NCE2(40)：Food and talk_新概念英语

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!'     

进餐与交谈

　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！”