新概念第二册 Lesson 40 Food and talk

　　Lesson 40 Food and talk

　　进餐与交谈

　　First listen and then answer the question.

　　听录音，然后回答以下问题。

　　Was Mrs. Rumbold a good companion at dinner?

　　Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation.

　　“A new play is coming to ‘The Globe’ soon,” I said. “Will you be seeing it?”

　　"No,” she answered.

　　“Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?” I asked.

　　“No,” she answered.

　　“Will you be staying in England?” I asked.

　　“No,” she answered.

　　In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.

　　“Young man, ”she answered, “if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!”

　　New words and expressions 生词和短语

　　hostess n. 女主人

　　unsmiling adj. 不笑的，严肃的

　　tight adj. 紧身的

　　fix v. 凝视

　　globe n. 地球

　　despair n. 绝望

　　参考译文

　　在上星期的一次宴会上，女主人安排我坐在兰伯尔德夫人的身旁。兰伯尔德夫人是一位身材高大、表情严肃的女人，穿一件紧身的黑衣服。当我在她身旁坐下来的时候，她甚至连头都没有抬一下。她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子，不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。我试图找个话题和她聊聊。

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