大学英语精读文本第4册Unit

大学英语精读文本第4册Unit7大学英语精读文本第4册Unit7大学英语精读文本第4册Unit7Unit7TextAyoungmanfindsitverydifficulttosaynotoawomanasaresulthegetsintotrouble。Therestauranttowhichhehasagreedtotakehisluncheondateisfartooexpensiveforhissmallpocketbook.How，then，willhebeabletoavoidtheembarrassingsituation？THELUNCHEONW。SomersetMaughamIcaughtsightofherattheplay,andinanswertoherbeckoningIwentoverduringtheintervalandsatdownbesideher.ItwaslongsinceIhadlastseenher，andifsomeonehadnotmentionedhernameIhardlythinkIwouldhaverecognisedher。Sheaddressedmebrightly."Well,it’smanyyearssincewefirstmet。Howtimedoesfly!We’renoneofusgettinganyyounger。DoyourememberthefirsttimeIsawyou?Youaskedmetoluncheon。”DidIremember?ItwastwentyyearsagoandIwaslivinginParis.IhadatinyapartmentintheLatinQuarteroverlookingacemetery，andIwasearningbarelyenoughmoneytokeepbodyandsoultogether.Shehadreadabookofmineandhadwrittentomeaboutit.Ianswered，thankingher，andpresentlyIreceivedfromheranotherlettersayingthatshewaspassingthroughParisandwouldliketohaveachatwithme；buthertimewaslimited,andtheonlyfreemomentshehadwasonthefollowingThursday；shewasspendingthemorningattheLuxembourgandwouldIgiveheralittleluncheonatFoyot’safterwards?Foyot'sisarestaurantatwhichtheFrenchsenatorseat,anditwassofarbeyondmymeansthatIhadnevereventhoughtofgoingthere.ButIwasflattered,andIwastooyoungtohavelearnedtosaynotoawoman。（Fewmen,Imayadd,learnthisuntiltheyaretoooldtomakeitofanyconsequencetoawomanwhattheysay.)Ihadeightfrancs（goldfrancs）tolastmetherestofthemonth,andamodestluncheonshouldnotcostmorethanfifteen.IfIcutoutcoffeeforthenexttwoweeksIcouldmanagewellenough。IansweredthatIwouldmeetmyfriend——bycorrespondence-—atFoyot'sonThursdayathalfpasttwelve。ShewasnotsoyoungasIexpectedandinappearanceimposingratherthanattractive,shewas,infact，awomanofforty（acharmingage，butnotonethatexcitesasuddenanddevastatingpassionatfirstsight)，andshegavemetheimpressionofhavingmoreteeth,whiteandlargeandeven，thanwerenecessaryforanypracticalpurpose。Shewastalkative,butsincesheseemedinclinedtotalkaboutmeIwaspreparedtobeanattentivelistener。Iwasstartledwhenthebilloffarewasbrought，forthepriceswereagreatdealhigherthanIhadanticipated.Butshereassuredme."Inevereatanythingforluncheon,"Shesaid。”Oh,don’tsaythat！"Iansweredgenerously.”Inevereatmorethanonething.Ithinkpeopleeatfartoomuchnowadays。Alittlefish,perhaps.Iwonderiftheyhaveanysalmon。Well,itwasearlyintheyearforsalmonanditwasnotonthebilloffare，butIaskedthewaiteriftherewasany.Yes,abeautifulsalmonhadjustcomein,itwasthefirsttheyhadhad。Iordereditformyguest。Thewaiteraskedherifshewouldhavesomethingwhileitwasbeingcooked。"No,"sheanswered,”Inevereatmorethanonething.Unlessyouhavealittlecaviare.Inevermindcaviare."Myheartsankalittle.IknewIcouldnotaffordcaviare，butIcouldnotverywelltellherthat.Itoldthewaiterbyallmeanstobringcaviare。FormyselfIchosethecheapestdishonthemenuandthatwasamuttonchop。"Ithinkyouareunwisetoeatmeat，"shesaid.”Idon'tknowhowyoucanexpecttoworkaftereatingheavythingslikechops.Idon’tbelieveinoverloadingmystomach."Thencamethequestionofdrink。”Ineverdrinkanythingforluncheon,"shesaid."NeitherdoI，”Iansweredpromptly."Exceptwhiterwine,”sheproceededasthoughIhadnotspoken."TheseFrenchwhitewinesaresolight。They’rewonderfulforthedigestion。””Whatwouldyoulike?"Iasked,hospitablestill，butnotexactlyeffusive。Shegavemeabrightandamicableflashofherwhiteteeth。”Mydoctorwon’tletmedrinkanythingbutchampagne。”IfancyIturnedatriflepale。Iorderedhalfabottle.Imentionedcasuallythatmydoctorhadabsolutelyforbiddenmetodrinkchampagne.”Whatareyougoingtodrink，then？"”Water.”Sheatethecaviareandsheatethesalmon.Shetalkedgailyofartandliteratureandmusic。