2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 07 Writing One’s Memoirs（在线收听）

Writing One’s Memoirs 

Oscar: We’re thrilled that you’ll be publishing your memoir with our company. You’ve had such an interesting life. I’m sure you’ll have lots of titillating stories to tell. 

Liz: Well, my memoir will certainly have a lot of stories about my career: the people I’ve worked with and the kindness I’ve encountered in this industry. 

Oscar: That’s nice, but people buy autobiographical books for the juicy details, the more salacious the better. 

Liz: I was really thinking of focusing on the people who helped me in my career and their selflessness. 

Oscar: But I thought you were interested in writing a tell-all book. Considering how many times you’ve been married and the affairs you’ve had, you must have lots of steamy stories. 

Liz: I don’t want to be telling tales about people I love or once loved. I want to focus on the positive. 

Oscar: You could do that, but your books won’t fly off the shelves without those juicy details. 

Liz: Really? 

Oscar: Really. 

Liz: Maybe I could tell one or two scandalous stories. 

Oscar: Now you’re talking. 

Liz: There was that infamous party where a cat fight broke out between... 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse