Last week at the dinner party,the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs.Rumbold.
Mrs.Rumbold war a large,unsmileing lady in a tight black dress.
1)at a surprise party
2)have dinner
3)host/hostess
4)sit next to=sit beside
5)smiling VS unsimiling
6)hold me tight(紧紧地)
7)sleep tight(岁得死)
8)a tight schedule/budget(日程安排紧,预算)
9)we're tight(铁)
She did not 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.
1)offer/give up one's seat to someone else
2)fix your eyes on/your eyes fix on 盯着.../聚焦
3)Fix that picture on the wall 挂在墙上
4)fix a problem 解决一个问题
5)fix a date/price 确定日期/定价
6)I cannot fix the electricity【ɪˌlekˈtrɪsəti】 电能
7)Get it fixed 修理
8)be fixed in one’s mind 铭刻在心头
I tried to make conversation.
'A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon ' I said. will you be seeing it.
'No' She answered.
1)out of politeness
2)have a conversation
3)break the ice 破冰
4)a globe(地球仪)-Global village
5)every corner of the globe 世界的每个角落
6)Will you be seeing it 询问是否有某种打算
'Will you be spending your holiday abroad this year' I asked.
'No’ She answered.
'Will you be staying in England' I asked.
'No' She answered.
1)go on holiday去度假
2)be on holiday已经开始度假
3)go/live/study/travel/work aborad 在国外
In despair,I asked her weather She was enjoying her dinner.
1)She looked at me in despair
2)I despair sometimes
3)despair of something/someone 对某人某事绝望
'Young man' She answered 'If you ate more and talk less' we would both enjoy our dinner.
If I were you,I would give up(与现在事实相反使用谷过去时虚拟)
If you did that,I would never forgive you
application from 申请表格
live over on 住在
one bedroom with a den 一居室带书房
balcony 阳台
parking space 停车位
closest 靠近
closests for storage 储藏室
basement 地下室
drawback 缺点