裕兴新概念英语第二册复习笔记 第四十课 课文讲解
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Lesson 40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈
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, 女主人安排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、表情严肃的女人, 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.
失望之中我问她饭是否吃得满意.
“年轻人, “她回答说, “如果你多吃点, 少说点, 我们两个都会吃得好的!”
1. Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. at a dinner party 在宴会上面 / at a banquet ['b??kwit] /at a feast [fi:st] next to
1)（场所，价值，顺序等）最接近的，在…旁边，紧接着…的 eg. At the dinner party, I sat next to a large lady. 在宴会上，我坐在一位身材高大的女士旁边。 2) 在…后面，跟在…之后
eg. Birminghan is the largest city in Britain next to London. 伯明翰在英国是次于伦敦的第二大城市。
eg. I am next to nobody in the test. 我考试得了第一名。 eg. I came next to last in the exam. 我考试得了倒数第二名。 2. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
in prep. 穿戴（衣物等）
dressed in rags 衣衫褴褛，穿着破烂 /clothed in rags
rag [r?ɡ] n.破布, 碎布；破旧衣服；(质量差的)报纸 the man in the hat 戴帽子的男士 the woman in white 穿白衣服的女士
eg. She is in high-heel shoes. 她穿着高跟鞋。
2. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
even 甚至，连（通常置于所修饰的词前面，若修饰动词，则应放在助动词后，
实意动词前）
eg. Even a child can answer such an easy question. 甚至一个小孩都能回答这样简单的问题。
eg. He wants me to work even late at night. 就连深夜他也要我们工作。 eg. The man couldn’t even write his own name. 这个人甚至连自己的名字都不会写。 even 修饰比较级，相当于still
eg. This book is interesting, but that one is even more interesting. 这本书有趣，但那本书甚至更加有趣。 look up
1) 查看，查阅词典
eg. I looked up the word in my dictionary. 我在字典里查阅这个词。 2) 抬头看，向上看
3)（生意等）看好，好转
take one’s seat 坐上指定的席位 take a seat 坐下，就坐 /have a seat seat
1) v. 坐下
eg. Please be seated. 请坐。 eg. Sit down, please. seat oneself 请坐
eg. He seated himself next to her. 他坐在她身旁。 2) v. 容纳 (hold)
eg. This theatre seats 2000 people. 这家剧院能容纳二千人。 beside → next to
3. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. be busy at sth 忙于某事 /be busy with sth
be busy (in) doing sth 忙于做某事
eg. She is busy at her homework. 她忙于写作业。 eg. She is busy at her wedding. 她忙于准备婚礼。 eg. She is busy writing letters. 她忙于写信。 as busy as a bee 忙个不停 busybody 爱管闲事的人
4. I tried to make conversation.
make conversation 闲谈，聊天 try to think of things to say informal conversation 不拘礼节地交谈 have a conversation with sb 和某人交谈
eg. I had a conversation over drinks with him. 我边喝酒边与他聊天。 talk 谈话（比较严肃） talk with/ to sb
eg. He refused to talk with me. 他拒绝和我谈话。 /He refused to talk to me.
eg. I am talking seriously. 我是说正经的。 make 用法小结：
eg. I tried to make conversation with her. 我试图找个话题跟她聊一聊。
eg. When she had made the beds, she went downstairs. 她整理床铺后，下楼去了。 eg. You mustn’t make so much noise. 你不要制造这么多噪音。
eg. I made a promise never to see him again. 我发誓再也不见他了。
eg. He’s the sort of person who always makes trouble. 他是那类总是惹麻烦的人。 eg. He is learning English but he hasn’t made much progress. 他正在学英语，但是没有取得多大进步。
eg. He made a lot of money in South America. 他在南美洲赚了很多钱。 eg. I was asked to make a speech. 我被要求做演讲。
eg. I’ll never make the same mistake again. 我再也不会犯同样的错误了。 eg. I found it difficult to make up my mind. 我发现下定决心很难。 象make这样的词，很常见，被称为万能词，再如do的用法： eg. He always does his best. 他总是尽力而为。
eg. When did you do your homework? 你什么时候做作业的？ eg. Do me a favor please. 请帮我一个忙。
eg. I did a few jobs about the house. 我干了一些家务活。 eg. I can’t do any more work today. 我今天再也不能干活了。
eg. I want you to do exercise 24 on Page 16. 我想要你做16页上的练习24。 eg. I did a lot of shopping yesterday. 我昨天买了许多东西。 eg. That shop does very good business. 那家商店生意很火。 eg. The new teacher didn’t know what to do with the class. 这位新教师不知怎样应对这个班的学生。 eg. I’ll do the dishes, mommy. 妈妈，我来洗碗。
5. ‘A new play is coming to “The Globe” soon,’ I said. ‘Will you be seeing it?’ will be doing
用将来进行时询问别人的计划、打算，比一般将来时更显礼貌。
eg. Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year? 您今年出国度假吗？ eg. Will you be staying in England? 您打算呆在英国吗？
eg. Will you be having supper with us this evening? 你今晚和我们一起吃饭吗？ 6. ‘No,’ she answered.
7. ‘Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?’ I asked. 8. ‘No,’ she answered.
9. ‘Will you be staying in England?’I asked.
10 ‘No,’ she answered.
11. In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. Are you enjoying your dinner?
12. ‘Young man, ’ she answered, ‘if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!’
But, you are talking too much. So both of us are not enjoying our dinner. ate more and talked less 结构非常简洁，形成鲜明对比
eg. Every one wants to earn more and work less. 每个人都想多赚钱，少干活。 eg. Some students hope to play more and study less. 有些学生希望多玩少学习。 Special Difficulties
用make和 do的正确形式填空：
1. He made a mistake and I told him to do the exercise again. 2. He does business in Australia and makes a lot of money.
3. I know you are doing your best but you are not making very much progress. 4. After I had made the beds, I went out and did some shopping.