课文对话 · Food and talk 进餐与交谈（课本 Lesson 40，印刷页 182-185）
1Last week at a dinner party, the hostess /'həʊstɪs/ n. 女主人 asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.
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。
2Mrs. 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.
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。
3She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
当我在她身旁坐下来的时候，她甚至连头都没有抬一下。
4Her eyes were fixed /fɪkst/ v. 凝视 on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子，不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。
5I tried to make conversation.
我试图找个话题和她聊聊。
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?'
“一出新剧要来‘环球剧场’上演了，”我说，“您去看吗？”
7'No,' she answered.
“不，”她回答。
8'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?' I asked.
“您今年去国外度假吗？”我又问。
9'No,' she answered.
“不，”她回答。
10'Will you be staying in England?' I asked.
“您就呆在英国吗？”我问。
11'No,' she answered.
“不，”她回答。
12In despair /dɪ'speə/ n. 绝望, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
失望之中我问她饭是否吃得很满意。
13'Young man,' she answered, 'if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!'
“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。”
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