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Lesson40 Food and talk
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!'
lɑːst wiːk æt ə ˈdɪnəˌpɑːti, ðə ˈhəʊstɪs ɑːskt miː tuː sɪt nɛkst tuː Mrs. Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold wɒz ə lɑːʤ, ˌʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ ˈleɪdi ɪn ətaɪt blæk drɛs. ʃiː dɪd nɒt ˈiːvən lʊk ʌp wɛn aɪ tʊk maɪ siːt bɪˈsaɪd hɜː. hɜːr aɪz wɜː fɪkst ɒn hɜː pleɪt ænd ɪn ə ʃɔːt taɪm, ʃiː wɒzˈbɪzi ˈiːtɪŋ. aɪ traɪd tuː meɪk ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən.
' ə njuː pleɪ ɪz ˈkʌmɪŋ tuː" ðə ˈgləʊb" suːn,' aɪ sɛd. wɪl juː biː ˈsiːɪŋ ɪt ?' ' nəʊ,' ʃiː ˈɑːnsəd. wɪl juː biː ˈspɛndɪŋ jɔː ˈhɒlədeɪz əˈbrɔːdðɪs jɪə ?' aɪ ɑːskt. ' nəʊ,' ʃiː ˈɑːnsəd.
' wɪl juː biː ˈsteɪɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd?' aɪ ɑːskt. ' nəʊ,' ʃiː ˈɑːnsəd.
ɪn dɪsˈpeə, aɪ ɑːskt hɜː ˈwɛðə ʃiː wɒz ɪnˈʤɔɪɪŋ hɜː ˈdɪnə.
' jʌŋ mən,' ʃiː ˈɑːnsəd,' ɪf juː ɛt mɔːr ænd tɔːkt lɛs, wiː wʊd bəʊθ ɪnˈʤɔɪ ˈaʊə ˈdɪnə!'
任务配置：L0+L4
笔记：next to邻近、挨着 unsmiling 严肃的，不笑的、 tight紧身的，despair绝望
感悟：人笨就得多学习，重复才能解决熟悉度。