Food and Talk

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Was Mrs. Rumbold a good companion at dinner?

伦布尔德夫人是个好的晚餐伴侣吗？

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Last week at a dinner party,

上周在一个晚宴上，

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the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.

女主人请我坐在伦布尔德夫人旁边。

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Mrs. Rumbold was a large,

伦布尔德夫人是个身材魁梧、

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unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.

不苟言笑的女士，穿着一件紧身黑连衣裙。

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She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.

我在她身边坐下时，她甚至没有抬头看我。

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Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time,

她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子，不一会儿，

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she was busy eating.

她就开始大吃起来。

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I tried to make conversation.

我试图和她攀谈。

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'A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon,'

“一部新戏很快就要在‘环球剧场’上演了，”

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I said. 'Will you be seeing it?'

我说，“您会去看吗？”

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'No,' she answered.

“不，”她答道。

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'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?' I asked.

“今年您会到国外度假吗？”我问。

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'No,' she answered.

“不，”她答道。

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'Will you be staying in England?' I asked.

“您会留在英格兰吗？”我问。

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'No,' she answered.

“不，”她答道。

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In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.

绝望中，我问她是否喜欢她的晚餐。

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'Young man,' she answered,

“年轻人，”她回答说，

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'if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!'

“如果你多吃点，少说点，我们俩都会享受晚餐的！”