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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!'

/ˈlɛsn/40 /fuːd/ /ənd/ /tɔːk/ 

/lɑːst/ /wiːk/ /ət/ /ə/ /ˈdɪnəˌpɑːti/, /ðə/ /ˈhəʊstɪs/ /ɑːskt/ /mi/ /tə/ /sɪt/ /nɛkst/ /tə/ Mrs. Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold /wəz/ /ə/ /lɑːʤ/, /ˌʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ/ /ˈleɪdi/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /taɪt/ /blæk/ /drɛs/. /ʃi/ /dɪd/ /nɒt/ /ˈiːvən/ /lʊk/ /ʌp/ /wɛn/ /aɪ/ /tʊk/ /maɪ/ /siːt/ /bɪˈsaɪd/ /hɜː/. /hər/ /aɪz/ /wə/ /fɪkst/ /ɒn/ /hə/ /pleɪt/ /ənd/ /ɪn/ /ə/ /ʃɔːt/ /taɪm/, /ʃi/ /wəz/ /ˈbɪzi/ /ˈiːtɪŋ/. /aɪ/ /traɪd/ /tə/ /meɪk/ /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən/. 

' /ə/ /njuː/ /pleɪ/ /z/ /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ /tʊ/" /ðə/ /ˈgləʊb/" /suːn/,' /aɪ/ /sɛd/. /wɪl/ /jʊ/ /bi/ /ˈsiːɪŋ/ /ɪt/ ?' ' /nəʊ/,' /ʃi/ /ˈɑːnsəd/. /wɪl/ /jʊ/ /bi/ /ˈspɛndɪŋ/ /jə/ /ˈhɒlədeɪz/ /əˈbrɔːd/ /ðɪs/ /jɪə/ ?' /aɪ/ /ɑːskt/. ' /nəʊ/,' /ʃi/ /ˈɑːnsəd/. 

' /wɪl/ /jʊ/ /bi/ /ˈsteɪɪŋ/ /ɪn/ /ˈɪŋglənd/?' /aɪ/ /ɑːskt/. ' /nəʊ/,' /ʃi/ /ˈɑːnsəd/. 

/ɪn/ /dɪsˈpeə/, /aɪ/ /ɑːskt/ /hə/ /ˈwɛðə/ /ʃi/ /wəz/ /ɪnˈʤɔɪɪŋ/ /hə/ /ˈdɪnə/. 

' /jʌŋ/ /mæn/,' /ʃi/ /ˈɑːnsəd/,' /ɪf/ /jʊ/ /ɛt/ /mɔːr/ /ənd/ /tɔːkt/ /lɛs/, /wi/ /wəd/ /bəʊθ/ /ɪnˈʤɔɪ/ /ˈaʊə/ /ˈdɪnə/!'

任务配置：L0+L4

知识笔记：

练习感悟：感觉很怕读对话，不知道为什么，心里上有阴影吗？很大的一个进步是敢于在众人面前旁若无人的读英语了。