内容正文:
New Concept English2
Lesson 40 Food And Talk
It's raining cats and dogs.
A good winter brings a good summer.
It looks as if it is going to rain.
dream of doing sth. / make a dream
settle down in the country
no sooner…than / hardly … when…
Review
fried chicken drumstick
salad
hamburger
pizza
Western food
bacon
sausage
hot dog
cheeseburger
Key words and phrases
Dinner party 宴会
Mrs. Rumbold 兰博尔德夫人
hostess 女主人
sit next to sb. 挨着某人坐
unsmiling 不笑的,严肃的
tight 紧身的
take one’s seat 坐下
plate 盘子
make conversation 闲聊,找话谈
The Globe 环球剧场
despair 绝望,失望
Questions:
1、Where did the writer sit at the dinner party?
2、Did he try to make conversation with Mrs. Rumbold or not?
3、What did Mrs. Rumbold do? Did she answer his questions?
4、What did the writer talk about?
5、Who is impolite?
Words
1.hostess n. 女主人
host 男主人
policeman 男警察
actor 男演员
waiter 男招待
god 神
lion 狮子
landlord 地主
prince 王子
salesman 店员
hero 男主角
policewoman 女警察
actress 女演员
waitress 女招待
goddess 女神
lioness 母狮
landlady 地主婆
princess 公主王妃
saleswoman 女店员
heroine 女主角
2. unsmiling adj. 不笑的, 严肃的
serious adj. 严肃的, 认真的, 严重的
eg: My father is a serious man.
我的父亲是一个严肃的人
unsmiling: un+smiling微笑的,晴朗美好的=不笑的
un加adj.表否定
eg: usual - unusual
certain-uncertain
possible -impossible
3. fix v. 凝视
fix one‘s eyes on sth. 盯着..., 目不转睛
习惯用被动, 表达为: one's eyes be fixed on sth
eg: All the eyes were fixed on the blackboard
所有的眼睛都盯着黑板
fix① 固定 ② 修理:
eg: fix the picture on the wall
4. despair n. 绝望, 失望, 令人失望的人(事物) vi.绝望
eg: He was in despair after the test.
考试之后他陷入了绝望当中
eg: This boy is his mother's despair。
这个男孩使他妈绝望了.
in despair 绝望的,在绝望中
5. globe n. 地球
global adj : 全球的