Subject：I wish I could a fly on the wall.

迷你对话

A: They are talking about thir paper! Have you finished your paper?

他们正在讨论论文的事情！你的论文完成了吗？

B: No, I am worrying about that these days. I wish I could be a fly on the wall.

还没有，我这几天正在担心这事情呢，真希望能听偷听到他们的谈话。

地道表达

a fly on the wall

1. 解词释义

成为一只伏在墙上的苍蝇才不会引起别人的注意。不光可以清清楚楚地偷听到别人的很机密的谈话，而且还相当隐蔽，做得到神不知鬼不觉，从而不会被别人发现。根据这一生动的想象，就有这个说法了：a fly on the wall。用之来比喻“偷听别人说话”。其英文解释为：If you say you would like to be a fly on the wall in a certain situation, you mean that you would like to be there secretly to see and hear what happens.

2. 拓展例句

e.g. I wish I could be a fly on the wall when they discuss my future.

在他们讨论我的前途的时候，我真希望能听到他们在说什么。

e.g. I'd give anything to be a fly on the wall when she tells him.

当她高告诉他事情时，我真希望偷听到他们在说什么。

e.g. Alice and Lily are commenting on my performance. How I wish I could be a fly on the wall to hear what they are saying.

爱丽丝和莉莉正在评论我的表演,我多么希望能偷听到她们的谈话内容。