晚宴上搭讪失败，被劝多吃少说
类别：生活日常
新概念英语第40课讲述作者在晚宴上试图与邻座女士交谈，但对方冷漠回应，只顾吃饭。作者尝试多个话题均被拒绝，最后被建议多吃少说。故事幽默地展示了社交尴尬。
时长 80 秒 · 口音 英式 · 语速 105 wpm
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Lesson 40 Food and Talk Last week, 第40课 食物与谈话
at a dinner party, 上周的一次晚宴上
the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. 女主人让我坐在兰伯尔德太太旁边
Mrs. Rumbold was a large, 兰伯尔德太太是个身材高大
unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. 穿着紧身黑色连衣裙、不苟言笑的女士
She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. 我在她旁边坐下时，她甚至头都没抬
Her eyes were fixed on her plate and, 她的眼睛一直盯着盘子
in a short time, 不一会儿
she was busy eating. 她就忙着吃起来了
I tried to make a conversation. 我试着搭话
A new play is coming to the Globe soon, I said. 我说，环球剧院很快要上演一出新戏
Will you be seeing it? 你会去看吗？
No, she answered. 她回答：不会
Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year? 我问：今年你会去国外度假吗？
I asked.
No, she answered. 她回答：不会
Will you be staying in England? 我问：你会留在英国吗？
I asked.
No, she answered. 她回答：不会
In despair, 绝望之下
I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. 我问她晚餐吃得是否满意
Young man, she answered. 她回答：年轻人
If you ate more and talked less, 如果你多吃点、少说点
we would both enjoy our dinner. 我们俩都能吃得更好