Lesson 40 food and talk進餐與交談
First listen and then answer the question.聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
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!"
參考譯文
在上星期的一次宴會上，女主人安排我坐在蘭伯爾德夫人的身旁。蘭伯爾德夫人是一位身材高大、表情嚴肅的女人，穿一件緊身的黑衣服。當我在她身旁坐下來的時候，她甚至連頭都沒有抬一下。她的眼睛盯著自己的盤子，不一會兒就忙著吃起來了。我試圖找個話題和她聊聊。
“一出新劇要來‘環球劇場’上演了，”我說，“您去看嗎？”
“不，”她回答。
“您今年去國外度假嗎？”我又問。
“不，”她回答。
“您就呆在英國嗎？”我問。
“不，”她回答。
失望之中我問她飯是否吃得滿意。
“年輕人，”她回答說，“如果你多吃點，少說點，我們兩個都會吃得好的！”
New words and Expressions生詞和短語
hostess
n. 女主人
unsmiling
adj. 不笑的，嚴肅的
tight
adj. 緊身的
fix
v. 凝視
globe
n. 地球
despair
n. 絕望
Lesson 40 自學導讀First things first
課文詳注 Further notes on the text1．next to, 挨著。
它既可以表示座位挨著也可以表示地理位置上挨著：
Who was the man sitting next to you during the meeting?
開會時坐在你旁邊的那人是誰？
There's a field/shop next to our house.
我們家房子邊上有一片田野/一個商店。
2．Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.蘭伯爾德夫人是一位身材高大、表情嚴肅的女人，穿一件緊身的黑衣服。
（1）unsmiling的反義詞為smiling（微笑的，喜氣洋洋的）。有些形容詞前面可以加上前綴un-來表示相反的意 義：comfortable （舒服的）/uncomfortable（不舒服的），true（真實的）/untrue（不真實的）， interesting（有趣的）/uninteresting（無趣味的，乏味的）。
（2）in在這里表示“穿著”、“戴著”：
A young man in a blue dress is inquiring for you.
有位穿藍衣服的小伙子在找您。
3．take one's 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.
請坐。
take one's seat則表示位置事先已安排好：
After everyone had taken his seat, the meeting/dinner party began.
大家各自就座后，會議/宴會便開始了。
4．Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. 她的眼睛盯著自己的盤子，不一會兒就忙著吃起來了。
（1）fix最常用的意思為“使……固定”、“安裝”：
she fixed a handle on the door.
她在門上安了個把手。
fix on的含義之一為“使（目光、注意力等）集中于”、“盯著”：
He fixed his eyes on the book, but he couldn't understand a word.
他的眼睛盯著那本書，但他一個字兒也沒看懂。
（2）busy+ doing sth.表示“忙著做某事”， doing前可以加 in，也可以不加：
They are busy (in) repairing the car.
他們正忙著修車。
We're all busy getting ready for the performance.
我們都在忙著為演出進行準備。
5．If you ate more and talked less…如果你多吃點，少說點……
在并列句中，相同的句子成分（如主語、謂語、狀語等）通常由同一詞性的單詞/詞組表示，并且它們的長度也差不多，以保持句子的平衡性。在課文中的這句話中ate與talked對應，more與less對應。再如：
You can either go out or stay here.
你出去也行，呆在這里也行。
He wants to buy a lot of things, but he has little money.
他想買的東西很多，但他的錢很少。
語法 Grammar in use
第2類條件句
在第16課的語法中，我們學習了第1類條件句，它談論將有可能發生的事情，并且考慮其將來的真實結果。它的一般形式如下所示：
You'll miss the train if you don't hurry.
你如果不抓緊時間會誤了火車的。（主句用一般將來時，從句用一般現在時或其他形式的現在時）
第2類條件句的形式與第一類不同，if從句中用一般過去時，談論想像的情況，主句用would +動詞原形，推測想像的結果：
If it rained tomorrow, we'd stay at home.
如果明天下雨，我們將呆在家里。
盡管第2類條件句使用過去時，卻并非指過去的時間，所以，if之后的過去時用法常被稱為“非真實的過去”。
第2類條件句有時可以代替第1類條件句來描述頗有可能發生的事情，但比第1類條件句較為“無把握”。試比較：
If you went by train,you would get there earlier.
如果你坐火車去。你或許會早些到那兒。
If you go by train,you will get there earlier.
如果你坐火車去，你就會到得早些。
不過第2類條件句經常用來描寫完全不可能的事情：
If I had longer legs, I'd be able to run faster.
如果我的腿再長一點兒，我就能跑得更快了。
在最后一個例句中，the weather是單數，按語法規則，在正常的陳述句中它后面應為was而不是were。但在第2類條件句中，were比was更為正式，與真實情況的差別也更大：If he were/was ready, I would go.
如果他準備好了，我就去。
if I were you這種說法經常用于提出建議：
If I were you, I'd accept their offer.
如果我是你，我就接受他們的建議。
詞匯學習 Word study
1．make vt., vi.
及物動詞make的原義為“制造”，但它經常用于一些固定的結構，最常見的為make +（冠詞）+名詞形式。因名詞的不同其含義也稍有不同：
I tried to make conversation.
我試圖找個話題。
If you like, I'll make the beds this morning.
如果你愿意，今天早上我來鋪床。
Don't make so much noise when I'm reading.
我看書時你（們）別這么吵鬧。
He made a promise that he would return the books in a week.
他保證一星期后將書還回來。
If you make trouble again, I'll send you home.
你如果再搗蛋，我就把你送回家。
He works very hard, but he's made little progrss.
他很刻苦，但他進步甚小。
He makes a lot of money and he also spends a lot.
他掙錢多，花錢也多。
Can you make a speech for our students?
您能為我們的學生演講一次嗎？
I'm sorry to tell you that you've made a big mistake.
我很遺憾地告訴你，你犯了個大錯誤。
在表示“下定決心”、“拿定王意”時要用詞組make up one's mind:
Have you made up your mind to set off tomorrow morning?
你已下定決心要明天早上出發了嗎？
2．do vt.
與make一樣，完全動詞do也可以用于一些固定說法，它的含義比make要更籠統一些：
I had done my best, but I still failed in the exam.
我已經盡力而為了，但我考試還是沒及格。
After you've done your homework, you can watch TV.
你做完作業后可以看電視。
Would you please do me a favour?
請幫個忙好嗎？
I did a few jobs about the house.
我干了點家務活。
I did a lot of work around the house.
我干了許多家務活。
Can you do any more work today?
你今天還能再干點活嗎？
We are asked to do Exercises 2 and 3 of Lesson 10.
我們得做第10課的第2項和第3項練習。
That shop does very good business.
那家商店的生意很好。
do 還可以與動名詞連用：
We did all our shopping yesterday.
我們昨天把東西都買了。
I do a lot of swimming.
我常常游泳。
I did some reading this afternoon.
今天下午我讀了點書。
Lesson 40 課后練習和答案Exercises and Answer
