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
成爲一隻伏在牆上的蒼蠅纔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，就有這個說法了：a fly on the wall。用之來比喻“偷聽別人說話”。其英文解釋爲：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說什麼。
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。
