"drop the topic" in Chinese (Simplified)
换个话题不再谈这个话题
Definition
停止谈论某个话题,通常因为它很敏感、不舒服或已经不重要了。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
口语中常用,尤其是谈论让人尴尬或敏感的话题时。常见语:'我们换个话题吧'或'能不能别再说这个了'。语气可能比较直接,表示希望对方立刻停止。
Examples
Can we drop the topic now?
我们现在可以**换个话题**吗?
She asked him to drop the topic because it made her upset.
她让他**别再谈这个话题**,因为这让她难过。
Let's drop the topic and talk about something fun.
我们**换个话题**,聊点有趣的吧。
Look, I really don't want to argue about this—can you just drop the topic?
听着,我真的不想争论了——你能**不要再谈这个话题**吗?
Every time I bring it up, he tells me to drop the topic.
每次我提起这事,他都会让我**别再谈这个**。
We've been over this a hundred times—let's just drop the topic already.
我们已经讨论了一百遍了——咱们**换个话题**吧。