白领应急英语口语 职场交往43 八卦新闻

范例一：Rumor  谣言

I heard through the grapevine that Michael probably become the new sales manager.
我从小道消息那里得知Michael可能成为新的销售经理。

How did you get wind of the rumor?
你是如何听到风声的？

I am not a rumor monger.
我不是造谣者。

Let’s stop gossiping and get back to work.
让我们停止说长道短，回到工作中吧。

范例二：A little bird whispered to me  有人私底下告诉我

I heard that James was fired because he got a keep back of 20 thousands dollars from a vender.
我听说詹姆斯被解雇了因为他从卖主那里扣下2万美元。

That’s open secret.
这是公开的秘密了。

But mine could be a lie for his job.
但是我得到的消息是这是他的一个谎言。

How did you know that?
你怎么得知的？

A little bird whispered to me. Keep that to yourself.
有人私下告诉我的。你要保密哦。