2015年ESL之就医和人际交往 17 Avoiding Topics in Conversation

Avoiding Topics in Conversation 

Lila: Why aren’t you dating? I have so many friends who would love to go out with you. 

George: Let’s change the subject. Talking about my love life isn’t very interesting. 

Lila: But really, you’re not getting any younger and… 

George: Moving on! Have you seen any good movies lately? 

Lila: Listen, all of your friends are settling down and you don’t want to go through life alone and lonely… 

George: That reminds me, didn’t you say that you were going to get another dog so that Rover isn’t lonely when you’re not home? 

Lila: Forget about my dog. You remember Rachel, don’t you? She just broke up with her boyfriend and she’d be perfect for you. 

George: Speaking of Rachel, how is her mother? Wasn’t she in the hospital? 

Lila: If Rachel isn’t your type, how about Amina? She has great legs and I know you’re a leg man. 

George: And now for something completely different…How is your diet coming along? Have you lost any weight yet? 

Lila: I don’t really want to talk about my weight. 

George: But I think you’re having trouble shedding¹ those pounds, right? I have lots of suggestions on what you can do. 

Lila: Anyway, as I said before, I don’t really want to talk about my diet… 

George: You need to cut out sweets if you want to lose weight. Are you eating too many sweets? 

Lila: That’s none of your business! 

George: My sentiments² exactly! 

Script³ by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 shedding   

n.脱落，蜕落v.流出( shed的现在分词 )；流下；蜕皮；树叶脱落

参考例句：

• The factory is shedding a large number of jobs. 这家工厂正大批裁员。
• The trees began shedding their leaves. 树木开始落叶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 sentiments   

（基于情感的）观点( sentiment的名词复数 )； （对怜悯、怀旧等的）柔情； （失之过度或不恰当的）伤感； 态度或意见

参考例句：

• the spread of nationalist sentiments 民族主义情绪的传播
• He expressed his sentiments about the war with great eloquence. 他雄辩地表达了他对那场战争的看法。

3 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。