The phrase "a dimming of the lights" most probably means__________.

A．closing one' s eyes

B．turning off the lights

C．ceasing to glance at others

D．reducing gaze-time to the minimum

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【定位】第一段第九句“So you cut off eye contact，what sociologist Erving Goffman calls‘a dimming of the lights’．”。
【答案详解】本题为词义推测题。短语a dimming of light是对上一句(cut off eye con-tact)的解释，由上一句意思可推测该短语意思为停止眼神交流。故选C。

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