英语口语表达：a little bird told me

a little bird told me

今天的英语口语表达是：a little bird told me.

这个口语表达的意思不是“小鸟告诉我”的意思哦，a little bird 除了“小鸟”的意思，还有“消息灵通人士”的意思，那这个英语口语表达的意思就是：一个消息灵通人士告诉我。用来表示，你所说的消息是听说的，或者你不想透露消息的来源。

- It's very kind of you. How did you know I wanted this book?

- 你真是太好了。你怎么知道我想要这本书的？

- A little bird told me.

- 我听说的啊。

- You don't say. How did you learn they were getting a divorce?

- 不会吧？你怎么知道他们离婚了的？

- Oh, a little bird told me.

- 哦，一个消息灵通人士告诉我的。

下面我们再看几个例句，强化一下这个表达：

- How did you know they were getting married?

- 你怎么知道他们快结婚了？

- A little bird told me. They fell for each other head over heels.

- 我听说的。他们深深爱上了对方。

- Thank you for the beautiful present! How did you find out it's my birthday? 

- 谢谢你漂亮的礼物。你怎么知道是我生日的啊？

- A little bird told me. 

- 我听说的啊。

A little bird told me you might be applying for another job.

我听人说，你可能在找另一份工作。

这个英语口语表达根据语境也可以用一般现在时，

a little bird tells me that your birthday's coming up. 

听说你的生日快到了！

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