2014年ESL之餐饮娱乐 16 Ending a Party

 

Ending a Party 

Gunther: I think this party has run its course and I’m ready to call it a night. 

Maria: But there are still a few stragglers who seem reluctant to leave. How do we politely tell them to go home? 

Gunther: I’ll just make an announcement. 

Maria: Wait! That seems kind of rude. Let me try a few hints. I’ll tell them that we’re out of drinks. 

Gunther: If you do that, one of those guys is liable to offer to make a beer run. That’s not going to do the trick. 

Maria: What if I go over there, yawn, and comment on the lateness of the hour? That should be obvious enough without being too rude. 

Gunther: Those people aren’t going to respond to subtlety¹. Let me handle this. 

Maria: What are you going to do? 

Gunther: I’m going to do what bars do at closing time. I’m turning up the lights and turning off the music. 

Maria: And if that doesn’t work? 

Gunther: I’m going to yell “lights out, people!” and mean it! 

 

Script by Dr. Lucy Tse 

1 subtlety   

n.微妙，敏锐，精巧；微妙之处，细微的区别

参考例句：

• He has shown enormous strength,great intelligence and great subtlety.他表现出充沛的精力、极大的智慧和高度的灵活性。
• The subtlety of his remarks was unnoticed by most of his audience.大多数听众都没有觉察到他讲话的微妙之处。