NCE02040 food and talk 进餐与交谈
hostess n.女主人
unsmiling adj.不笑的，严肃的
tight a.紧的
fix vt.修理；安装
plate n.盘子
make conversation 找话谈
globe n.地球；地球仪；球体
the globe 环球剧场
despair n.绝望
food and talk 进餐与交谈
dinner party 宴会
Last week at a dinner party 上周在一个宴会上
the hostess 女主人
sit next to somebody 挨着某人坐
asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold 让我坐在朗博尔德夫人旁
the post office is next to the hotel 邮局就在酒店的旁边
next to your mother,who do you love most ? 除了你妈妈，你最爱谁？
i know next to nothing about him 我几乎对他一无所知
Rumbold 朗博尔德
Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady 她是一个很高大严肃的女士
in a tight black dress 穿着紧身黑裙子
She did not even look up 她甚至连头都没有抬一下
take one’s seat 坐下
when I took my seat beside her 当我在她身旁坐下来的时候
one’s eyes are fixed on something 某人的眼睛盯着某物
Her eyes were fixed on her plate 她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子
fix one’s eyes on something 某人的眼睛盯着某物
he fixed his eyes on the painting 他的眼睛紧盯着那幅画
and in a short time 不一会儿
she was busy eating 就忙着吃起来了
be busy doing something 忙于做某事
they are busy preparing for this evening’s party 他们忙着准备今晚的聚会
I tried to make conversation 我试图找个话题和她聊聊
‘A new play is coming to “The Globe” soon 一出新剧要来‘环球剧场’上演了
Will you be seeing it? 你去看吗？
Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year? 你今年准备去国外度假吗？
Will you be staying in England? 您就呆在英国吗?
In despair 绝望地，失望地
I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner 我问她饭是否吃得满意
if you ate more and talked less 如果你多吃点，少说点
we would both enjoy our dinner! 我们两个都会吃得好的
if did ,would do 一般现在时的虚拟语气(if 引导 条件从句中，从句动词用过去式,主句用would + 动词原型)
if you saw him now you would not recognize him 假如你现在见到他, 你会认不出来的
annoy vt.使恼怒，使烦恼，使恼怒；打扰
would he get annoyed if i told him about it 假如我把此事告诉他, 他会恼火吗?
if i were you,i would probably tell him the truth 如果我是你，我也许会跟他说实话
if it were not for you,i would not do this 如果不是为了你，我才不会做这件事
if had done, would have done 现在完成时态的虚拟语气.与事实相反
if i had known that,i would not have supported him 假如我知道这样的话，我才不会支持他
he would have come if his car had not broken down on the road 如果他的车没有路上抛瞄的话他是可以来的.
it would have been different if you had helped. 如果你帮了忙，事情也许会不一样的
companion n.同伴；同事
a good companion 好同伴
at dinner 用餐
at a dinner party 一次宴会上
