美国习语：小道消息
<p> 中文里，我们把道听途说来的消息称作小道消息，英文里其实也有相似的表达，这里的消息是从哪儿听来的呢?</p><p> <span word="Grapevine">Grapevine</span>!就是葡萄藤!<span word="Through">Through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grapevine">grapevine</span>的意思实际上就和中文里说的：通过小道消息来的一样。也就是说，这个消息是经过人们口头传播传到他这儿来的，他也不知道到底是从谁那儿开始的。</p><p> 早在一百多年前，当美国南北战争正在进行的时刻，士兵们把那些非官方渠道来的消息，也就是秘密地在他们中间传播的消息称为<span word="grapevine">grapevine</span>。下面这个例子就是一个士兵正在把一个消息告诉他的要好朋友：</p><p> 例句-1: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="regiment">regiment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="California">California</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grapevine">grapevine</span>.</p><p> 这个兵对他的朋友说：你对我们部队调到加利福尼亚州去的消息是怎么想的。这个消息还没有正式宣布，我是今天早上通过小道消息听来的。</p><p> 人们对于小道消息的看法倒是各不相同。有的人确信不误。可是，下面说话的人则不然：</p><p> 例句-2: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grapevine">grapevine</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p>
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