迷你對話學地道口語第561期:偷聽談話
Subject:I wish I could a fly on the wall.
迷你對話
A: They are talking about thir 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
成為一隻伏在牆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,而且還相當隱蔽,做得到神不知鬼不覺,從而不會被別人發現。根據這一生動的想象,就有這個説法了:a fly on the wall。用之來比喻“偷聽別人説話”。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説什麼。
e.g. I'd give anything to be a fly on the wall when she tells him.
當她高告訴他事情時,我真希望偷聽到他們在説什麼。
e.g. Alice and Lily are commenting on my performance. How I wish I could be a fly on the wall to hear what they are saying.
愛麗絲和莉莉正在評論我的表演,我多麼希望能偷聽到她們的談話內容。