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Lesson 40 Food and talk 【New words and expressions】★hostess n. 女主人 host n. 男主人；v. 作为主人, 主办 actor n. 男演员； actress n. 女演员 ★unsmiling adj. 不笑的 unsmiling adj. 不笑的（un+smiling, 但并不一定表示“严肃”） serious adj.严肃的, 认真的, 严重的 My father is serious. ★tight adj. 紧身的 tight jeans 紧身牛仔裤 The shoes are small/tight. (夹脚, 很紧) tights n. 贴身衬衣, 紧身衣, 女用连裤袜 ★fix v. 凝视 ① v. 使……固定、安装 fix the picture on the wall She fixed a handle on the door. fix on 使（目光、注意力等）集中于，盯着 fix ones eyes on sth./ones eyes be fixed on sth. 盯着……目不转睛（习惯用被动） All the eyes were fixed on the blackboard. 所有的眼睛都盯着黑板 ② v. 修理 ★globe n. 地球，球状物, 如地球仪；adj. 全球的 global problem 全球性的问题 earth n. 地球 global “阁楼宝”，一种灭蟑螂的药名 ★despair n. 绝望 despair n. 绝望, 失望, 令人失望的人(事物)；vi.绝望 in despair 绝望的 sb./sth. is the despair of… ……让……感到绝望 The boy is the despair of his parents. 那男孩的父母对他感到绝望了。 This boy is his mothers despair. 这个男孩使他妈绝望了。 The examination was the despair of me. = The examination was my despair. 我对考试已经绝望了。 disappoint vt. 使失望 【Text】 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!’ 参考译文 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. 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. 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. “一出新剧要来‘环球剧场’上演了, “我说, “您去看吗?” “不, “她回答. “您今年去国外度假吗?” 我又问. “不, “她回答. “您就呆在英国吗?” 我问. “不, “她回答. 失望之中我问她饭是否吃得满意. “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!” 【课文讲解】 1、Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to