新概念英语自学故事：进餐与交谈

新概念英语自学故事：进餐与交谈 Food and talk 进餐与交谈 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! 参考译文 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!” 语法归纳：虚拟语气 一句话总结：虚拟语气只用于非真实条件句中，表达假设的或实现可能性不大的情况，通常表达的仅仅一种愿望、假设、怀疑或是推测。 条件从句时态 主句时态 与现在事实相反：一般过去时 should / would / could / might + 动词原形 与将来事实相反：should.动词原形 should / would / could / might + 动词原形 与过去事实相反：过去完成时 should / would / could / might + have + 过去分词 If we left now, we should arrive at the Capital Airport on time. 如果我们现在就走，我们应该能够准时到达首都机场。 If