Lesson 1 A private conversation 私人谈话
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音,然后回答以下问题.
Why did the writer complain to the people behind him?
Last week I went to the theatre.I had a very good seat.The play was very interesting.I did not enjoy it.A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.They were talking loudly.I got very angry.I could not hear the actors.I turned round.I looked at the man and the woman angrily.They did not pay any attention.In the end,I could not bear it.I turned round again.‘I can't hear a word!’ I said angrily.
‘It's none of your business,’ the young man said rudely.‘This is a private conversation!’
New words and expressions 生词和短语
private adj．私人的
angry adj．生气的
conversation n．谈话
angrily adv． 生气地
theatre n．剧场,戏院
attention n．注意
seat n．座位
bear v．容忍
play n．戏
business n．事
loudly adv．大声地
rudely adv．无礼地,粗鲁地
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 go to the theatre,去看戏.
2 got angry,生气.
3 turn round,转身,也可用turn around.
4 pay attention,注意.
5 I could not bear it．我无法忍受.
其中的it是指上文中的那对男女大声说话又不理会作者的愤怒目光.
6 none of your business,不关你的事.
参考译文
上星期我去看戏.我的座位很好,戏很有意思,但我却无法欣赏.一青年男子与一青年女子坐在我的身后,大声地说着话.我非常生气,因为我听不见演员在说什么.我回过头去怒视着那一男一女,他们却毫不理会.最后,我忍不住了,又一次回过头去,生气地说：“我一个字也听不见了!”
“不关你的事,”那男的毫不客气地说,“这是私人间的谈话!”
