Lesson 40

Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.
上周在一次晚宴上，女主人请求我坐在伦博尔德夫人旁边。
Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
伦博尔德太太是一位身材高大、不苟言笑、穿着一件紧身黑色连衣裙的女士。
She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
当我坐在她身边时，她甚至没有抬头。
Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
她的眼睛盯着盘子，不一会儿，她就忙着吃了起来。
I tried to make conversation.
我试着搭话。
'A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon,' I said.
“一部新剧很快就要在‘环球剧场’上演了，”我说道。
Will you be seeing it?
你会看到它吗？
'No,' she answered.
“不，”她回答道。
'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?' I asked.
“你今年打算去国外度假吗？”我问道。
'No,' she answered.
“不，”她回答道。
'Will you be staying in England?' I asked.
“你会待在英国吗？”我问道。
'No,' she answered.
“不，”她回答道。
In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
绝望中，我问她是否在享受她的晚餐。
'Young man,' she answered, 'if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!'
“年轻人，”她回答道，“如果你吃得多一点，说得少一点，我们都会享受我们的晚餐！”