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# 40 · 进餐与交谈

### 第1段

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!"

中文理解：上星期参加晚宴，女主人安排我坐在兰博尔德太太身边。她身材高大，穿着一条紧身黑裙，不苟言笑。我坐下时，她连头都没抬。 她两眼盯着盘子，很快就忙着吃起来。 我试着找话聊：“环球剧院很快要上演一出新戏，您会去看吗？”她回答：“不去。” 我又问：“您今年会去国外度假吗？”她回答：“不会。” 我接着问：“那您会待在英国吗？”她还是回答：“不会。” 我实在没办法了，便问她晚饭吃得是否愉快。她说：“年轻人，你要是多吃点、少说点，我们俩都会吃得愉快些！”

* **a dinner party**：晚宴；聚餐；party在这里是社交聚会，不是政党。

* **sit next to**：坐在……旁边；next to后直接接人或物，不加of。

* **took my seat**：入座；指坐到自己的位置上，不是拿走座椅。

* **fixed on**：紧盯着；视线固定在对象上；on引出注视目标。

* **busy eating**：正忙着吃；busy后直接接doing，不加to。

* **make conversation**：找话聊天；强调主动找话题维持交流，不是制造一段会话。

#### Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.

简单句，主谓宾 + 宾补结构.

#### Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.

简单句，主系表结构.

#### She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.

复合句，主句主谓结构，后面是when 引导的时间状语从句，主谓宾结构.

#### Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.

并列句，这里是and 分开了前后两句，而不是句中的逗号，这个逗号是and 后句之中的，需要留意，否则就变成以一个逗号连接两个句子了. and 前句为主谓结构；and 后句为主系表结构，she was busy in doing sth. 这里busy 为形容词作表语，后面是省略了介词in 的doing 作状语.

#### I tried to make conversation.

简单句，主谓宾结构，动词不定式短语作宾语.

#### "A new play is coming to 'The Globe' soon," I said.

简单句，主谓结构.

#### "Will you be seeing it?"

一般疑问句，主谓宾结构. 正常语序为you will be seeing it. 使用了将来进行时，后面两个问句也是如此.

#### "Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?"

一般疑问句，主谓宾结构.

#### "Will you be staying in England?"

一般疑问句，主谓结构。stay 在这里是不及物动词，in England 是地点介词短语，不是直接宾语。

#### In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.

复合句，主句主谓宾 + whether 引导的宾语从句，从句为主谓宾结构.

#### "Young man," she answered, "if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!"

复合句，主句主谓宾，if 引导的条件状语从句为主谓结构.

\[关键句型] 本句为虚拟语气，对于刚接触这个概念的同学，暂时不用深究，可以把该句背下来，继续培养语感，本书后面还会遇到. 对于已有一定语感的同学，可以翻阅语法书，在虚拟语气一章中系统地学习和了解. 本处为与现在情况相反的假设，具体参阅下表对比.

假设的类型 If 引导的从句形式主句形式

did 或were

对将来作较不可能或假设性的设想：if 从句可用 did/were、were to do 或 should do；主句通常用 would/could/might/should + do。

should do

与现在相反 did 或were would/could/might/should + do

与过去事实相反：if 从句用 had done；主句用 would/could/might/should + have done。

## 学完这一课

先沿这条线复述《进餐与交谈》：坐在冷淡的客人旁边 → 她只顾吃饭 → 先聊新戏 → 再聊出国度假 → 还是只有否定回答 → 终于得到一句长回答。再借一个结构讲自己的事：把课文的未来安排改成自己明天某个时刻的安排。

[Nce · 本册复习台](/new-concept/book-2/review) · [三册选择地图](/new-concept/)

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