2016年11月23日水曜日

a fly on the wall 壁に止まったハエ


a fly on the wall とはこっそり聞き耳を立てる人くらいの意味。49:47 I have never been a fly on the wall at a meeting. he does not suffer fools gladly. こっそりと聞き耳を立てていたわけじゃないんだが、ピーターさんはとろい奴には我慢できない性質(たち)だよ。

Peter Jones How we made our Millions - Full (Michelle Mone, Richard Reed)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYewWqlGDzk  1:55 just to be a fly on the wall to listen to their conversations, they will talk about the levers of power. オバマートランプ会談を傍観すれば、大統領の権力について話されるでしょう。
What to expect from Trump, Obama meeting: Sherwin Bryce-Pease

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl_Hcxp2kGU  0:17 we love to be a fly on the wall as he sits down with former Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romeny who has come out hard against Trump in the past few months. トランプをけなし続けたロムニー氏とトランプ氏の会談は何としても盗み聞きしたいですね。
President-elect Trump Expected To Meet with Mitt Romney

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHM0rcUDHFg&t=7s  0:05 not to sound too tawdry of course, but to be a fly on the wall for the conversation between Anthony and his wife this morning,,, 下衆な話じゃないが、今朝の二人の会話を盗み聞きしたら、、、何が話されていたでしょうね? 
Weiner has "no one left" in his corner: pundit

参考リンク
http://bridge-english.blogspot.jp/2011/07/blog-post_12.html  盗聴を英語でなんと言うか?
http://bridge-english.blogspot.com/2012/02/wallflower.html   wallflower

練習問題解答
a-5381 a fly on the couch
b-2855 a fly on the wall
b-4782 a fly on the wall