ButIwonderedwhatthebillwouldcometo.Whenmymuttonchoparrivedshetookmequiteseriouslytotask。"Iseethatyou'reinthehabitofeatingaheavyluncheon。I’msureit'samistake。Whydon'tyoufollowmyexampleandjusteatonething？I'msureyou'dfeeleversomuchbetterforit。""Iamonlygoingtoeatonething。"Isaid，asthewaitercameagainwiththebilloffare。Shewavedhimasidewithanairygesture."No,no，Inevereatanythingforluncheon。Justabite,Ineverwantmorethanthat,andIeatthatmoreasanexcuseforconversationthananythingelse。Icouldn’tpossiblyeatanythingmoreunlesstheyhadsomeofthosegiantasparagus。IshouldbesorrytoleavePariswithouthavingsomeofthem。"Myheartsank.Ihadseenthemintheshops，andIknewthattheywerehorriblyexpensive.Mymouthhadoftenwateredatthesightofthem。”Madamewantstoknowifyouhaveanyofthosegiantasparagus，"Iaskedthewaiter.Itriedwithallmymighttoowillhimtosayno。Ahappysmilespreadoverhisbroad，pries-likeface，andheassuredmethattheyhadsomesolarge，sosplendid,sotender,thatitwasamarvel.”I'mnotintheleasthungry,"myguestsighed，"butifyouinsistIdon'tmindhavingsomeasparagus."Iorderedthem。"Aren’tyougoingtohaveany？"”No，Inevereatasparagus。””Iknowtherearepeoplewhodon’tlikethem。Thefactis，youruinyourtastebyallthemeatyoueat。"Wewaitedfortheasparagustobecooked.Panicseizedme。ItwasnotaquestionnowhowmuchmoneyIshouldhaveleftoverfortherestofthemonth,butwhetherIhadenoughtopaythebill.Itwouldbeembarrassingtofindmyselftenfrancsshortandbeobligedtoborrowfrommyguest。Icouldnotbringmyselftodothat.IknewexactlyhowmuchIhad，andifthebillcametomoreImadeupmymindthatIwouldputmyhandinmypocketandwithadramaticcrystartupandsayithadbeenpicked。Ofcourse，itwouldbeawkwardifshehadnotmoneyenougheithertopaythebill.ThentheonlythingwouldbetoleavemywatchandsayIwouldcomebackandpaylater.Theasparagusappeared。Theywereenormous，juicy,andappetising。Iwatchedthewickedwomanthrustthemdownherthroatinlargemouthfuls,andinmypolitewayIspokeabouttheconditionofthedramaintheBalkans。Atlastthefinished。”Coffee？"Isaid.”Yes，justanice—creamandcoffee,”sheanswered.Iwaspastcaringnow，soIorderedcoffeeformyselfandanice—creamandcoffeeforher。"Youknow,there’sonethingIthoroughlybelievein，”shesaid,assheatetheice—cream。”Oneshouldalwaysgetupfromamealfeelingonecouldeatalittlemore.""Areyoustillhungry？"Iaskedfaintly.”Oh,no，I’mnothungry；yousee，Idon'teatluncheon.Ihaveacupofcoffeeinthemorningandthendinner,butInevereatmorethanonethingforluncheon.Iwasspeakingforyou.””Oh,Isee!"Thenaterriblethinghappened。Whilewewerewaitingforthecoffeetheheadwaiter，withaningratiatingsmileonhisfalseface,cameuptousbearingalargebasketfullofhugepeaches。Theyhadtheblushofaninnocentgirl；theyhadtherichtoneofanItalianlandscape。Butsurelypeacheswerenotinseasonthen？Lordknewwhattheycost。Iknewtoo——alittlelater,formyguest,goingonwithherconversation,absentmindedlytookone。"Yousee,you’vefilledyourstomachwithalotofmeat"——myonemiserablelittlechop——"andyoucan'teatanymore。ButI'vejusthadasnackandIshallenjoyapeach.”Thebillcame,andwhenIpaiditIfoundthatIhadonlyenoughforaquiteinadequatetip。HereyesrestedforaninstantonthethreefrancsIleftforthewaiter,andIknewthatshethoughtmemean。ButwhenIwalkedoutoftherestaurantIhadthewholemonthbeforemeandnotapennyinmypocket.”Followmyexample,”shesaidasweshookhands,"andnevereatmorethanonethingforluncheon。""I’lldobetterthanthat,”Iretorted。”I'lleatnothingfordinnertonight。""Humorist！”shecriedgaily,jumpingintoacab。"You’requiteahumorist!"ButIhavehadmyrevengeatlast.IdonotbelievethatIamavindictiveman,butwhentheimmortalgodstakeahandinmatteritispardonabletoobservetheresultwithcomplacency。Todaysheweighstwenty-onestone。NewWordsluncheonn。&vi。（formalwordfor)lunchbeckonvt。signalto（sb。)byamotionofthehandorhead向……招手或点头示意apartmentn.asingleroom;(AmE）flatorasetofrooms房间；(美）一套公寓住房Latina.拉丁的n。