 他不可能在剃胡子。他一定是在洗澡。
表示對(duì)過去的猜測(cè)和推斷，用must have been表示肯定的推斷，用can’t have been來表示否定的推斷，如后面跟進(jìn)行時(shí)則表示對(duì)過去正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作的猜測(cè)。
She can’t have been 29. She must have been 36.
她那時(shí)肯定不會(huì)是29歲，她一定36歲了。
He can’t have been reading. He must have been sleeping.
他那時(shí)肯定不是在看書，他準(zhǔn)是在睡覺。
[課文]
KATE: Can you recognize that woman, Liz?
LIZ: I think I can, Kate.
It must be Karen Marsh, the actress.
KATE: I though so.
Who's that beside her?
LIZ: That must be Conrad Reeves.
KATE: Conrad Reeves, the actor?
It's 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.
[課文注釋]
1、I thought so.
so是代詞，意為“這樣”、“如此”。I think so.的否定句為I don’t think so.
I hope so. 我希望如此。
I expect so. 我期待如此。
I told you so. 我這么告訴過你的。
2、I’m not more than twenty-nine myself.
其中not more than是“不超過”、“不到”的意思。
famous adj. 的
actress n. 女演員
at least 至少
actor n. 男演員
read (read/read) v. 通過閱讀得知
★famous adj. 的
① adj. 的；出名的
She’s a very famous actress.
be famous for 以……而出名
She is famous for her beauty.
be famous as 作為……而出名
He is famous as a writer.
fame n. 名譽(yù)，名聲
② adj.（口）第一流的；極好的
To my surprise, he had a famous appetite. 讓我感到驚訝的是，他有著極好的胃口。
This is famous weather for a stroll. 這是散步理想的天氣。
★at least 至少
① 至少
This antique vase is worth at least 20,000. 這只古花瓶至少價(jià)值兩萬英鎊。
At least, you should consider our suggestions. 至少你應(yīng)該考慮一下我們的建議。
② 反正；無論如何；不管怎樣
He has no plans to go abroad yet, at least as far as I know.
他尚未有出國的計(jì)劃，至少據(jù)我所知是這樣的。
That party wasn’t exciting at all, but at least it filled the time.
那個(gè)聚會(huì)一點(diǎn)兒都不令人興奮，但不管怎樣，它使人打發(fā)了那段時(shí)光。
[語法]
表示猜測(cè)和推斷的情態(tài)助動(dòng)詞must和can’t
表示有客觀事實(shí)作為依據(jù)的推測(cè)和判斷的常用形式是must和can’t。它們一般與系動(dòng)詞be連用?？隙ǖ耐茢嘤胢ust be來表示，否定的推斷用can’t be來表示，而不用mustn’t。
He can’t be a doctor. He must be a dentist. 他肯定不是一個(gè)醫(yī)生。他肯定是個(gè)牙醫(yī)。
表示對(duì)現(xiàn)在的猜測(cè)和推斷：
He can’t be shaving. He must be having a bath. 他不可能在剃胡子。他一定是在洗澡。
表示對(duì)過去的猜測(cè)和推斷，用must have been表示肯定的推斷，用can’t have been來表示否定的推斷，如后面跟進(jìn)行時(shí)則表示對(duì)過去正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作的猜測(cè)。
She can’t have been 29. She must have been 36.
她那時(shí)肯定不會(huì)是29歲，她一定36歲了。
He can’t have been reading. He must have been sleeping.
他那時(shí)肯定不是在看書，他準(zhǔn)是在睡覺。
[課文]
KATE: Can you recognize that woman, Liz?
LIZ: I think I can, Kate.
It must be Karen Marsh, the actress.
KATE: I though so.
Who's that beside her?
LIZ: That must be Conrad Reeves.
KATE: Conrad Reeves, the actor?
It's 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.
[課文注釋]
1、I thought so.
so是代詞，意為“這樣”、“如此”。I think so.的否定句為I don’t think so.
I hope so. 我希望如此。
I expect so. 我期待如此。
I told you so. 我這么告訴過你的。
2、I’m not more than twenty-nine myself.
其中not more than是“不超過”、“不到”的意思。