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--- Lesson 40 Food and talk |
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--- First listen and then answer the question. |
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--- Was Mrs.Rumbold a good companion at dinner? |
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Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs.Rumbold. |
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Mrs.Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. |
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She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. |
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Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. |
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I tried to make conversation. |
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'A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon,' I said. 'Will you be seeing it?'^“ |
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'No,' she answered.^ |
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'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?' I asked.^“ |
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'No,' she answered |
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'Will you be staying in England?' I asked. |
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'No,' she answered |
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In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. |
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'Young man,' she answered, 'if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!'^“ |
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