
Conversational Blue Balls:谈话时立即转移话题
Conversational Blue Balls的意思是某人在谈话时提出某一话题,然后马上转移话题而且拒绝再谈那个话题.这样的人是不是有些不可理喻?你可能会认为他闲的蛋疼,呵呵,blue balls这个美国俚语也有蛋疼的意思.
"Goodness, did you hear about what happened?" 天哪,你听说出什么事了吗?
"What happened?" 发生什么了?
"Anyways, I'm gonna go." 不说了,我要走了.
"Wait, what happened?" 等等,到底怎么了?
"Oh, don't worry about it." 哦,别操心了.