Leading-inToday’sstoryisaboutamanwhogoestoadinnerparty.Listening1.Pairwork.2.Acting.1.Listeningtothestoryandanswer:WasMrs.Rumboldagoodcompanionatdinner?•Newwordsandexpression生词和短语•hostessn.女主人unsmilingadj.不笑的,严肃的tightadj.紧身的•fixv.凝视globen.地球•despairn.绝望★hostessn.女主人actoractresshost:男主人host(v.):作为主人,主办★tightadj.紧身的tightjeans★fixv.凝视,修理,固定fixone'seyesonone'seyesbefixedon★globen.地球global:全球的★despairn.绝望disappointindespairsb./sth.isadespairof...Askingandanswering1.Didyougotoadinnerpartylastweek?Yes,Idid.2.Whodidyourhostessaskyoutositnextto?Mrs.Rumbold.3.Wasshelargeorsmall?Large.4.Shedidn’tsmell,didshe?No,shedidn’t.5.Whatwasshewearing?Atightblackdress.6.Whatwasshelookingat?Herplate.7.Whatwasshesoonbusydoing?Eating.8.Whatdidyoutrytodo?Tomakeconversation.9.Didyouaskherifshe’dbeseeingit?Yes,Idid.10.Whatdidshereply?No.11.Whatdidyouaskhernext?Whethershewouldbespendingherholidaysabroadthisyear.Lastweekatadinnerparty,thehostessaskedmetositnexttoMrs.Rumbold.Mrs.Rumboldwasalarge,unsmilingladyinatightblackdress.ShedidnotevenlookupwhenItookmyseatbesideher.Hereyeswerefixedonherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusyeating.Itriedtomakeconversation.'AnewplayiscomingtoTheGlobesoon,'Isaid.'Willyoubeseeingit?''No,'sheanswered.'Willyoubespendingyourholidaysabroadthisyear?'Iasked.'No,'sheanswered.'WillyoubestayinginEngland?'Iasked.'No,'sheanswered.Indespair,Iaskedherwhethershewasenjoyingherdinner.'Youngman,'sheanswered,'ifyouatemoreandtalkedless,wewouldbothenjoyourdinner!Langugepoints1.nextto,挨着。•它既可以表示座位挨着也可以表示地理位置上挨着:•Whowasthemansittingnexttoyouduringthemeeting?•开会时坐在你旁边的那人是谁?•There'safield/shopnexttoourhouse.•我们家房子边上有一片田野/一个商店。2.Mrs.Rumboldwasalarge,unsmilingladyinatightblackdress.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。(1)unsmiling的反义词为smiling(微笑的,喜气洋洋的)。有些形容词前面可以加上前缀un-来表示相反的意义:comfortable(舒服的)/uncomfortable(不舒服的),true(真实的)/untrue(不真实的),interesting(有趣的)/uninteresting(无趣味的,乏味的)。(2)in在这里表示“穿着”、“戴着”:•Ayoungmaninabluedressisinquiringforyou.3.takeone'sseat,在指定的位置上就座。•takeaseat表示“坐下”,比sit要正式:•Pleasetakeaseat.•请坐。•takeone'sseat则表示位置事先已安排好:•Aftereveryonehadtakenhisseat,themeeting/dinnerpartybegan.•大家各自就座后,会议/宴会便开始了。4.Hereyeswerefixedonherplateandinashorttime,shewasbusyeating.她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子,不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。•(1)fix最常用的意思为“使……固定”、“安装”:•shefixedahandleonthedoor.•她在门上安了个把手。•fixon的含义之一为“使(目光、注意力等)集中于”、“盯着”:•Hefixedhiseyesonthebook,buthecouldn'tunderstandaword.•他的眼睛盯着那本书,但他一个字儿也没看懂。•(2)busy+doingsth.表示“忙着做某事”,doing前可以加in,也可以不加:•Theyarebusy(in)repairingthecar.•他们正忙着修车。•We'reallbusygettingreadyfortheperformance.5.Ifyouatemoreandtalkedless…如果你多吃点,少说点……在并列句中,相同的句子成分(如主语、谓语、状语等)通常由同一词性的单词/词组表示,并且它们的长度也差不多,以保持句子的平衡性。在课文中的这句话中ate与talked对应,more与less对应。再如:•Youcaneithergooutorstayhere.•你出去也行,呆在这里也行。•Hewantstobuyalotofthings,buthehaslittlemoney.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!”1.DoEx.onpage185.2.Summarywriting.1.Recitethewordsinlesson40.2.Readingthepassageandtryingtoretellit.