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1、Where did the writer sit at the dinner party?
2、Did he try to make conversation with Mrs. Rumbold or not?
3、What did Mrs. Rumbold do? Did she answer his questions?
4、What did the writer talk about?
5、Who is impolite?
unsmiling adj. 不笑的, 严肃的
serious adj. 严肃的, 认真的, 严重的
eg: My father is a serious man.我的父亲是一个严肃的人
unsmiling: un+smiling微笑的，晴朗美好的=不笑的
un加adj.表否定
eg: usual - unusual certain-uncertain possible -impossible
fix v. 凝视
fix one‘s eyes on sth. 盯着..., 目不转睛
习惯用被动, 表达为: one's eyes be fixed on sth
eg: All the eyes were fixed on the blackboard 所有的眼睛都盯着黑板
fix① 固定 ② 修理:
eg: fix the picture on the wall
despair n. 绝望, 失望, 令人失望的人(事物) vi.绝望
eg: He was in despair after the test.考试之后他陷入了绝望当中
eg: This boy is his mother's despair。这个男孩使他妈绝望了.
in despair 绝望的，在绝望中
