Tā / xiān / tán / tiān / qì / jiē / zhe / huà / fēng / yì / zhuǎn / wèn / qǐ / le / xiàng / mù / jìn / zhǎn他先谈天气,接着话锋一转,问起了项目进展。He first talked about the weather, then suddenly turned the conversation to the project's progress.