新概念英语第二册课堂笔记：第40课Lesson 40
hostess n. 女主人
unsmiling adj. 不笑的，严肃的
tight adj. 紧身的
fix v. 凝视
globe n. 地球
despair n. 绝望
actor 男演员
actress 女演员
host 男主人
host（v.）作为主人，主办
the shoes are shall/tight（夹角）
tight jeans紧身牛仔裤
fix（没有凝视的概念）
fix one's eyes on sth盯着...，目不转睛
习惯用被动，表达为
one's eyes be fixed on sth
all the eyes were fixed on the blackboard
globe球状物，如地球仪
global：世界的
disappoint失望
in despair绝望的
sb./sth. is a despair of...
the boy is a despair of his parents那男孩的父母对他感到绝望了
the examination was a despair of me我对考试已经绝望了
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Food and talk
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 !'
ask sb to do sth祈使句
next to：与......相邻sit next to me 座我旁边
the film will be on那部电影即将要上映
用虚拟语气：
1、与现在事实相反，从句使用一般过去时，主句使用would＋动词原形
if you ate more and talked less，we would both enjoy our dinner
if it rained，it would not be hot如果下雨，就不会这么热
if you help me，i will be grateful如果你帮我，我会感激你
if you helped me，i would be grateful如果你帮了我，我会感激你
key structures
special difficulties
make progress取得进步
do business做生意
do one's best
make the bed 铺床。