英語口語練習(xí)小對(duì)話 第200期:鬼鬼祟祟

迷你對(duì)話：
A: Susan has got married.
Susan已經(jīng)結(jié)婚了。
B: Really? How do you know that?
真的嗎?你怎么知道的?
A: Her marriage was a hole and corner affair.
她秘密結(jié)婚的。
B: Why? That’s good news, but no one knows it?
為什么?這是件好事情，大家怎么不知道呢?
A: I have no idea. Maybe she didn’t want to let us..., so...
不清楚?；蛟S她不想讓我們......，所以......
地道表達(dá)：
hole and corner
解詞釋義：
hole是指“洞”，corner是指“角落”，這兩個(gè)地方都是比較隱蔽的，因此引申為“偷偷摸摸，鬼鬼祟祟”的意思。
拓展講解：
它一般用作定語，常做hole-and-corner。
支持范例：
Eg. The selection conferences smacked of a piece of hole and corner business.
這些選舉會(huì)議有點(diǎn)像是一樁見不得人的勾當(dāng)。
Eg. I couldn't imagine her having the kind of hole and corner affair that had to be conducted in a dusty workroom.
我真難想像她會(huì)干出那種只有在滿是灰塵的工作室才做得出的偷偷摸摸的事。
詞海拾貝：
have no idea ：不知道
Eg. We have no idea how to persuade him to give up the idea.
我們不知道如何說服他放棄這個(gè)念頭。
Eg. I have no idea when he will come.
我不知道他什么時(shí)候來。
Eg. If you have no idea about it, consult a dictionary, please.
要是你對(duì)這個(gè)問題不清楚, 請(qǐng)你查字典得了。
Eg. You have no idea how headstrong she can be.
你不知道她會(huì)多么任性。