Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. §
next to 与…相邻，挨着（既可表示座位挨着也可以表示地理位置上挨着）
- sit next to me 坐我旁边
- There’s a field/shop next to our house.
- Next to soccer, I like table tennis best. next to = beside/by
| birthday party 生日聚会 | We will hold a birthday party for her. 我们会为她举办一场生日聚会。 |
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| dancing party 舞会 | She bought a new dress for the dancing party. 她为这场舞会买了一条新裙子。 |
| farewell party 欢送会 | We held a farewell party for our teacher. 我们为老师举办了欢送会。 |
| dinner party （私人家中的）宴会 | They invited us to a dinner party at their home. 他们邀请我们参加家里的晚宴。 |
| banquet （正式大型的）宴会 | Many leaders attended the grand banquet. 许多领导人出席了这场盛大宴会。 |
Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress.
Rumbold = rum + bold
| rum adj. 古怪的 | He has some rum ideas. 他有一些古怪的想法。 |
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| bold adj. 无礼的；大胆的 | It was bold of him to speak like that. 他那样说话很无礼。 |
in + 颜色、衣服 表“穿着、戴着”
- A young man in a blue dress is inquiring for you.inquiring for sb. 要找/求见某人
un- 前缀 表示相反的意义
| comfortable 舒服的 | uncomfortable不舒服的 |
| true 真实的 | untrue 不真实的 |
| interesting 有趣的 | uninteresting 无趣味的，乏味的 |
She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
take one’s seat = seat oneself = sit (down) 就座， 坐下
- Please take your seat. 请就座。
- He seated himself near the window. 他在窗边坐下。
- Please sit down. 请坐下。
| take a seat 坐下，比 sit 要正式 | take one’s seat 表示位置事先已安排好 |
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| Please take a seat. | After everyone had taken his seat, the meeting/dinner/party began. |
Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating.
be busy doing sth. 忙着做某事（doing 前可以加 in，也可以不加）
- We’re all busy (in) getting ready for the performance.
- He is busy writing a letter.
- He is busy with his work.
| be busy with sth. 忙于某事 | My mom is busy with housework. 妈妈正忙于家务。 |
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'A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon,' I said. 'Will you be seeing it?'
will be doing 询问（用将来进行时询问对方的计划打算，比一般将来时更礼貌）
- Will you be having dinner with us this evening?
- Will you be using your car tomorrow? If not, can I borrow it?
- The new film is coming to the cinema.
- A new play will be on at ‘The Globe’. 即将上映
- The film will be on. 那部电影即将要上映
'if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!’ if + did 谈论与事实不相符的内容(虚拟语气之虚拟条件句)
- You can either go out or stay here.
- He wants to buy a lot of things, but he has little money.他想买的东西很多，但他的钱很少。