第一，迷你对话

A: Do you know that Elton John will show up at the party this weekend?

你知道Elton John在周末的舞会出现吗？

B: Really? I didn't hear of that.

震动吗，我没有听说。

A: That is the talk of the town.

大家都在说这事。

B: I'm not interested in that.

我对这没兴趣。

第二，地道表达

the talk of the town
1. 解词释义

The talk of the town的意思是“谈话的中心”“谈话的焦点”。

2. 拓展范例

E.g. Mr. Smith is now the talk of the town.

史密斯先生现在成了全城人的话题。

E.g. The news soon became the talk of the town across the land.

这条新闻很快就成为全国谈论的话题。

E.g. The film star's engagement with the mayor became the talk of the town.

那电影明星和市长订婚弄得满城风雨。

E.g. It's the talk of the town that he met a rich widow a few days ago.

到处都在传说他几天前遇到了一位有钱的寡妇。

第三，视野拓展

show up ：出现，现身

E.g. What puzzles me is why they didn't show up.

令我百思不解的是他们为什么没有出现。

E.g. Why didn't you show up at the meeting yesterday ?

昨天的会你怎么没来参加？

at the party ：在晚会上

E.g. All the guests were graciously served at the party.

宴会上所有客人都受到殷勤款待。

E.g. I overate at the party last night and got violent indigestion.

昨日晚宴我吃多了， 严重消化不良。

hear of ：听说

E.g. It gratified me to hear of your success.

获悉你取得成功我甚感欣慰。

E.g. I was shocked to hear of his poor death.

听到他惨遭不幸的噩耗, 我十分震惊。

be interested in:感兴趣于......

E.g. Among all the merchandise, I was interested in the cotton piece in particular.

在所有商品中, 我对棉布特别感兴趣。

E.g. He wasn't interested in her stage career.

他对她的演戏职业不感兴趣。