地道英语口语500句 迷你对话学地道口语第364期:私下地,暗地里,祕密地

迷你对话学地道口语第364期:私下地,暗地里,祕密地  

特别声明,该文章中的迷你对话选自口语书籍，对话精讲为可可编辑编写。,第一、迷你对话,A: How about the matter?,那件事情怎么样了？,B:I heard it has been finally settled under the rose.,听说最后私下了结了。,A:It’s the only way to preserve her reputation.,为了保全她的声誉只有这么做了。,B: Yeah, fortunately it did not case a disaster.,对呀，幸亏没有引起灾祸。,第二、对话精讲,1.地道表达,【地道短语】under the rose,【解词释义】这个是状语性的习惯用语，在句中修饰动词。字面意思是“在玫瑰花下”，引申为“私下地”“祕密地”的意思，相当于“in secret“或者是“privately”。,【支持范例-1】We heard under the rose that they are not legally married.,我们私下里听说，他们并未合法结婚。,【支持范例-2】The details were given to him under the rose.,这些细节是私下告诉他的。,【支持范例-3】I heard that Mary was born under the rose.,我听说玛丽是私生子。,【支持范例-4】The senator told me, under the rose, that there is to be a change in the cabi.,参议员偷偷地告诉我说，内阁将要改组。