[al:新概念英语（二）] [ar:MP3 同步字幕版（英音）] [ti:Food and Talk] [by:更多学习内容，请到yingyu.chazidian.com搜索“新概念”] [00:13.48]Was Mrs. Rumbold a good companion at dinner? [00:20.54]Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. [00:28.42]Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. [00:36.37]She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. [00:41.76]Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. [00:48.53]I tried to make conversation. [00:53.49]'A new play is coming to "The Globe" soon,' I said. 'Will you be seeing it? ' [01:00.29]'No,' she answered. [01:04.09]'Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year? ' I asked. [01:11.00]'No,' she answered. [01:15.83]'Will you be staying in England? ' I asked. [01:20.34]'No,' she answered. [01:24.67]In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner. [01:30.35]'Young man,' she answered,'if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!'