Lesson 1 A private conversation

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 　　conversation n. 谈话 　　theatre n. 剧场，戏院 　　seat n. 座位 　　play n. 戏 　　loudly adv. 大声地 　　angry adj. 生气的 　　angrily adv. 生气地 　　attention n. 注意 　　bear v. 容忍 　　business n. 事 　　rudely adv. 无礼地，粗鲁地 　　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!”