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Jessica在北京学中文，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是怡茹要问的：道听途说。 YR: Jessica, Congratulations! And I'm mad at you! Jessica: What? Why? What's going on? YR: 我听说你交了个特帅的男朋友!所以当然恭喜你一下喽!不过，咱俩是好朋友，你居然瞒着我，所以我生气啦! Jessica: What boyfriend? Where did you hear it? YR: 大家都这么说啊。就是……啊……怎么说来着，street words say... Jessica: Do you mean "word on the street"? YR: 对!Word on the street is you've got a new boyfriend! 坊间传言，你交了新男友哦! Jessica: Gosh! This is pure rumor! Yiru, you must tell me who told you this. I need to dispel this rumor! YR: 我也是道听途说，这样吧，你告诉我道听途说用美语怎么说，我就告诉你传谣言的人是谁! Jessica: Deal! 道听途说……Let me see...Okay, you can say "I heard something through the grapevine." Grapevine is spelt g-r-a-p-e-v-i-n-e. YR: 哦，grapevine是葡萄藤的意思，I heard it through the grapevine 就是“通过葡萄藤听来的消息，也就是道听途说喽! 还有别的说法么? | 
