时间:2018-12-27 作者:英语课 分类:2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐


英语课

 


Writing One’s Memoirs 


Oscar: We’re thrilled that you’ll be publishing your memoir 1 with our company. You’ve had such an interesting life. I’m sure you’ll have lots of titillating 2 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 3 party where a cat fight broke out between... 


 


Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 



1 memoir
n.[pl.]回忆录,自传;记事录
  • He has just published a memoir in honour of his captain.他刚刚出了一本传记来纪念他的队长。
  • In her memoir,the actress wrote about the bittersweet memories of her first love.在那个女演员的自传中,她写到了自己苦乐掺半的初恋。
2 titillating
adj.使人痒痒的; 使人激动的,令人兴奋的v.使觉得痒( titillate的现在分词 );逗引;激发;使高兴
  • Titillating the public now could help sales of Peptide 7 latet on. 现在刺激一下公众,对将来缩氨酸7号的销售可能还会有好处呢。 来自辞典例句
3 infamous
adj.声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的,邪恶的
  • He was infamous for his anti-feminist attitudes.他因反对女性主义而声名狼藉。
  • I was shocked by her infamous behaviour.她的无耻行径令我震惊。
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