Closing Topics 结束交谈

Do you find that your English conversations end rather suddenly? Is there anything we can say before "goodbye" to indicate that we would like to stop talking? The ability to close topics is a very useful but difficult skill.

闲聊中突然蹦出“再见”二字是不是很突兀？那么我们可以说些什么来暗示想要结束闲聊呢？

先来看一段Emily和William的对话：

Emily: And then I'm gonna fly back five and a half weeks later...

William: A changed person--

Emily: Hopefully...

William: You'll come back here, you'll have shaved your head or something. I don't know something completely...

Emily: So who knows what will come, what will happen when I come back, but erm...anyway, so hopefully it will at least be a holiday and I'll get nice weather...hopefully...so...but erm...

William: Do you know any of the people that you're going to be with?

Emily: No, I don't. I don't know anyone, erm, yes. So, I guess I'd better go back to work.

William: Ok...erm--

Emily: I've got loads to do...

William: Oh right. Well, it's nice talking to you.

Emily: Thank you very much.

William: And I'll see you downstairs.

Emily: Yeah.

William: So, bye.

Emily和William在说有关holiday的话题。闲聊中，Emily似乎想结束谈话，于是她使用了"so"，"anyway"和"but"作为暗示。但是显然William没有领会她的意图，以至于继续发问，结果Emily不得不use a stronger method of closing the topic。She said that she had to go back to work--she had loads to do. 这时已经再明显不过，Emily不想再继续谈话了。

小结：你可以用如下技巧暗示对方结束对话

Give your final opinion about the topic;

Summarize what has already been said;

Lead to you saying "goodbye".

典型例句：

But, we shall see if it makes a difference... Anyway, I must be off!

So, it's something, anyway, to look forward to...

Well anyway, it's lovely talking to you, but I must get on...

Right... well... I guess I'd better get back.

上一页  [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]