迷你对话学地道口语第364期:私下地,暗地里,秘密地

　　第一、迷你对话
A: How about the matter?
那件事情怎么样了？
B: I heard it has been finally settled under the rose.
听说最后私下了结了。
A: It’s the only way to preserve her reputation.
为了保全她的声誉只有这么做了。
B: Yeah, fortunately it did not case a disaster.
对呀，幸亏没有引起灾祸。
第二、对话精讲
1. 地道表达
地道短语】under the rose
解词释义】这个是状语性的习惯用语，在句中修饰动词。字面意思是“在玫瑰花下”，引申为“私下地”“秘密地”的意思，相当于“in secret“或者是“privately”。
支持范例-1】We heard under the rose that they are not legally married.
我们私下里听说，他们并未合法结婚。
支持范例-2】The details were given to him under the rose.
这些细节是私下告诉他的。
支持范例-3】I heard that Mary was born under the rose.
我听说玛丽是私生子。
支持范例-4】The senator¹ told me, under the rose, that there is to be a change in the cabinet.
参议员偷偷地告诉我说，内阁将要改组。

1 senator   

n.参议员，评议员

参考例句：

• The senator urged against the adoption of the measure.那参议员极力反对采取这项措施。
• The senator's speech hit at government spending.参议员的讲话批评了政府的开支。