口语：“道听途说”

　　口语：道听途说

　　Jessica在北京学中文，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是怡茹要问的：道听途说。

　　YR: Jessica, Congratulations! And Im mad at you!

　　Jessica: What? Why? Whats going on?

　　YR: 我听说你交了个特帅的男朋友!所以当然恭喜你一下喽!不过，咱俩是好朋友，你居然瞒着我，所以我生气啦!

　　Jessica: What boyfriend? Where did you hear it?

　　YR: 大家都这么说啊。就是啊怎么说来着，street words say...

　　Jessica: Do you mean word on the street?

　　YR: 对!Word on the street is youve got a new boyfriend! 坊间传言，你交了新男友哦!

　　Jessica: Gosh! This is pure rumor! Yiru, you must tell me who told you this. I need to dispel this rumor!

　　YR: 我也是道听途说，这样吧，你告诉我道听途说用美语怎么说，我就告诉你传谣言的人是谁!

　　Jessica: Deal! 道听途说Let me see...Okay, you can say I heard something through the grapevine. Grapevine is spelt g-r-a-p-e-v-i-n-e.

　　YR: 哦，grapevine是葡萄藤的意思，I heard it through the grapevine 就是通过葡萄藤听来的消息，也就是道听途说喽! 还有别的说法么?

　　Jessica: You can also say a little bird told me. For example, if you dont want to tell others the source of your information, you can say Lets just say I know because a little bird told me.

　　YR: 哈哈，真可爱，A little bird told me, 小鸟告诉我的!

　　Jessica: 好啦，现在你可以告诉我了吧?Whos spreading the rumor?

　　YR: Well, lets just say a little bird told me!

　　Jessica: Hey! Thats cheating, Yiru! Besides, if you say a little bird told me, usually it means both you and I actually know the source of the information, but neither of us wants to say it. 可我现在不知道啊!

　　YR: 原来，在用a little bird told me的时候，大家对消息来源其实都心知肚明，只是故意不说。好吧，那我告诉你吧，其实---I heard the rumor through the grapevine!

　　Jessica: Hey!

　　YR: 今天我们学的内容包括：第一，坊间传言可以说Word on the street is...;

第二，道听途说可以说 I heard it through the grapevine;

第三，大家心照不宣地不挑名消息来源，可以说 A little bird told me.