Now, as in those far-off Civil War days, getting information by the grapevine remains something of a game. A friend brings you a bit of strange news. "No," you say, "it just can’t be true! Who told you?" Comes the answer, "I got it by the grapevine."

现在，在内战早已远去的日子里，获取小道信息仍保留着鬼把戏的味道。一个朋友给你带来一个奇怪的消息。 “不，”你说，“这不可能是真的！谁告诉你吗？”他回答道：“这是我得到的小道消息。”

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：小道消息

Now, as in those far-off Civil War days, getting information by the grapevine remains something of a game. A friend brings you a bit of strange news. "No," you say, "it just can’t be true! Who told you?" Comes the answer, "I got it by the grapevine."

现在，在内战早已远去的日子里，获取小道信息仍保留着鬼把戏的味道。一个朋友给你带来一个奇怪的消息。 “不，”你说，“这不可能是真的！谁告诉你吗？”他回答道：“这是我得到的小道消息。”

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：小道消息

Now, as in those far off Civil War days, getting information by the grapevine remains something of a game. A friend brings you a bit of strange news. It may be so shocking that you ask, "Where did you hear that?" The answer may be, "I heard it through the grapevine."

现在，在内战早已远去的日子里，小道信息仍然像一种娱乐。一个朋友给你带来一条有点奇怪的消息。它可能如此让人震惊，于是你会问，“你从哪听来的？”答案可能是，“我通过小道消息听来的。”

属类：学习英语-Words And Their Stories 词汇掌故-词汇掌故：小道消息

Meanwhile tobacco has proved itself a more useful substance than even the Victorians realised. Can its rehabilitation be far off ?

这些发现证明了烟草不止可以用来做香烟，它甚至具有比维多利亚时代的发现更大的作用。如此，烟草的这种“复兴”还会远吗？

属类：时事政治-经济学人双语版-烟草提取物可用于植物病虫害

"Plus, spot prices are not that far off from the benchmark price, " Cochrane said.

“另外，现货价格较基准价格也没有跌得太远。”Cochrane说。

属类：英汉句库-cn.reuters.com-

In terms of obesity rate, the U. S. population is not far off from the overweight population model in this study.

按照美国目前的人口肥胖率，研究中的超重人口模型并非遥不可及。

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When Brazil’s finance minister spoke of an imminent currency war he was not far off the mark.

巴西财长提到“一场货币战争一触即发”，实在不是虚言。

属类：英汉句库-article.yeeyan.org-

However, technology that mitigates the "jeopardy" factor of living on your own is not far off , he said.

不过，他又说到，减少独自生活“风险”因素的技术即将面世。

属类：英汉句库-article.yeeyan.org-

Unfortunately, Shiva’s Trishula was so powerful that it had hurled Ganesha’s head very far off .

不幸的是，湿婆的三叉戟如此强大，以致甘尼萨头部飞到了远处。

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Unfortunately, that still seems far off .

不幸的是，这似乎还远未实现。

属类：英汉句库-www.ecocn.org-