我听说……
A little bird told me t hat you’re engaged.
(我听说你订婚了。)
Yes, I am.
(是这样。)
“A little bird told me that ...”来自《圣经·旧约全书》中的“小鸟会传播谣言所以不要说坏话”。固
定说法, 意思是“我听说……”。
Word has it, you got promoted.
(我听说你高升了。)
How did you know?
(你怎么知道的?)
Do you think she likes me?
(你觉得她喜欢我吗?)
Rumor has it, she does.
(听说她喜欢。)
rumor “传言”、 “谣言”。
I heard it through the grapevine that ...
(风闻……)
hear ... through the grapevine “风闻”。“通过传言得知……”可以用hear through the grapevine这
个习惯用语来表达。grapevine是葡萄藤, 这里的意思是“秘密”、 “谣言”、 “流言”。
Someone said that ...
(有人说……)
I’ve heard ...
(我听说……)
According to rumor, ...
(据说……)
I heard a rumor that ...
Someone told me that ...
I’ve heard a rumor that ...
你对我隐瞒了什么吗?
Are you hiding anything from me?
(你对我隐瞒了什么吗?)
I never hide anything from you.
(我从来没有对你隐瞒什么。)
hide “隐瞒”。
never “从来没有……”。
Are you keeping anything from me?
keep ... from ... “向……隐瞒……”。
Are you being straight with me?
这里的straight指“诚实的”。
说实话……
To tell you the truth, we’re not doing very well.
说实话, 我们的情况不是太好。)
(
What are you going to do?
(那你们准备怎么办?)
tell “告诉”。truth “实情”、 “事实”。well “好”。
wonderful “极好的”。
Frankly, ...
(坦率地说……)
frankly “坦率地说”、 “坦率地”。
Truthfully speaking, ...
(说实在的……)
truthfully “诚实地”、 “实在地”。
无风不起浪嘛。
I guess the rumors were true.
(我猜传言是真的。)
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
(无风不起浪嘛。)
谚语。直译是“哪里有烟, 哪里就有火”。
There’s usually a grain of truth in every story.
(每个传闻里通常都会有一点可信的东西。)
grain of truth “一点真实性”。
There’s no smoke without fire.
我不愿背后说他, 不过……
I hate to talk behind his back, but he’s so rude.
(我不愿背后说他, 不过他太粗鲁了。)
I noticed that also.
(我也发现了。)
hate “讨厌”。behind one’s back “在……的背后”。
notice “注意到”、 “发现”。
I hate to gossip about him, but ...
(我不愿说他闲话, 不过……)
gossip “说闲话”。
I know I shouldn’t talk about him when he isn’t around, but ...
(我知道我不应该在他不在场时谈论他, 不过……)
around “在周围”。
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