40課 Food and Talk
    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 playis coming to" The Globe" soon,' I said. "Will you be seeing it ?" 'No,'she answered. 'Will yoube spendingyour 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 your dinner!'
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    10. 'Will you be staying in England ?'I asked.
    “您就待在英國嗎？”我問。
    語言點 參考上面第8句的分析。
    11. 'No,' she answered.
    “不，”她回答。
    語言點 參考上面第7句的分析。
    12. In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
    失望之中我問她飯吃得是否滿意。
    語言點 whether在此引出間接引語，作“是否”講。
    13. 'Young man,'she answered,‘if you ate more and talked less,we would both enjoy our dinner
    !’
    “年輕人”她回答道，“假如你多吃點，少說點，我們兩個都會吃得好的。”
    語言點 這是一個標準的對當時情況進行假設的虛擬語氣。
    再例：If you helped me, I would be grateful.
    如果你幫助我，我會感激你的。