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# 进餐与交谈

## 课文学习台 {#study}

### 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：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。我试图和她聊聊。 \[2]“一出新剧要来 ‘环球剧场’上演了，”我说，“您去看吗？” \[3]“不，”她回答。 \[4]“您今年去国外度假吗？”我又问。 \[5]“不，”她回答。 \[6]“您就呆在英国吗？”我问。 \[7]“不，”她回答。 \[8]失望之中我问她饭是否吃得满意。 \[9]“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！”

* **a short time**：形容词与名词一起理解；先结合这句确定是在评价位置、距离还是经历，不把 good 一律换成中文“好”。

* **In despair**：匆忙地 / 绝望地 / 惊讶地 / 默默地 / 徒劳地；把短语连同动作一起记，观察它如何补出人物状态。

* **whether**：不仅 / 两者都不 / 是否；找齐成对结构的两端；不是看见 not only 就一律倒装。

#### 1. the hostess asked me to sit…

简单句，主谓宾 + 宾补结构.

#### 2. Mrs. Rumbold was a lady…

简单句，主系表结构.

#### 3. She did not look up when I took my seat…

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.

#### 4. Her eyes were fixed and…, she was busy.

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.

#### 5. I tried to make…

简单句，主谓宾结构，动词不定式短语作宾语.

#### 6. A new play is coming.

简单句，主谓结构.

#### 7. 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.

#### 9. Will you be spending your holidays?

一般疑问句，主谓宾结构.

#### 11. Will you be staying?

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。

#### 13. I asked her whether…

复合句，主句主谓宾 + whether 引导的宾语从句，从句为主谓宾结构.

#### 14. if you ate and talked, we would 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

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