SectionⅣOtherPartsoftheModuleTheWrongKindofSmallTalkEstherGreenbaumwasasaleswoman①forafirm②offax③machinesandbusinesssupplies.①saleswoman/'seIlzˌwʊmən/n.女推销员,女销售员②firm/fɜːm/n.公司③fax/fæks/n.传真(机)[原文呈现][读文清障]④outspoken/ˌaʊt'spəʊkən/adj.直言不讳的,坦率的⑤humanbeing人类,其复数形式是humanbeings。⑥atleast至少⑦motto/'mɒtəʊ/n.座右铭,格言⑧everytime“每次”,是名词短语用作连词,引导时间状语从句。⑨putone'sfootinone'smouth犯使人难堪的错误,说错话[原文呈现][读文清障]Butshewasalsothemostoutspoken④humanbeing⑤intheworld—well,WestchesterCounty,atleast⑥.Hermotto⑦was“Everytime⑧Iopenmymouth,Iputmyfootinit⑨.”EstherGreenbaum'smajor○10shortcoming⑪wasthatshehadacompleteabsence⑫ofsmalltalk⑬.No,that'snotquitetrue.Shehadsmalltalk,butitwasthewrongkind.Infact⑭,shehadneverlearntthebasicrulesofsocialcommunication,⑩majoradj.主要的⑪shortcoming/'ʃɔːtˌkʌmIŋ/n.缺点,短处⑫absence/'æbsn.缺乏,不存在⑬thatshehad...是表语从句。⑭infact实际上,asamatteroffact事实上[原文呈现][读文清障]andasaconsequence⑮,shemadesystematic⑯mistakeseverytimesheopenedhermouth.Itwasnocoincidence⑰eitherthatshewasn'taverygoodsaleswoman.⑱⑮asaconsequence因此,结果⑯systematic/ˌsIstə'mætIk/adj.非偶然的,经常的⑰coincidence/kəʊ'InsIdns/n.巧合⑱Itis/wasnocoincidencethat...……不是巧合。it是形式主语,that引导的从句是真正的主语。[原文呈现][读文清障]不合时宜的闲谈埃斯特·戈林鲍姆是一家传真及商务用品公司的女推销员。但她也是世界上最口无遮拦的人——当然,至少在韦切斯特县是这样的。她的座右铭是“每当我张口,就会讲错话。”埃斯特·戈林鲍姆的主要缺点是她根本不会闲谈。不,也不完全如此。她也闲谈,只是不合时宜。实际上,她从来就没有认识到社交的基本规则,因此每次张嘴说话她都会犯经常性的错误。她成不了一名优秀的推销员也就不是巧合了。Onedayduringameeting,Estherwasintroducedto⑲animportantcustomer⑳,amature○21woman.“Nicetomeetyou,”shesaid.“Howoldareyou?”Thecustomerlookedawkward○22.⑲beintroducedtosb.被介绍给某人⑳customer/'kʌstəmə/n.顾客,客户○21mature/mə'tʃʊə/adj.成熟的○22awkward/'ɔːkwəd/adj.尴尬的[原文呈现][读文清障][原文呈现][读文清障]“Forty?Fortyfive?”saidEsther.“Youlookmucholder.Andyourfriend...she'solderthanyou,butshelooksmuchyounger!”Onanotheroccasion,Estherteased○23atypist○24,“Hey!When'syourbabydue?”○23tease/tiːz/v.戏弄,嘲弄,揶揄○24typist/'taIpIst/n.打字员[原文呈现][读文清障]Thetypistwentred○25andcontradicted○26Esther.“Actually,I'mnotpregnant○27,”shesaid.“Oh,sorry,”saidEstherwithoutanyapology○28.“Justputtingonalittleweight○29,huh?”○25gored变红○26contradict/ˌkɒntrə'dIkt/v.反驳○27pregnant/'pregnənt/adj.怀孕的○28apology/ə'pɒlədʒi/n.道歉,致歉○29putonweight长胖,增肥loseweight减肥[原文呈现][读文清障]Estherwasnevercautious○30aboutotherpeople'sfeelings.Oneofheracquaintances○31,asalesmaninthefirm,wasgoingthrough○32averymessy○33divorce○34andwasverydepressed.Shetriedtocheerhimup○35.“Forgether!Shewasacompletefool○36.Noonelikedheranyway.”○30cautious/'kɔːʃəs/adj.谨慎的,慎重的becautiousabout(=becarefulof/about)对……谨慎小心○31acquaintance/ə'kweIntəns/n.熟人○32gothrough遭受,经历○33messy/'mesi/adj.