新概念英语教案：第二册 Lesson 40.docVIP

Lesson 40 Food and talk 【New words and expressions】（6） hostess n. 女主人 unsmiling adj. 不笑的，严肃的 tight adj. 紧身的 fix v. 凝视 globe n. 地球 despair n. 绝望 ★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