新概念英语第二册 Lesson 40 Food and talk 课堂笔记

新概念英语第二册Lesson 40 Food and talk课堂笔记 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 Was Mrs. Rumbold a good companion at dinner? 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. 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。 She 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。 Her eyes were fixed 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。 I tried to make conversation. 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!” 单词 1. hostess /ˈhəʊstəs/ n. 女主人 2. unsmiling /ˌʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ adj. 不笑的,严肃的 3. tight /taɪt/ adj. 紧身的 4. fix /fɪks/ v. 凝视 5. globe /ɡləʊb/ n. 地球 6. despair /dɪˈspeə/ n. 绝望 讲解 ★hostess n. 女主人 host n. 男主人,主持人;v. 作为主人, 主办 actress n. 女演员 actor n. 男演员; ★fix v. 凝视 1. v. 使……固定、安装 Eg:She fixed a handle on the door. 2.表示目光或注意力等集中于某事物,通常将 fix 与介词 on, upon 连用。 fix one's eyes on sth. 使(目光、注意力等)集中于,盯着(习惯用被动)one’s eyes are fixed on sth. Eg:All the eyes were fixed on the blackboard. 3.表示为做某事而确定时间或地点等 Eg.我们还没有确定开会的日期We haven’t fixed a date for the meeting. 4.表示决定做某事 Eg.他已决定出国留学。He has fixed to study abroad. ★unsmiling adj. 不笑的, 严肃的 un+smiling 不笑的, 但并不一定表示 “严肃” 比较:serious adj.严肃的, 认真的, 严重的 ★tight adj. 紧身的 tights n.贴身衬衣, 紧身衣, 女用连裤袜 t tight jeans紧身牛仔裤 课文讲解 1、Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. (1)dinner 为不可数名词,“at a dinner party”中的“a”修饰的是“party”, have dinner 不加“