英語口語練習(xí)小對話 第561期:偷聽談話
迷你對話
A: They are talking about their paper! Have you finished your paper?
他們正在討論論文的事情!你的論文完成了嗎?
B: No, I am worrying about that these days. I wish I could be a fly on the wall.
還沒有，我這幾天正在擔(dān)心這事情呢，真希望能聽偷聽到他們的談話。
地道表達
a fly on the wall
1. 解詞釋義
成為一只伏在墻上的蒼蠅才不會引起別人的注意。不光可以清清楚楚地偷聽到別人的很機密的談話，而且還相當(dāng)隱蔽，做得到神不知鬼不覺，從而不會被別人發(fā)現(xiàn)。根據(jù)這一生動的想象，就有這個說法了：a fly on the wall。用之來比喻“偷聽別人說話”。其英文解釋為：If you say you would like to be a fly on the wall in a certain situation, you mean that you would like to be there secretly to see and hear what happens.
2. 拓展例句
e.g. I wish I could be a fly on the wall when they discuss my future.
在他們討論我的前途的時候，我真希望能聽到他們在說什么。
e.g. I'd give anything to be a fly on the wall when she tells him.
當(dāng)她高告訴他事情時，我真希望偷聽到他們在說什么。
e.g. Alice and Lily are commenting on my performance. How I wish I could be a fly on the wallto hear what they are saying.
愛麗絲和莉莉正在評論我的表演,我多么希望能偷聽到她們的談話內(nèi)容。
