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!'
ˈlɛsən40 fud ənd tɔk
læst wik ət ə ˈdɪnər-ˈpɑrti, ðə ˈhoʊstəs æskt mi tə sɪt nɛkst tə ˈmɪsɪz. ˈrʌmˌboʊld. ˈmɪsɪz. ˈrʌmˌboʊld wəz ə lɑrʤ, ənˈsmaɪlɪŋ ˈleɪdi ɪn ə taɪt blæk drɛs. ʃi dɪd nɑt ˈivɪn lʊk ʌp wɛn aɪ tʊk maɪ sit bɪˈsaɪd hɜr. hər aɪz wər fɪkst ɑn hər pleɪt ənd ɪn ə ʃɔrt taɪm, ʃi wəz ˈbɪzi ˈitɪŋ. aɪ traɪd tə meɪk ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən.
' ə nu pleɪ əz ˈkʌmɪŋ tʊ" ðə gloʊb" sun,' aɪ sɛd. wɪl jʊ bi ˈsiɪŋ ɪt ?' ' noʊ,' ʃi ˈænsərd. wɪl jʊ bi ˈspɛndɪŋ jər ˈhɑləˌdeɪz əˈbrɔd ðɪs jɪr ?' aɪ æskt. ' noʊ,' ʃi ˈænsərd.
' wɪl jʊ bi ˈsteɪɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd?' aɪ æskt. ' noʊ,' ʃi ˈænsərd. ɪn dɪˈspɛr, aɪ æskt hər ˈwɛðər ʃi wəz ɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ hər ˈdɪnər.
' jʌŋ mæn,' ʃi ˈænsərd,' ɪf jʊ eɪt mɔr ənd tɔkt lɛs, wi wəd boʊθ ɛnˈʤɔɪ ˈaʊər ˈdɪnər!'
练习感悟，这课太简单了