新概念英语第二册 Lesson 40 Food and talk 讲义

lesson 40 Food and talk

🌻Part 1: Text

While John Gilbert was in hospital, he asked his doctor to tell him whether his operation had been successful, but the doctor refused to do so. The following day, the patient asked for a bedside telephone. When he was alone, he telephoned the hospital exchange and asked for Doctor Millington. When the doctor answered the phone, Mr Gilbert said he was inquirin. 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 !'

🌻Part 2: New words and expressions

1 hostess ['həustis] n.女主人

2 unsmiling ['ʌn'smailiŋ] a.不笑的，严肃的

3 tight [tait] a.紧身的

4 fix[fiks] v.疑视

5 globe [gləub] n.地球

6 despair [di'speə] n.绝望

★hostess n．女主人

host

1) n．待客的主人

hostess  女主人

the host nation    东道国，主办国

China is the host nation of the 2008 0lympic Games.

2) n．在…上作主人，招待

The Parwells are such good hosts.

He acted as host to his father's friends.

3) n．旅店的老板，酒店老板

landlord男老板；landlady 女老板

waiter服务员    waitress

host  男主人    hostess    女主人

unhappy    不快乐的   

unlucky  不走运的   

uncomfortable  不舒服的  

unsure  无把握的 

untrue  不真实的

smiling  adj．  微笑的  

a smiling policeman  ，a smiling face  

laughing    adj．  笑脸     laughing faces  笑脸

smile

1) n．微笑，笑容，喜色

wear a smile    面带笑容

She was all smiles．她满面笑容。

2) v．微笑

smile at sb  对…微笑

She smiled at his threats.[θret] 

她对他的威胁一笑置之。

smile one‘s tears away    破涕为笑

smile on sb sth    对…表示赞成或鼓励

 

1) adj.紧的、不松的 (反义词loose)

a tight black dress ，a tight knot    系的很紧的结

These shoes are too tight for me．

His fingers were tight on my arm．

2)adj.小气的，憋闷的

A miser is tight with his money. [‘maɪzə] 吝啬鬼

Her throat was tight with fear．  她因恐怖而感到喉咙堵塞。

tighten  [‘taitn]v．使变紧，使绷紧   反义词  loosen

tighten up a screw  旋紧螺丝钉

tighten one' s belt  省吃俭用

The police are tightening up on safety for the Queen' s visit.  警方为了女皇的来访正在加强安全保护措施。

tie  V．系，扎，与…打成平局

1)v.（使）固定，安装，修理，整理

fix the picture on the wall  

She fixed a handle on the door. 她把门把手安装好了。

The date is not completely fixed.日期还没有完全确定