2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 07 Writing One’s Memoirs

 

Writing One’s Memoirs 

Oscar: We’re thrilled that you’ll be publishing your memoir¹ with our company. You’ve had such an interesting life. I’m sure you’ll have lots of titillating² 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 infamous³ 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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

参考例句：

• 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。