直接从马嘴里出来的会是什么呢?
在揭晓答案之前,小航先给大家讲个有趣的故事。
背景故事
Horse racing is a prevalent sport among many countries.Tips on which horse is likely to win are much sought after and circulate among punters(赌马者) .But the most trusted authorities are those from the inner circle of the horse, such as stable lads(马夫)and trainers.The notional(猜测的)“from the horse's mouth”indicates one step even better than the inner circle, that is, the horse itself.
赛马是许多国家非常流行的一项运动。在赛马过程中,赌马者热衷于讨论哪匹马最有可能获胜。但最权威信息往往来自于赛马核心圈子的人,比如马夫和驯马师。也有人猜测比他们还要可靠的消息来源应该是马的嘴“straight from the horse's mouth”,也就是马本身。
因此,后来人们就用‘straight from the horse's mouth'表示消息的权威和可靠。
现学现用
Tom:Hey, Jerry, do you know that the president is coming to visit our university?
Jerry:Oh really?
Tom:Of course, I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
Tom:嘿, Jerry, 你知道总统要来访问我们学校了吗?
Jerry:哦, 真的吗?
Tom:当然啦, 这可是消息。
相近表达
表示可靠的信息, 除了straight from the horse's mouth外, 还可以用以下的表达:
I got the information from a reliable source.
我是从可靠的来源获得的信息。
The first-hand information shows that smoking is likely to cause obesity.
手信息表明吸烟容易导致肥胖。
I have it on the highest authority that they are immigrating to America.
我听知情人士说他们正要移民去美国。
所以大家以后想强调自己讲的信息是真实可靠的话,可以straight from the horse's mouth来表示咯。
另外, 在雅思口语part 2中, 考官要求你Describe a time you
got some good news或者Describe a time you got some important information from text message,此时,大家可以秀一下:It was straight from the horse's mouth.
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