40 Food and Talk

Food and talk

进餐与交谈

Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold.

在上星期的一次宴会上,女主人安排我坐在兰伯尔德夫人的身旁。

Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.

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。

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

当我在她身旁坐下来的时候,她甚至连头都没有抬一下。

Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.

她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子,不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。

I tried to make conversation.

我试图找个话题和她聊聊。