时差N小时 听到风声

A gentle wind can cool a summer day, but a strong wind can become a powerful hurricane of terrifying force. This idiom refers to something that floats lightly in the wind like the smell of freshly baked bread. The reference¹, however, is not to a smell but to a sound. It seems the wind can sometimes cause whispered conversations to carry over long distances and be heard by other ears that have no right to listen.

柔柔清风可以整个夏季凉爽无比。但风若太大了，就可能成为一个具有破坏力量的飓风。这个成语是指轻轻漂荡在风中的某些东西——就像刚出炉的新鲜面包的香味。但是，这个成语指的不是气味而是声音。清风似乎有时可以将一些低语声从远处传来，并传到本来无权听到这些话的人的耳中。

So, when people hear information or gossip² that perhaps they were not supposed to know, and especially if they don't wish to reveal³ the source of that information or gossip, they may simply say, "I got wind of it." Even when the source of information is not a secret, we can use this idiom. It simply means to hear about something that is not yet general knowledge.

所以，当人们听到一些消息或八卦新闻的时候——他们也许本来不应该知道这些东西的——特别是当他们不希望透露这些消息或八卦的来源的时候，他们可以仅仅说：“这是我听到的风声。”甚至当这些消息的来源已经不是什么秘密了，我们也可以这样说。这个成语只是意味着，你听到的东西还不被一般人所知。

1 reference   

n.提到，说到，暗示，查看，查阅

参考例句：

• We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
• I like to have my reference books within my reach.我喜欢把参考书放到伸手可取的地方。

2 gossip   

n.流言蜚语，爱说长道短的人；vi.传播流言

参考例句：

• She broadcast the gossip all over the town.她将这个流言传遍全镇。
• They spread a lot of tacky gossip about his love life.关于他的爱情生活，他们散播了许多不堪的闲言闲语。

3 reveal   

vt.揭露，泄露；展现，显示

参考例句：

• The journalist did not want to reveal the identity of his informant.那个新闻工作者不想透露消息提供人的身份。
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes.它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。