“道听途说”用英语怎么说

 　　Jessica在北京学中文，她的中国朋友要是遇到了不知道用美语怎么说的词，就会来请教她。今天是怡茹要问的：道听途说。

　　YR: Jessica, Congratulations! And I'm mad at you!

　　Jessica: What? Why? What's going on?

　　YR: 我听说你交了个特帅的男朋友! 所以当然恭喜你一下喽!不过，咱俩是好朋友，你居然瞒着我，所以我生气啦!

　　Jessica: What boyfriend? Where did you hear it?

　　YR: 大家都这么说啊。就是...啊...怎么说来着，street words say...

　　Jessica: Do you mean "word on the street"?

　　YR: 对! Word on the street is you've got a new boyfriend! 坊间传言，您交了新男友哦!

　　Jessica: Gosh! This is pure rumor¹! Yiru, you must tell me who told you this. I need to dispel² this rumor!

　　YR: 我也是道听途说，这样吧，你告诉我道听途说用美语怎么说，我就告诉你传谣言的人是谁!

　　Jessica: Deal! 道听途说...Let me see...Okay, you can say "I heard something through the grapevine." Grapevine is spelt g-r-a-p-e-v-i-n-e.

　　YR: 哦，grapevine是葡萄藤的意思，I heard it through the grapevine 就是“通过葡萄藤听来的消息”，也就是道听途说喽! 还有别的说法么？

　　Jessica: You can also say "a little bird told me." For example, if you don't want to tell others the source of your information, you can say "Let's just say I know because a little bird told me."

　　YR: 哈哈，真可爱，A little bird told me, 小鸟告诉我的!

　　Jessica: 好啦，现在你可以告诉我了吧？Who's spreading the rumor?

　　YR: Well, let's just say a little bird told me!

　　Jessica: Hey! That's cheating, Yiru! Besides, if you say "a little bird told me," usually it means both you and I actually know the source of the information, but neither of us wants to say it. 可我现在不知道啊!

　　YR: 原来，在用 a little bird told me 的时候，大家对消息来源其实都心知肚明，只是故意不说。好吧，那我告诉你吧，其实---I heard the rumor through the grapevine!

1 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

2 dispel   

vt.驱走，驱散，消除

参考例句：

• I tried in vain to dispel her misgivings.我试图消除她的疑虑，但没有成功。
• We hope the programme will dispel certain misconceptions about the disease.我们希望这个节目能消除对这种疾病的一些误解。