9.How to change the subject?
9.變換話題的技巧
The Most Common Expressions
最常用表達(dá)法
By the way, can I keep the book for three weeks?
順便問(wèn)一下,這本書(shū)我可以借三個(gè)星期嗎?
Let's change the subject.
我們換一個(gè)話題吧。
Just to change the subject for a moment, have you heard about Carmen's marriage?
暫時(shí)打岔一下,你聽(tīng)說(shuō)卡門(mén)結(jié)婚的事了嗎?
Oh, I know what I meant to ask you, has my mother telephoned yet?
哦,我記起來(lái)我想問(wèn)你什么了,我媽媽打過(guò)電話來(lái)嗎?
Oh, I know what I meant to tell you, Alice isn't coming this Saturday.
哦,我想起要告訴你什么了,愛(ài)麗絲本星期六不來(lái)了。
The Informal Expressions
非正式場(chǎng)合表達(dá)法
Lucy has gone abroad, but that's just by the way.
露茜出國(guó)了,不過(guò)這只是順便說(shuō)說(shuō)。
Oh, before I forget, have you sent the letter to Mr. Wise?
哦,差點(diǎn)忘了,你把信送給懷斯先生了嗎?
Oh, while I remember, Professor Jackson's going to give us a lecture this afternoon.
哦,差點(diǎn)忘了說(shuō),杰克遜教授打算今天下午給我們講課。
Hey, I nearly forgot! John asked you to give him a ring.
嘿,差點(diǎn)兒忘了!約翰請(qǐng)你給他打個(gè)電話。
Oh, I knew there was something I meant to tell you, tomorrow's meeting was cancelled.
哦,我記起有件事要告訴你,明天的會(huì)議取消了。
The Formal Expressions
正式場(chǎng)合表達(dá)法
Could we .move on now to the problem of transportation?
我們現(xiàn)在可以接著討論運(yùn)輸問(wèn)題了嗎?
I think we ought to move on to the next item.
我想我們應(yīng)該接著開(kāi)始討論下一個(gè)項(xiàng)目。
If we could move on now to the question of the air pollution.
我們現(xiàn)在是不是接下去討論空氣污染的問(wèn)題。
On an entirely different matter, now, let's talk about the birth control problem.
現(xiàn)在是關(guān)于一個(gè)完全不同的問(wèn)題,我們談?wù)動(dòng)?jì)劃生育問(wèn)題。
The next item on the agenda is women's liberation.
議事日程上的下一個(gè)議程是婦女解放。