NCE英语-2Lesson 40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈

Last week at a dinner party, the hostess 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。

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. 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。

Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation. 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。

'A new play is coming to "The Globe" 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？”

'No,' she answered. “不，”她回答。

'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?' I asked. “您今年去国外度假吗？”我又问。

'No,' she answered. “不，”她回答。

'Will you be staying in England?' I asked. “您就呆在英国吗？”我问。

'No,' she answered. “不，”她回答。

In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. 失望之中我问她饭是否吃得满意。

'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，我们两个都会吃得好的！”

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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