VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Grapevine

短语讲解：

1. Some of the most exciting information comes by way of the grapevine.

come by得到, 获得
例句：He came by the data from various sources.
这些资料他是从不同地方找到的。

2. That is so because reports received through the grapevine are supposed to be secret.

be supposed to应该,被期望
例句：Hobbies are supposed to be relaxing.
业余爱好应该是令人放松的。

3. It is whispered into your ear with the understanding that you will not pass it on to others.

pass on传递; 传授
例句：The story is passed on from generation to generation in the village.
这故事在村民中世代相传。

4. You cannot wait. You must quickly find other ears to pour the information into.

pour into不断地〔大量地〕流进〔涌进〕
例句：The crowd suddenly poured into the store.
人群突然涌进商店。

5. The American inventor, Samuel F. Morse, is largely responsible for the birth of the expression.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：Heavy rains were responsible for the shortage of vegetables.
大雨是蔬菜短缺的原因。

6. Among others, he experimented with the idea of telegraphy – sending messages over a wire by electricity.

experiment with以…做试验
例句：They experimented with a new material.
他们用新材料来做试验。

7. Men everywhere seemed to be putting up poles with strings of wire for carrying telegraphic messages.

put up建立; 竖起
例句：A new supermarket will be put up in this neighborhood next year.
明年要在这个居民区建一家超级市场。

8. A large number of the telegraph lines were going in all directions, as crooked as the vines that grapes grow on.

grow on适合在…生长
例句：Melons grow on vines.
瓜长在藤上。