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1、Lesson 40 Food and talk 进餐与交谈,New words and expressions： hostess n. 女主人 unsmiling adj. 不笑的，严肃的 tight adj. 紧身的 fix v. 凝视 globe n. 地球 despair n. 绝望,hostess n女主人 host 1) n待客的主人 hostess 女主人 the host nation 东道国，主办国 China is the host nation of the 2008 0lympic Games. 2) n在上作主人，招待 The Parwells are such goo
2、d hosts. He acted as host to his fathers friends. 3) n旅店的老板，酒店老板 landlord男老板；landlady 女老板 waiter服务员 waitress host 男主人 hostess 女主人 prince prins 王子 princess prinses公主 actor 男演员 actress女演员, unsmiling adj不笑的，严肃的 unhappy 不快乐的 unlucky 不走运的 uncomfortable 不舒服的 unsure 无把握的 untrue 不真实的 smiling adj 微笑的 a smili
3、ng policeman ，a smiling face laughing adj 笑脸 laughing faces 笑脸 smile 1) n微笑，笑容，喜色 wear a smile 面带笑容 She was all smiles她满面笑容。 2) v微笑 smile at sb 对微笑 She smiled at his threats.ret 她对他的威胁一笑置之。 smile ones tears away 破涕为笑 smile on sb sth 对表示赞成或鼓励, tight 1) adj.紧的、不松的 (反义词loose) a tight black dress ，a tig
4、ht knot 系的很紧的结 These shoes are too tight for me His fingers were tight on my arm 2)adj.小气的，憋闷的 A miser is tight with his money. maz 吝啬鬼 Her throat was tight with fear 她因恐怖而感到喉咙堵塞。 tighten taitnv使变紧，使绷紧 反义词 loosen tighten up a screw 旋紧螺丝钉 tighten one s belt 省吃俭用 The police are tightening up on safety
5、 for the Queen s visit. 警方为了女皇的来访正在加强安全保护措施。 tie V系，扎，与打成平局, fix 1)v.（使）固定，安装，修理，整理 fix the picture on the wall She fixed a handle on the door. 她把门把手安装好了。 The date is not completely fixed.日期还没有完全确定 He fixed up the broken chair 他修好那把坏椅子了。 at the fixed time在规定的时间 2)v全神贯注于尤指凝视 fix one s eyes on sth 全神贯
6、注凝视某事 fix ones attention on sth 全神贯注于 fix on 使（目光、注意力等）集中于，盯着 All the eyes were fixed on the blackboard., globe n球，球状物；地球(earth);地球仪 circle the globe 环地球一圈 all over the globe 全世界, despair n绝望，失望(反义词hope) in despair 绝望地 He gave in to the enemy in despair. 投降 He left his hometown in despair. sb./sth.
7、is the despair of. The boy is the despair of his parents. This boy is his mothers despair. The examination was the despair of me. The examination was my despair. despairing adj.绝望的 a despairing look绝望的表情 despairingly adv. 绝望地；自暴自弃地,TEXT,Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next t
8、o 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 yo
9、u 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
10、 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！”,Last week
11、at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. at a dinner party在宴会上面 ask sb. to do sth. 叫某人做某事 next to 1)（场所，价值，顺序等）最接近的，住旁边的，紧接着的 At the dinner party, I sat next to a large lady. 2)在后面 跟在之后 Birmingham is the largest city in Britain next to London.伯明翰是英国次于伦敦的第二大城市。 I am next t
12、o nobody in the text 我考试得了第一名。 I came next to last in the exam 我考试得了倒数第二名。,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(破布；抹布) the man in the hat 戴着帽子的男的 the woman in white 穿着白衣服的女士 She is in high-heel shoes 她穿着高跟鞋。,She did not even look up when
13、 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义动词前） Even a child can answer such an easy question. He wants me to work even late at night. The man couldnt even write his own name. look up 1)查看,查阅词典 I looked up the word in my dictionary. 2)抬头看，向下看 take one s seat 坐上指定的席位 take a seat
14、 坐下 v坐下 Please be seated. 请坐 Sit down, please seat oneself 坐下 He seated himself next to her v容纳（hold) This theatre seats 2000 people。,Her eyes were fixed on her plate and a short time, she was busy eating. be busy at sth be busy with sth 忙于某事 be busy (in) doing sth. 忙于做某事 She is busy at her homework
15、 She is busy at her wedding. 她忙于准备婚礼。 She is busy writing letters 她忙于写信。 busybody 爱管闲事的人 as busy as a bee 忙个不停,I tried to make conversation. make conversation 闲谈, 聊天 I had a conversation over drinks with him. 我边喝酒边和他聊天。 talk谈话（比较严肃） talk with /to sb 和谁谈话 He refused to talk with me. He refused to tal
16、k to me. 他拒绝和我谈话 I am talking seriously 我是说正经的。,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。 Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year? Will you be staying in England? Will you be having supper with us this evening? No, she answered Will you be spending yo
