a little bird told me
a little bird told me是一种非常诙谐的表达,意思是“有人告诉我”, 当你不想透露某个消息是谁告诉你时,就说是a little bird
told me...
这个说法有个典故:在《圣经》里,人类祖先躲在诺亚方舟里,为了看洪水是否退去, 就派了一只鸟儿去打探,所以a little
bird就演变成了消息灵通的人士了。
said if you know who gave you the information being discussed but do not want
to say who it was
你知道告诉你信息的这个人,但是不想告诉别人他是谁;无可奉告,我不说
A; How did you know he was leaving?
你怎么知道他要走了?
B: Oh, let's just say a little bird told me.
噢,有人告诉我的。
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