迷你對話學地道口語第364期:私下地,暗地裏,祕密地

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第一、迷你對話

A: How about the matter?

那件事情怎麼樣了？

B: I heard it has been finally settled under the rose.

聽說最後私下了結了。

A: It’s the only way to preserve her reputation.

爲了保全她的聲譽只有這麼做了。

B: Yeah, fortunately it did not case a disaster.

對呀，幸虧沒有引起災禍。

第二、對話精講

1. 地道表達

【地道短語】under the rose

【解詞釋義】這個是狀語性的習慣用語，在句中修飾動詞。字面意思是“在玫瑰花下”，引申爲“私下地”“祕密地”的意思，相當於“in secret“或者是“privately”。

【支持範例-1】We heard under the rose that they are not legally married.

我們私下裏聽說，他們並未合法結婚。

【支持範例-2】The details were given to him under the rose.

這些細節是私下告訴他的。

【支持範例-3】I heard that Mary was born under the rose.

我聽說瑪麗是私生子。

【支持範例-4】The senator told me, under the rose, that there is to be a change in the cabinet.

參議員偷偷地告訴我說，內閣將要改組。