新概念英語第二冊英音版40:Food and Talk

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Lesson 40
    第40課
    Food and Talk
    進(jìn)餐與交談
    First listen and then answer the question.
    聽錄音,然后回答以下問題。
    Was Mrs. Rumbold a good companion at dinner?
    蘭伯爾德夫人在宴會(huì)上舉止得體嗎?
    Last week at a dinner party,
    在上星期的宴會(huì)上,
    the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.
    女主人安排我坐在蘭伯爾德夫人的身旁。
    Mrs. Rumbold was a large,
    蘭伯爾德夫人是一位身材高大、
    unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
    表情嚴(yán)肅的女人,穿一件緊身的黑衣服。
    She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
    當(dāng)我在她身旁坐下來的時(shí)候,她甚至連頭都沒有抬一下。
    Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time,
    她的眼睛盯著自己的盤子,
    she was busy eating.
    不一會(huì)兒就忙著吃起來了。
    I tried to make conversation.
    我試圖找個(gè)話題和她聊聊。
    A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon,'
    “一出新劇要來‘環(huán)球劇場’上演了,”
    I said. 'Will you be seeing it?'
    我說,“您去看嗎?”
    No,' she answered.
    “不,”她回答。
    Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?' I asked.
    “您今年去國外度假嗎?”我又問。
    No,' she answered.
    “不,”她回答。
    Will you be staying in England?' I asked.
    “您就呆在英國嗎?”我問。
    No,' she answered.
    “不,”她回答。
    In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
    失望之中我問她飯是否吃得滿意。
    Young man,' she answered,
    “年輕人,”她回答說,
    if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!'
    “如果你多吃點(diǎn),少說點(diǎn),我們兩個(gè)都會(huì)吃得好的!”