1. The championing of artistic excellence and cultural enlightenment can be an awkward conversation-stopper when the hard talk is of a world dipping in and out of recession and the need for belt-tightening.
当前都在谈论全球陷入与走出衰退以及需要勒紧裤带过日子之际，倡导精品艺术与文化启蒙显得有些不合时宜，属于禁忌话题。
2. When she told us her son was in prison, it was a real conversation stopper.
她告诉我们她儿子在坐牢，这实在令我们语塞。
3. When we talk with our non-Christian friends, the mention of bible, Jesus Christ is often a conversation stopper.
当我们和非基督徒的朋友们在一起的时候，一旦提及圣经，耶稣基督，谈话便终止了。
4. God, that''s a conversation stopper.
天，这下谈话没法继续了
5. Religious faith is a conversation stopper.
一谈到宗教信仰问题就会冷场。
6. conversation stopper
6. A conversation stopper.
打断谈话的人