在英语学习领域，新概念英语第二册凭借系统化的教学理念和丰富实用的课程材料，为广大英语学习者搭建起坚实的语言基石。今日，我们将聚焦于“进餐与交谈”这一课题，希望通过这一真实而实用的场景，为大家带来富有深度的学习素材和有价值的参考资料！

【课文】

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.

在上星期的宴会上，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。

‘A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon,’I said.‘Will you be seeing it?’

“很快有一出新戏要在‘环球剧场’上演，”我说，“您会去看吗？”

‘No,’she answered.

“不去，”她回答。

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

“您今年打算出国度假吗？”我问。

‘No,’she answered.

“不去，”她回答。

‘Will you be staying in England?’I asked.

“那您会留在英国吗？”我问。

‘No,’she answered.

“不留，”她回答。

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

绝望之中，我问她是否喜欢这顿晚餐。

‘Young man,’she answered,‘if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!’

“年轻人，”她回答说，“如果你多吃点，少说点，我们俩都会更享受这顿晚餐的！”

【生词】

hostess n. 女主人

unsmiling adj. 不笑的，严肃的

tight adj. 紧身的

fix v. 凝视

globe n. 地球

despair n. 绝望

以上就是“新概念英语第二册：进餐与交谈”的内容，希望对大家有所帮助!