Lesson 40 Food and talk 时长：81s
Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.
lɑːst wiːk ət ə ˈdɪnəˌpɑːti, ðə ˈhəʊstɪs ɑːskt mi tə sɪt nɛkst tə Mrs. Rumbold.
Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
Mrs. Rumbold wəz ə lɑːʤ, ˌʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋ ˈleɪdi ɪn ə taɪt blæk drɛs.
She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
ʃi dɪd nɒt ˈiːvən lʊk ʌp wɛn aɪ tʊk maɪ siːt bɪˈsaɪd hɜː.
Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
hər aɪz wə fɪkst ɒn hə pleɪt ənd ɪn ə ʃɔːt taɪm, ʃi wəz ˈbɪzi ˈiːtɪŋ.
I tried to make conversation.
aɪ traɪd tə meɪk ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən.
' A new play is coming to" The Globe" soon,' I said. 'Will you be seeing it ?' ' No,' she answered.
' ə njuː pleɪ z ˈkʌmɪŋ tʊ" ðə ˈgləʊb" suːn,' aɪ sɛd. wɪl jʊ bi ˈsiːɪŋ ɪt ?' ' nəʊ,' ʃi ˈɑːnsəd.
'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year ?' I asked. ' No,' she answered.
wɪl jʊ bi ˈspɛndɪŋ jə ˈhɒlədeɪz əˈbrɔːd ðɪsjɪə ?' aɪ ɑːskt. ' nəʊ,' ʃi ˈɑːnsəd.
' Will you be staying in England?' I asked. ' No,' she answered.
' wɪl jʊ bi ˈsteɪɪŋ ɪn ˈɪŋglənd?' aɪ ɑːskt. ' nəʊ,' ʃi ˈɑːnsəd.
In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
ɪn dɪsˈpeə, aɪ ɑːskt hə ˈwɛðə ʃi wəz ɪnˈʤɔɪɪŋ hə ˈdɪnə.
'Young man,' she answered,' if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!'
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： in despire 绝望之中 will you be doing sth？你将会做某事吗？
练习感悟： Mrs. rumbold 人名读起来总觉得怪怪的。
