读图方法：从实心圆点开始，顺着曲线念，一直到该曲线终结为止。观察带有文字的图大约三到五遍，即可利用不带文字的思维导图进行复述甚至背诵。

特别提示：思维导图的布局和路径的走向比较清楚和熟悉后，才可以忆图。要从整幅图中剥离出图像的框架（即图像的关键图符及其位置和大概关系），要在脑海中浮现这个框架并逐渐细化，要从整体上把握这个图像。

课文原文：
Last week at a dinner party, the hostess asked me to sit next to Mrs. Rumbold. Mrs. Rumbold was a large, unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her. Her eyes were fixed on her plate and in a short time, she was busy eating. I tried to make conversation.
‘A new play is coming to“The Globe”soon,' I said.‘Will you be seeing it?’
‘No,’she answered.
‘Will you be spending your holidays abroad this year?’I asked.
‘NO,’she answered.
‘Will you be staying in England?’I asked.
‘No,’she answered.
In despair, I asked her whether she was enjoying her dinner.
‘Young man,’she answered,‘if you ate more and talked less, we would both enjoy our dinner!’
注：本课属于对话型课文，故其思维导图较为复杂。

参考译文

    在上星期的一次宴会上，女主人安排我坐在兰伯尔德夫人的身旁。兰伯尔德夫人是一位身材高大、表情严肃的女人，穿一件紧身的黑衣服。当我在她身旁坐下来的时候，她甚至连头都没有抬一下。她的眼睛盯着自己的盘子，不一会儿就忙着吃起来了。我试图找个话题和她聊聊。
    “一出新剧要来‘环球剧场’上演了，”我说，“您去看吗？”
    “不，”她回答。
    “您今年去国外度假吗？”我又问。
    “不，”她回答。
    “您就呆在英国吗？”我问。
    “不，”她回答。
    失望之中我问她饭是否吃得满意。
    “年轻人，”她回答说，“如果你多吃点，少说点，我们两个都会吃得好的！”

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