新概念英语第二册Lesson 40 Food and talk课堂笔记

新概念英语第二册Lesson 40 Food and talk课堂笔记
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
Was Mrs. Rumbold a good companion at dinner
Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs.Rumbold.
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。
Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
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。
She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
当我在她身旁坐下来的时候，她甚至连头都没有抬一下。
Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子，不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。
I tried to make conversation.
我试图找个话题和她聊聊。
'A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon,' I said. 'Will you be seeing it '
“一出新剧要来‘环球剧场’上演了，”我说，“您去看吗？”
'No,' she answered.
“不，”她回答。
'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year ' I asked.
“您今年去国外度假吗？”我又问。
'No,' she answered.“不，”她回答。'Will you be staying in England ' I asked.
“您就呆在英国吗？”我问。
'No,' she answered.
“不，”她回答。
In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
失望之中我问她饭是否吃得满意。
'Young man,' she answered, 'if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!'
“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！”
单词
1. hostess / h st s/ n. 女主人
2. unsmiling / n sma l / adj. 不笑的，严肃的
3. tight /ta t/ adj. 紧身的
4. fix /f ks/ v. 凝视
5. globe /ɡl b/ n. 地球
6. despair /d spe / n. 绝望
讲解
★hostess n. 女主人 host n. 男主人，主持人；v. 作为主人, 主办
actress n. 女演员 actor n. 男演员；
★fix v. 凝视
1. v. 使……固定、安装 Eg：She fixed a handle on the door.
2.表示目光或注意力等集中于某事物，通常将 fix 与介词 on, upon 连用。
fix one's eyes on sth. 使（目光、注意力等）集中于，盯着（习惯用被动）one’s eyes are fixed on sth.
Eg：All the eyes were fixed on the blackboard.
3.表示为做某事而确定时间或地点等 Eg.我们还没有确定开会的日期We haven’t fixed a date for the meeting.
4.表示决定做某事 Eg.他已决定出国留学。He has fixed to study abroad.
★unsmiling adj. 不笑的, 严肃的
un+smiling 不笑的, 但并不一定表示 “严肃” 比较：serious adj.严肃的, 认真的, 严重的
★tight adj. 紧身的 tights n.贴身衬衣, 紧身衣, 女用连裤袜 t tight jeans紧身牛仔裤
课文讲解
1、Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.
（1）dinner 为不可数名词，“at a dinner party”中的“a”修饰的是“party”, have dinner 不加“a”
（2）ask sb. to do sth. 叫某人做某事
（3）next to 与……相邻，挨着，紧接着…的 Eg：I am next to nobody in the test.
2、She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
（1）look up查阅（字典等）抬头
Eg: If you don’t know the word, you can look it up in the dictionary.
（2）take a seat 坐下，比sit 要正式 take one’s seat 表示位置事先已安排好
Eg：After everyone had taken his seat, the party began.
3、Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
（1）be busy +doing sth. 忙着做某事 eg: We’re busy getting ready for the performance.
（2）be busy with sth 忙于某事 eg: We’re busy with the performance
语法
第2类条件句
在第16课的语法中，我们学习了第1类条件句，它谈论将有可能发生的事情，并且考虑其将来的真实结果。它的一般形式如下所示：
You'll miss the train if you don't hurry.
你如果不抓紧时间会误了火车的。（主句用一般将来时，从句用一般现在时或其他形式的现在时）
第2类条件句的形式与第一类不同，if从句中用一般过去时，谈论想像的情况，主句用would +动词原形，推测想像的结果：
If it rained tomorrow, we'd stay at home.
如果明天下雨，我们将呆在家里。
尽管第2类条件句使用过去时，却并非指过去的时间，所以，if之后的过去时用法常被称为“非真实的过去”。
第2类条件句有时可以代替第1类条件句来描述颇有可能发生的事情，但比第1类条件句较为“无把握”。试比较：
不过第2类条件句经常用来描写完全不可能的事情：
If I had longer legs, I'd be able to run faster.
如果我的腿再长一点儿，我就能跑得更快了。
在最后一个例句中，the weather是单数，按语法规则，在正常的陈述句中它后面应为was而不是were。但在第2类条件句中，were比was更为正式，与真实情况的差别也更大：If he were/was ready, I would go.
如果他准备好了，我就去。
if I were you这种说法经常用于提出建议：
If I were you, I'd accept their offer.
如果我是你，我就接受他们的建议。