托福听力小对话【71】Set the table

(A) Setting the table.

(B) Polishing silver.

(C) Sewing napkins.

(D) Stocking a pantry.

听力原文/参考答案/解说

-- Does everything look right to you? I want it to be perfect.

-- I think you’ve made a mistake. Don’ t the napkins go on the left and the silverware on the right?

Q: What are the two people discussing?

参考答案：(A)

Setting the table是摆餐桌，即把餐具等放置好，以便就餐时使用。这是根据对话中“Don’t the napkins(餐巾)go on the left and the silver ware(刀、叉、等银制餐具)on the right”一句话提供的信息做出的判断。所谓left与right是中间的餐盘(plate)相对而言的。polishing silver: 擦拭银子。sewing napkins:缝餐巾。 stocking a pantry: 往餐具室内放餐具。