拉丁文quartern.divisionofatown,esp.oneofaspecialclassofpeople（都市的）区，街overlookvt.haveaviewoffromabove;failtoseeornotice俯视；忽略presentlyad。soon；(AmE)atthepresenttime不久;（美）目前chatn。，vi。(have）afriendlyinformalconversation闲谈，聊天senatorn.amemberofasenate参议员，上议员meansn.money，income，orwealth，esp。largeenoughtoaffordalloneneeds财富，资产francn。theunitofmoneyinFrance,Belgium.Switzerland,andsomeothercountries法郎modesta。notlargeinquantity,size，value，etc.不太大的；适度的imposinga.impressivebecauseofsize,appearance,ordignity仪表堂堂的；宏伟的attractivea。havingthepowertoattract;pleasing吸引人的；有魅力的charminga.verypleasing;fascinating有魅力的devastatinga。destructive；causingruin；sweepingeverythingbeforeit毁灭性的；压倒一切的passionn。strongfeelingorenthusiasm，esp。ofloveoranger激情impressionn。印象talkativea。havingthehabitoftalkingagreatdeal;fondoftalking好说话的；健谈的inclineda.likely;tending(to）;encouraged有……倾向的attentivea。listeningcarefully;doingactstosatisfytheneedsofanother专注的;体贴的，殷勤的startlevt.giveashockofsurpriseto；causetomoveofjump使吃惊，使惊跳faren.food，esp.asprovidedatameal食物billoffarealistofdishes;menu菜单reassurevt。setaperson'smindatrest使安心generouslyad。withreadinesstogivemoney，help,kindness,etc。慷慨地，大方地generousa。nowadaysad。atthepresenttime，nowsalmonn。鲑鱼menun.alistofcoursesatamealorofdishesthatcanbeservedinarestaurant菜单muttonn.meatfromafullygrownsheep羊肉chopn.asmallpieceofmeatwithboneinit（连骨的）块肉overloadvt.puttoolargealoadonorin;overburden使过载消化digestionn。消化hospitablea。generousinthetreatmentofaguest好客的effusivea.（offeelings，signsofpleasure，gratitude,etc。)pouringouttoofreely；toodemonstrativeoremotional热情洋溢的；感情（过多)流露的amicablea.friendly；peacefulflashn.asudden,quickbrightlight；asuddendisplay闪烁；闪现champagnen。香槟洒fancyvt.suppose,imaginetriflen。athing，event，etc。oflittlevalueorimportance琐事forbid（forbadeorforbad，forbidden）vt.command（sb。)nottodosth。;refusetoallow（sb.）tohave,use，enteretc.禁止gailyad.inahappyandjoyousmannerliteraturen。文学（作品)airya.light-hearted;affected轻盈的；做作的biten.piececutoffbybitingasparagusn.（sing.orpl。)芦笋watervi。(oftheeyesormouth）fillwithwateryliquid,esp。tearsorsalivaMadamen。useasatitleofrespectforawoman(esp。aforeignmarriedwoman)夫人mightn。power,strength,forcewillvt.influenceorcompel,byexercisingthepowerofthemind以意志力使assurevt。tellfirmlyandwithconfidenceesp.withtheaimofremovingdoubt保证;使确信tendera。delicate;nothardordifficulttobitthrough柔弱的;柔嫩的marveln.awonderfulthing。sth.causinggreatsurprisesighvi。letoutadeepbreathslowlyandwithasound(indicatingsadness,tiredness，relief，etc.)叹气ruinvt.destroyorspoil（completely)毁灭n。aconditionofdestructionanddecaypanicn.sudden,uncontrollableterrororanxiety恐慌obligevt.compel;require,bind(sb。)byapromise,oath,etc。强迫，使不得不dramatica。ofdrama；suddenorexciting,likeaneventinastageplaypickvt.stealjuicya。havingalotofjuice多液汁的appetisinga。arousingorexcitingthedesireforfood引起食欲的,美味可口的wickeda.verybad，evil邪恶的thrustvt。pushsuddenlyorviolently;makeaforwardstokewithasword，knife，etc.猛推；刺,戳throatn.咽喉mouthfuln。asmuch(foodordrink）asfillsthemouthdraman。aplayforthetheatre，radioorTV;composition,presentationandperformanceofsuchplays戏剧headwaitern。amaninchargeofthewaitersinarestauranthotel,ordiningcaringratiatinga。makingoneselfverypleasanttosb。inordertogainfavour讨好的，奉承的peachn。桃子blushn。reddeningoftheface,fromshameorconfusioninnocenta.(ofpeople)simple，notabletorecognizeevil;notguilty天真的；无罪的landscapen.awideviewofnaturalscenery；apictureofsuchascene风景;风景画Lordn。God上帝，主snackn.asmall,usu。hurriedlyeatenmeal小吃instantn。amomentoftimemeana。ungenerous；unkind吝啬的；刻薄的retortvt.makeaquick，angryandoftenamusinganswer反驳humoristn.apersonwhomakesjokesinspeechorwritinghumorn.幽默cabn.acarriageforpublichire；taxirevengen.报仇，报复vt。替……报仇vindictivea。unforgiving;havingorshowingadesireforrevengeimmortala。liv