新概念英語自學(xué)故事:進(jìn)餐與交談

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    Food and talk
    進(jìn)餐與交談
    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!"
    參考譯文
    在上星期的一次宴會(huì)上,女主人安排我坐在蘭伯爾德夫人的身旁。蘭伯爾德夫人是一位身材高大、表情嚴(yán)肅的女人,穿一件緊身的黑衣服。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。她的眼睛盯著自己的盤子,不一會(huì)兒就忙著吃起來了。我試圖找個(gè)話題和她聊聊。
    “一出新劇要來‘環(huán)球劇場(chǎng)’上演了,”我說,“您去看嗎?”
    “不,”她回答。
    “您今年去國外度假嗎?”我又問。
    “不,”她回答。
    “您就呆在英國嗎?”我問。
    “不,”她回答。
    失望之中我問她飯是否吃得滿意。
    “年輕人,”她回答說,“如果你多吃點(diǎn),少說點(diǎn),我們兩個(gè)都會(huì)吃得好的!”
    語法歸納:虛擬語氣
    一句話總結(jié):虛擬語氣只用于非真實(shí)條件句中,表達(dá)假設(shè)的或?qū)崿F(xiàn)可能性不大的情況,通常表達(dá)的只是一種愿望、假設(shè)、懷疑或是推測(cè)。
    條件從句時(shí)態(tài)→ 主句時(shí)態(tài)
    與現(xiàn)在事實(shí)相反:一般過去時(shí)→ should / would / could / might + 動(dòng)詞原形
    與將來事實(shí)相反:should.動(dòng)詞原形→ should / would / could / might + 動(dòng)詞原形
    與過去事實(shí)相反:過去完成時(shí)→ should / would / could / might + have + 過去分詞
    If we left now, we should arrive at the Capital Airport on time.
    如果我們現(xiàn)在就走,我們應(yīng)該可以準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)首都機(jī)場(chǎng)。
    If it should rain tomorrow, we would call off the game.
    明天萬一下雨,我們就取消比賽。