“道听途说”的英语口语情景交际训练

　　Jessica在北京学中文，她的中国友人要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来求教她。今天英语口语情景交际是怡茹要问的：道听途说。

　　
YR: Jessica, Congratulations! And I'm mad at you!

Jessica: What? Why? What's going on?

YR: 我据说你交了个特帅的男朋友! 所以当然庆祝你一下喽!不过，咱俩是好友人，你居然瞒着我，所以我负气啦!

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 you've 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! 本文来自：英语之家

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

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？（注意英语口语情景交际中关于重要词汇的经典解读哦）

Jessica: You can also say "a little bird told me." For example, if you don't want to tell others the source of your information, you can say "Let's just say I know because a little bird told me."

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

Jessica: 好啦，当初你可能告诉我了吧？Who's spreading the rumor?

YR: Well, let's just say a little bird told me!

Jessica: Hey! That's 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. 可我当初不晓得啊!

YR: 原来，在用 a little bird told me 的时候，大家对新闻来源切实都心知肚明，只是故意不说。好吧，那我告诉你吧，实在---I heard the rumor through the grapevine!

Jessica: Hey!

　　最后，当然要将咱们英语口语情景交际练习中的陌生词汇回忆一下，您都掌握好了吗？什么是道听途说呢？