Steve:Why did you want to talk? Lulu:I think we need to call it quits. Steve:Why? I thought everything was going along so well. Lulu:Well, I heard it through the grapevine that you have another girlfriend. Steve:What're you talking about? Lulu:Tina. My friend Susan told me about her. Steve:But Tina is just a friend. Lulu:I find that hard to believe. You've got to prove it to me.
grape 是『葡萄』，grapevine 是『葡萄藤』。hear something through the grapevine 意思就是指『從小道消息得知』。
昨天阿雄與老闆發生激烈爭執，因此傳聞阿雄想辭職不幹。阿花就問阿雄： I heard it through the grapevine that you're quitting.
= People say that you're quitting.
= Word has it that you're quitting.
= Rumor has it that you're quitting.
= It is said that you're quitting.
= My sources told me that you're quitting.
= A little bird told me that you're quitting.（非正式）
（聽說你要辭職了。）
＊quit vi. 辭職（三態同形）
阿雄聽了很驚訝，因為他根本離不開他的心上人阿花。所以回答：
That's not true. Where did this rumor ever get started?
（那不是真的。這個謠言到底是從哪裡傳出來的啊？）
＊rumor n. 謠言
辦公室待久了總是令人感到無聊乏味，適度的八卦可以增進同事情誼，生活也多了一些交集喔。
如果哪天我們想和同事聊八卦，就可以用這些句子做開場白：
I heard it through the grapevine that... （我聽說⋯⋯）
There has been a rumor going around the office about... （辦公室最近有個傳言，是有關於⋯⋯）
You'll never believe what I'm going to tell you, but... （你絕不會相信我正要告訴你的這件事，就是⋯⋯）
I don't mean to gossip, but... （我並不是想要造謠，但是⋯⋯）
＊gossip vi. 說人閒話
hear 表『聽到』。當我們很贊同他人的說法時，有下列實用句子：
Hear! Hear! 你說的很對！（= You're right.） A: I think we should go eat something before the movie starts.
B: Hear! Hear! （甲：我想電影開始前我們應該去吃點東西。）
（乙：你說的對！）
