Lesson 40
Food and talk
Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold (1)__________________. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. (2)______________________. 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, "(3)________________________!"
ew words and expressions
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
1. was a large unsimling lady in the tight black dress.
2. her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time ,she was busy eating.
3. if you ate more and talked less,we would both enjoy our dinner.
1 was a large unsmiling lady in the tight black dress.
2 her eyes were fixed down her plate and in a short time she was busy ??
3 if you ate more and talked less ,we would both enjoy our dinner.
was a large unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
Her eyes were fix on here play in a short time,she was busy eating.
If you eate more and talk less,we will both enjoy our dinner.