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新概念英语第二册第40课:Food and talk
Lesson 40 food and talk进餐与交谈
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题。
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!
参考译文
在上星期的一次宴会上,女主人支配我坐在兰伯尔德夫人的身旁。兰伯尔德夫人是一位身材高大、表情严厉 的女人,穿一件紧身的黑衣服。当我在她身旁坐下来的时候,她甚至连头都没有抬一下。她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子,不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。我试图找个话题和她聊聊。
“一出新剧要来环球剧场上演了,”我说,“您去看吗?”
“不,”她回答。
“您今年去国外度假吗?”我又问。
“不,”她回答。
“您就呆在英国吗?”我问。
“不,”她回答。
绝望之中我问她饭是否吃得满意。
“年轻人,”她回答说,“假如你多吃点,少说点,我们两个都会吃得好的!”
New words and Expressions生词和短语
hostess
n. 女主人
unsmiling
adj. 不笑的,严厉 的
tight
adj. 紧身的
fix
v. 注视
globe
n. 地球
despair
n. 绝望
Lesson 40 自学导读First things first
课文详注 Further notes on the text
1.next to, 挨着。
它既可以表示座位挨着也可以表示地理位置上挨着:
Who was the man sitting next to you during the meeting?
开会时坐在你旁边的那人是谁?
Theres a field/shop next to our house.
我们家房子边上有一片田野/一个商店。
2.Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.兰伯尔德夫人是一位身材高大、表情严厉 的女人,穿一件紧身的黑衣服。
〔1〕unsmiling的反义词为smiling〔微笑的,喜气洋洋的〕。有些形容词前面可以加上前缀un-来表示相反的意 义:comfortable 〔舒适的〕/uncomfortable〔不舒适的〕,true〔真实的〕/untrue〔不真实的〕, interesting〔好玩的〕/uninteresting〔无趣味的,乏味的〕。
〔2〕in在这里表示“穿着”、“戴着”:
A young man in a blue dress is inquiring for you.
有位穿蓝衣服的小伙子在找您。
3.take ones seat, 在指定的位置上就座。
take a seat表示“坐下”,比sit要正式:
Please take a seat.
请坐。
take ones seat则表示位置事先已支配好:
After everyone had taken his seat, the meeting/dinner party began.
大家各自就座后,会议/宴会便开始了。
4.Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. 她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子,不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。
〔1〕fix最常用的意思为“使固定”、“安装”:
she fixed a handle on the door.
她在门上安了个把手。
fix on的含义之一为“使〔目光、留意力等〕集中于”、“盯着”:
He fixed his eyes on the book, but he couldnt understand a word.
他的眼睛盯着那本书,但他一个字儿也没看懂。
〔2〕busy+ doing sth.表示“忙着做某事”, doing前可以加 in,也可以不加:
They are busy (in) repairing the car.
他们正忙着修车。
Were all busy getting ready for the performance.
我们都在忙着为演出进行预备。
5.If you ate more and talked less假如你多吃点,少说点
在并列句中,相同的句子成分〔如主语、谓语、状语等〕通常由同一词性的单词/词组表示,并且它们的长度也差不多,以保持句子的平衡性。在课文中的这句话中ate与talked对应,more与less对应。再如:
You can either go out or stay here.
你出去也行,呆在这里也行。
He wants to buy a lot of things, but he has little money.
他想买的东西许多,但他的钱很少。
语法 Grammar in use
第2类条件句
在第16课的语法中,我们学习了第1类条件句,它谈论将有可能发生的事情,并且考虑其将来的真实结果。它的一般形式如下所示:
Youll miss the train if you dont hurry.
你假如不抓紧时间会误了火车的。〔主句用一般将来时,从句用一般如今时或其他形式的如今时〕
第2类条件句的形式与第一类不同,if从句中用一般过去时,谈论想像的状况,主句用would +动词原形,推想想像的结果:
If it rained tomorrow, wed stay at home.
假如明天下雨,我们将呆在家里。
尽管第2类条件句使用过去时,却并非指过去的时间,所以,if之后的过去时用法常被称为“非真实的过去”。
第2类条件句有时可以代替第1类条件句来描述颇有可能发生的事情,但比第1类条件句较为“无把握”。试比较:
If you went by train,you would get there earlier.
假如你坐火车去。你或许会早些到那儿。
If you go by train,you will get there earlier.
假如你坐火车去,你就会到得早些。
不过第2类条件句常常用来描写完全不行能的事情:
If I had longer legs, Id be able to run faster.
假如我的腿再长一点儿,我就能跑得更快了。
在最终一个例句中,the weather是单数,按语法规则,在正常的陈述句中它后面应为was而不是were。但在第2类条件句中,were比was更为正式,与真实状况的差异也更大:If he were/was ready, I would go.
假如他预备好了,我就去。
if I were you这种说法常常用于提出建议:
If I were you, Id accept their offer.
假如我是你,我就接受他们的建议。
词汇学习 Word study
1.make vt., vi.
及物动词make的原义为“制造”,但它常常用于一些固定的结构,最常见的为make +〔冠词〕+名词形式。因名词的不同其含义也稍有不同:
I tried to make conversation.
我试图找个话题。
If you like, Ill make the beds this morning.
假如你情愿,今日早上我来铺床。
Dont make so much noise when Im reading.
我看书时你〔们〕别这么吵闹。
He made a promise that he would return the books in a week.
他保证一星期后将书还回来。
If you make trouble again, Ill send you home.
你假如再捣蛋,我就把你送回家。
He works very hard, but hes made little progrss.
他很刻苦,但他进步甚小。
He makes a lot of money and he also spends a lot.
他挣钱多,花钱也多。
Can you make a speech for our students?
您能为我们的学生演讲一次吗?
Im sorry to tell you that youve made a big mistake.
我很遗憾地告知你,你犯了个大错误。
在表示“下定决心”、“拿定王意”时要用词组make up ones mind:
Have you made up your mind to set off tomorrow morning?
你已下定决心要明天早上出发了吗?
2.do vt.
与make一样,完全动词do也可以用于一些固定说法,它的含义比make要更笼统一些:
I had done my best, but I still failed in the exam.
我已经尽力而为了,但我考试还是没及格。
After youve done your homework, you can watch TV.
你做完作业后可以看电视。
Would you please do me a favour?
请帮个忙好吗?
I did a few jobs about the house.
我干了点家务活。
I did a lot of work around the house.
我干了很多家务活。
Can you do any more work today?
你今日还能再干点活吗?
We are asked to do Exercises 2 and 3 of Lesson 10.
我们得做第10课的第2项和第3项练习。
That shop does very good business.
那家商店的生意很好。
do 还可以与动名词连用:
We did all our shopping yesterday.
我们昨天把东西都买了。
I do a lot of swimming.
我经常游泳。
I did some reading this afternoon.
今日下午我读了点书。
Lesson 40 课后练习和答案Exercises and Answer
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