全文 13 句（男女对话）· 6 个生词和短语（加粗 + 红色音标 / 词性 / 释义）
作者1. Last week at a dinner party, the hostess /'həʊstɪs/ n. 女主人 asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.
作者2. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling /ˌʌn'smaɪlɪŋ/ adj. 不笑的，严肃的 lady in a tight /taɪt/ adj. 紧身的 black dress.
作者3. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
作者4. Her eyes were fixed /fɪkst/ v. 凝视 on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
作者5. I tried to make conversation.
作者6. 'A new play is coming to "The Globe /ɡləʊb/ n. 地球（the - 环球剧场）" soon,' I said. 'Will you be seeing it?'
兰伯尔德夫人7. 'No,' she answered.
作者8. 'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?' I asked.
兰伯尔德夫人9. 'No,' she answered.
作者10. 'Will you be staying in England?' I asked.
兰伯尔德夫人11. 'No,' she answered.
作者12. In despair /dɪ'speə/ n. 绝望, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
兰伯尔德夫人13. 'Young man,' she answered, 'if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!'
作者1. 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。
作者2. 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。
作者3. 当我在她身旁坐下来的时候，她甚至连头都没有抬一下。
作者4. 她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子，不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。
作者5. 我试图找个话题和她聊聊。
作者6. “一出新剧要来‘环球剧场’上演了，”我说，“您去看吗？”
兰伯尔德夫人7. “不，”她回答。
作者8. “您今年去国外度假吗？”我又问。
兰伯尔德夫人9. “不，”她回答。
作者10. “您就呆在英国吗？”我问。
兰伯尔德夫人11. “不，”她回答。
作者12. 失望之中我问她饭是否吃得很满意。
兰伯尔德夫人13. “年轻人，”她回答说，“如果你多吃点，少说点，我们俩都会吃得很满意。”