练习材料：
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!'
fud ænd tɔk
læst wik ætəˈdɪnər-ˈpɑrti, ðəˈhoʊstəsæskt mi tu sɪt nɛkst tuˈmɪsɪz.ˈrʌmˌboʊld.ˈmɪsɪz.ˈrʌmˌboʊld wʌzəlɑrʤ,ənˈsmaɪlɪŋˈleɪdiɪnətaɪt blæk drɛs.ʃi dɪd nɑtˈivɪn lʊkʌp wɛn aɪtʊk maɪsit bɪˈsaɪd hɜr. hɜr aɪz wɜr fɪkstɑn hɜr pleɪtændɪnəʃɔrt taɪm,ʃi wʌzˈbɪziˈitɪŋ. aɪtraɪd tu meɪkˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃən.
'ənu pleɪɪzˈkʌmɪŋ tu" ðəgloʊb" sun,' aɪsɛd. wɪl ju biˈsiɪŋɪt ?' ' noʊ,'ʃiˈænsərd. wɪl ju biˈspɛndɪŋ jʊərˈhɑləˌdeɪzəˈbrɔdðɪs jɪr ?' aɪæskt. ' noʊ,'ʃiˈænsərd.
' wɪl ju biˈsteɪɪŋɪnˈɪŋglənd?' aɪæskt. ' noʊ,'ʃiˈænsərd.ɪn dɪˈspɛr, aɪæskt hɜrˈwɛðərʃi wʌzɛnˈʤɔɪɪŋ hɜrˈdɪnər.
' jʌŋ mæn,'ʃiˈænsərd,'ɪf ju eɪt mɔr ænd tɔkt lɛs, wi wʊd boʊθɪnˈʤɔɪaʊrˈdɪnər!'
任务配置：L0+L4
知识笔记：
注意：hostess /hoʊstəs/、asked、short的发音
tight 紧身的
one's eyes are fixed on sth. 眼睛盯着某物
be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事
in despair 绝望地
练习感悟：
注意细节的处理，特别是单词尾巴是由两个清辅音连接起来的，如：kt、st，容易直接两个音都略过不读。