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 play is coming to"The Globe" soon,' I said. "Will you be seeing it ?"'No,'she answered. 'Will you be spending your 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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    7. 'No,' she answered.
    “不，”她回答。
    語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 請(qǐng)初學(xué)者特別注意英語(yǔ)中的回答方式必須前后一致：前肯后肯；前否后否。
    ——Have you eaten?
    ——Yes, I have eaten.
    或 No，I have not eaten.
    注意，Yes. I have not eaten.是錯(cuò)誤的。
    8. 'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?' I asked.
    “您今年準(zhǔn)備到國(guó)外去度假嗎？”我問(wèn)道。
    語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) will be spending是將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)，這時(shí)用將來(lái)進(jìn)行時(shí)詢問(wèn)比用一般將來(lái)時(shí)在語(yǔ)氣上要更加客氣。
    例：Will you be staying for our party?
    你會(huì)留下來(lái)參加我們的晚會(huì)嗎？
    9. 'No,' she answered.
    “不，”她回答。
    語(yǔ)言點(diǎn) 參考上面第7句的分析。