第1个回答 2019-08-14
Lesson
40
Food
and
talk
进餐与交谈
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!'
参考译文
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!"