英语博客-北美风情 221 You’ll never guess what I got wind of!

 　　People love stories, especially stories with secret information in them. In this episode¹, we talk about expressions that people use when they telling a story, whether it’s true or possibly not. These stories might be told by a person who heard it directly from a trustworthy source or by someone who just loves to gossip²! Sometimes it’s hard to know the difference. Listen to this episode if you’ve ever heard a story through the grapevine.

　　Maura:To get wind of something means that you learned³ something new or heard something new and this new thing that you learned is often supposed to be a secret.

　　Harp:Yes. And often, the person or the source of the information is unknown or kept a secret as well.

　　Maura:Right. Instead of saying who you heard this information from, you just say that you got wind of it. So you don’t actually have to say where you heard this new, possibly secret, information.

　　Harp:Yeah. It’s like the wind told you this secret.

　　Maura:Right. It’s like you were just minding your own business and the wind passed by you and you just happened to hear some new information.

1 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

2 gossip   

n.流言蜚语，爱说长道短的人；vi.传播流言

参考例句：

• She broadcast the gossip all over the town.她将这个流言传遍全镇。
• They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.关于他的爱情生活，他们散播了许多不堪的闲言闲语。

3 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。