英語閱讀:空穴來風 Where there is smoke,there is fire
我們說,英語閱讀就是英語口語,而不是「中文」。「讀」英語就要「說」英語。這是學英語必備的基本功之一。
你準備好了嗎?
1) 「讀」下面的英語,你能「說」多少英語?
1. He says the accusations against him is not true,but we all believe that where there is smoke,there is fire.
Asscusation:When we say someone is doing something wrong,or something bad,for example,against the law=breaking the law,that's an accusation.
只有把上面的英語的中文「告訴」你,你才能理解Where there is a smoke嗎?
或者,你想「說」英語卻「說不出來」,或者「想不出說什麼英語」嗎?
2.Do you believe those rumors about the love affair(桃花傳聞)between the mayor and the female movie star? Well, you know what people say about this:Where there's smoke, there's fire.
下面是必須「會說」的英語。
2) Okay.I got you.
1.Okay.I got you.When we say Where there is smoke,there is fire,we mean There is no smoke without fire.
So, Where there is smoke,there is fire means There is no smoke without fire,and There is no smoke without fire meansWhere there is smoke,there is fire.
用英語互為解釋互為理解就足夠了。
2.If people say Where there is smoke,there is fire,they mean There is always some good reasons for why people are talking about you.
3.Rumors always run for being partly true,or for some good reasons.
我們還是要捨得下大力氣記住英語原話,同時記住它的英語「翻譯」:英譯英。