练习材料：Lesson 40 Food and talk
一、课文原文
Was Mrs. Rumbold a good companion at dinner?
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!'
二、全文音标
/læst/ /wik/ /æt/ /ə/ /ˈdɪnər/ /ˈpɑrti/, /ðə/ /ˈhoʊstəs/ /æskt/ /mi/ /tu/ /sɪt/ /nɛkst/ /tu/ /ˈmɪsɪz/. /ˈrʌmˌboʊld/. /ˈmɪsɪz/. /ˈrʌmˌboʊld/ /wʌz/ /ə/ /lɑrʤ/, /ənˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ /ˈleɪdi/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /taɪt/ /blæk/ /drɛs/. /ʃi/ /dɪd/ /nɑt/ /ˈivɪn/ /lʊk/ /ʌp/ /wɛn/ /aɪ/ /tʊk/ /maɪ/ /sit/ /bɪˈsaɪd/ /hɜr/. /hɜr/ /aɪz/ /wɜr/ /fɪkst/ /ɑn/ /hɜr/ /pleɪt/ /ænd/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ʃɔrt/ /taɪm/, /ʃi/ /wʌz/ /ˈbɪzi/ /ˈitɪŋ/. /aɪ/ /traɪd/ /tu/ /meɪk/ /ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən/.
' /ə/ /nu/ /pleɪ/ /ɪz/ /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ /tu/ "/ðə/ /gloʊb/" /sun/,' /aɪ/ /sɛd/. ' /wɪl/ /ju/ /bi/ /ˈsiɪŋ/ /ɪt/ ?'
'/noʊ/,' /ʃi/ /ˈænsərd/.
/wɪl/ /ju/ /bi/ /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ /jʊər/ /ˈhɑləˌdeɪz/ /əˈbrɔd/ /ðɪs/ /jɪr/?' /aɪ/ /æskt/.
'/noʊ/,' /ʃi/ /ˈænsərd/.
'/wɪl/ /ju/ /bi/ /ˈsteɪɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /ˈɪŋglənd/?' /aɪ/ /æskt/.
'/noʊ/,' /ʃi/ /ˈænsərd/.
/ɪn/ /dɪˈspɛr/, /aɪ/ /æskt/ /hɜr/ /ˈwɛðər/ /ʃi/ /wʌz/ /ɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ/ /hɜr/ /ˈdɪnər/.
'/jʌŋ/ /mæn/,' /ʃi/ /ˈænsərd/, ' /ɪf/ /ju/ /eɪt/ /mɔr/ /ænd/ /tɔkt/ /lɛs/, /wi/ /wʊd/ /boʊθ/ /ɛnˈʤɔɪ/ /ˈaʊər/ /ˈdɪnər/!'
任务配置：
L0+L4，总用时 30 分钟
知识笔记：
fix /fiks/v. 凝视；unsmiling(1.2)/ʌn'smailiŋ/adj. 不笑的，严肃的；tight/tait/adj.紧身的；despair /di'speə/n. 绝望
练习感悟：
1、fixed/fɪkst/，容易误读成/fɪksit/，要注意。读asked时仍然不自然，需要刻意练习。
2、整体节奏比之前好些，但还是需要中间换气，待改善。
3、仍然要注意改掉习惯性误读，注意看音标，刻意练习。