Lesson 40 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!'
ˈlɛsən 40 fud ænd tɔk
læst wik æt ə ˈdɪnər-ˈpɑrti, ðə ˈhoʊstəs æskt mi tu sɪt nɛkst tu ˈmɪsɪz. ˈrʌmˌboʊld.
ˈmɪsɪz. ˈrʌmˌboʊld wʌz ə lɑrʤ, ənˈsmaɪlɪŋˈleɪdi 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 mən,' ʃi ˈænsərd,' ɪf ju eɪt mɔr ænd tɔkt lɛs, wi wʊd boʊθ ɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈaʊər ˈdɪnər!'
任务配置：L0+L1+L3+L4
知识笔记：
音标：enjoy
练习感悟：
1.这周提前完成了听写任务，轻松了很多，朗读工作也顺利完成。
2.周末两天带娃儿日，希望也能顺利完成任务。