棘手的,难办的○34divorce/dI'vɔːs/n.离婚,离异○35cheersb.up使某人高兴/振作起来○36fool/fuːl/n.傻瓜,笨蛋一天在一次会议期间,埃斯特被介绍给一位重要的客户,一位成熟的女士。她说:“很高兴见到你。你多大年纪啦?”这位客户看起来很尴尬。埃斯特说道:“四十?四十五?你看起来更老。而你的朋友……她年龄比你大,但看起来年轻得多!”还有一次,埃斯特打趣一位打字员说:“嗨!你什么时候生宝宝啊?”那位打字员一下子变得面红耳赤,并反驳埃斯特说:“实际上,我还没怀孕呢。”埃斯特毫无歉意地说:“噢,对不起。只是略微发福,是吗?”埃斯特从来不注意他人的感受。和她在同一家公司做推销员的一个熟人正陷入离婚窘境,并为此非常沮丧。她试图让他高兴起来。“忘掉她!她是一个十足的傻瓜。没有人喜欢她。”Muchofthetime,Esthersaidthefirstthingtocomeintoherhead○37.Onedayatwork,aclerk○38cameintotheofficewithanewhairstyle.“Nicehaircut○39,”saidEsther.“Howmuchdiditcost?”○37tocomeintoherhead作后置定语,修饰thefirstthing。○38clerk/klɑːk/n.职员,办事员○39haircut/'heəˌkʌt/n.发型,发式[原文呈现][读文清障]Thewomanreplied,“I'drather○40notsay.”Estherreplied,“Well,anyhow○41,eitheryoupaidtoomuchor○42youpaidtoolittle.”Shemetaveryfamouswriteronce.“Hey,whatacoincidence!”shesaid.“You'rewritingabookandI'mreadingone!”○40wouldrather“宁愿”,后接动词原形,还可接that从句(从句用一般过去时或过去完成时表示虚拟语气)。○41anyhow/'eniˌhaʊ/adv.不管怎么说,无论如何○42either...or...或者……或者……[原文呈现][读文清障]大多数时候,埃斯特想到什么就说什么。有一天工作时,一位刚换了新发型的职员走进办公室。埃斯特说:“发型很漂亮,花了多少钱?”这位女士回答道:“我宁愿不说。”埃斯特答道:“哦,不管怎样,要么你花了太多,要么你花了太少。”有一次她遇见一位非常著名的作家。她说:“嗨,多么巧啊!你正在写一本书,我正在看一本书!”ThetroublewithEstherwasshesaidwhatshethought,anddidn'tthinkaboutwhatshesaid○43.Ayoungmanwastryingtobemodest○44abouthisnewjobmanymilesaway.“Iguessthecompanychosemesothey'dgetsomepeaceintheoffice,”hesmiled.○43was后省略了表语从句引导词that,表语从句中含有并列谓语said和didn'tthinkabout,它们分别后接了宾语从句whatshethought和whatshesaid。○44modest/'mɒdIst/adj.谦虚的,谦逊的bemodestabout对……谦虚[原文呈现][读文清障]“No,Iguesstheychoseyoutodiscourageyoufromspending○45yourwholecareerwithus,”Estherrepliedsweetly○46.Once,Estherwenttoabrunch○47partytomeetsomeoldschoolfriendsontheanniversary○48oftheirgraduation.Shegreeted○49thehostess○50.[原文呈现][读文清障]○45discouragesb.fromdoingsth.阻止某人做某事○46sweetlyadj.令人愉快地;甜美地○47brunch/brʌntʃ/n.早午餐(早餐与午餐合并吃的一餐)○48anniversary/ˌænI'vɜːsri/n.周年纪念日○49greetvt.问候,向……打招呼其后直接跟sb.,意同sayhi/hellotosb.。○50hostess/'həʊstIs/n.女主人“Doyourememberthatguyyouweredating○51?Whathappenedtohim?”sheasked.“Youknow,theugly○52one.”[原文呈现][读文清障]○51youweredating前省略了定语从句的关系词that,who或whom。○52uglyadj.丑陋的,难看的Atthatmoment○53,amancameup○54andstoodbyherfriend.“Esther,I'dlikeyoutomeetmyhusband,”shesaid.“Charles,thisis...”Estherinterrupted○55her,“Hey,soyoumarried○56him!”[原文呈现][读文清障]○53atthatmoment正在那时○54comeup走过来,走上前来○55interrupt/ˌIntə'rʌpt/v.打断○56marryv.嫁给……;与……结婚bemarriedtosb.与某人结婚埃斯特的问题是她想到什么就说什么,而且从不考虑她说的话。一位年轻人为他好几英里外的新工作而尽力表示谦虚。他微笑着说:“我想公司选择我是为了他们在办公室里可以得到一些平和。”埃斯特亲切地回答:“不是的,我想他们之所以挑中你是因为不想让你一辈子都跟着我们干。”有一次,埃斯特在他们毕业周年纪念日去一个早午