2019-11-19

练习材料

Lesson40 Food and talk

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!'

/ˈlɛsən/40 /fud/ /ənd/ /tɔk/

/læst/ /wik/ /ət/ /ə/ /ˈdɪnər/-/ˈpɑrti/, /ðə/ /ˈhoʊstəs/ /æskt/ /mi/ /tə/ /sɪt/ /nɛkst/ /tə/ /ˈmɪsɪz/. /ˈrʌmˌboʊld/. /ˈmɪsɪz/. /ˈrʌmˌboʊld/ /wəz/ /ə/ /lɑrʤ/, /ənˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ /ˈleɪdi/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /taɪt/ /blæk/ /drɛs/. /ʃi/ /dɪd/ /nɑt/ /ˈivɪn/ /lʊk/ /ʌp/ /wɛn/ /aɪ/ /tʊk/ /maɪ/ /sit/ /bɪˈsaɪd/ /hɜr/. /hər/ /aɪz/ /wər/ /fɪkst/ /ɑn/ /hər/ /pleɪt/ /ənd/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ʃɔrt/ /taɪm/, /ʃi/ /wəz/ /ˈbɪzi/ /ˈitɪŋ/. /aɪ/ /traɪd/ /tə/ /meɪk/ /ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən/.

' /ə/ /nu/ /pleɪ/ /əz/ /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ /tʊ/" /ðə/ /gloʊb/" /sun/,' /aɪ/ /sɛd/. /wɪl/ /jʊ/ /bi/ /ˈsiɪŋ/ /ɪt/ ?' ' /noʊ/,' /ʃi/ /ˈænsərd/. /wɪl/ /jʊ/ /bi/ /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ /jər/ /ˈhɑləˌdeɪz/ /əˈbrɔd/ /ðɪs/ /jɪr/ ?' /aɪ/ /æskt/. ' /noʊ/,' /ʃi/ /ˈænsərd/.

' /wɪl/ /jʊ/ /bi/ /ˈsteɪɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /ˈɪŋglənd/?' /aɪ/ /æskt/. ' /noʊ/,' /ʃi/ /ˈænsərd/.

/ɪn/ /dɪˈspɛr/, /aɪ/ /æskt/ /hər/ /ˈwɛðər/ /ʃi/ /wəz/ /ɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ/ /hər/ /ˈdɪnər/.

' /jʌŋ/ /mæn/,' /ʃi/ /ˈænsərd/,' /ɪf/ /jʊ/ /eɪt/ /mɔr/ /ənd/ /tɔkt/ /lɛs/, /wi/ /wəd/ /boʊθ/ /ɛnˈʤɔɪ/ /ˈaʊər/ /ˈdɪnər/!'