1、Lesson 40 Food and talk,1.host (n) 男主人;男主持人hostess (n) 女主人;女主持人东道主 e.g. China is the host of the 29th Olympic Games. (v) 招待 host sb. e.g. host a guest 2.unsmiling (adj.) 不笑的,严肃的e.g. an unsmiling teacherunthinking (adj.) 考虑不周的,有欠考虑的,New words and expressions,3.tight (adj.) 紧的,紧身的,牢固的 e.g. a tight rop
2、e/dress势均力敌的,不分上下的 e.g. a tight race/match吝啬的 be tight with sth. 对很吝啬 e.g. She is tight with money. tighten (v.) 使变紧 tightenup e.g. tighten a screw up 4.fix (v.) 安装 e.g. fix a handle at the door修理(=repair/mend) e.g. fix a watch安排 e.g. fix a meeting,全神贯注地凝视 ones eyes are fixed on sth e.g. His eyes we
3、re fixed on the gun. fixable (adj.) 可以固定的,可以安装的 5.globe (n.) 地球,地球仪come from every corner of the globeglobal (adj.) 全球的,全世界的global warming/audience 6.despair (n.) in despair 在绝望中,绝望地e.g. He gave up the plan in despair.drive sb. to despair desperate (adj.)绝望的,不顾一切的 e.g. a desperate look/situation,Not
4、es on the text,1.Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. at a dinner party 在晚宴上 sit next to=sit beside 2. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. a large, unsmiling lady 一个身材高大,表情严肃的女人 in a tight black dress 穿着一件紧身的黑色裙子,3.She did not ev
5、en look up when I took seat beside her. look up 抬头;查找 take ones seat=sit down 就座 4.Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. be fixed on sb./sth.凝视着 in a short time=soon=shortly afterwards be busy doing sth.=be busy with sth. 5.I tried to make conversation.try to do
6、sth.尝试做试图做make conversation 谈话,聊天,6. A new play is coming to “The Globe” soon, a new play is coming to一部新戏将在上映 “The Globe” 环球影院,环球剧场 7. Will you be seeing it?Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?Will you be staying in England?will be doing 将来进行时 8.In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. 复习直接引语变间接引语,9. If you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner! If + did ,主句+would do If从句对现在事情的假设(非真实条件句) If you went to the concert with us, you would enjoy it.,
