大家好，今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——private eye, 這個短語的含義和「眼睛」沒有關係， 它的含義是：
private eye 私人偵探
亦作 「private detective」
The woman hired a private eye to find her little brother.
那位婦女僱了一個私人偵探去尋找她的弟弟。
It turned out they'd hired a private eye to keep tabs on her after she left the firm.
結果他們僱傭了一個私人偵探盯著她，在她離開公司之後。
The children loved stories about private eyes, and Jenny wanted to become one.
孩子們喜歡私人偵探小說，Jenny以後想成為一個私人偵探。
She hired a private eye to find out if her husband was having an affair.
她僱了一名私人偵探，調查她丈夫是不是有外遇。
They hired a private eye to look for more evidence.
他們僱傭了一個私人偵探尋找更多的證據。
He worked for a while as a private eye. Now he's a small bakery's owner.
他作為私家偵探工作過一段時間。現在他是一家小烘焙店的老闆。