一分鐘英語 第111期:Where There's Smoke There's Fire

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If you smell smoke, you know there is fire. Where There's Smoke There's Fire

如果你聞到了煙味，一定是某個地方起火了。無風不起浪

Should we call the fire department every time we hear this expression?

我們是否應該給消防部門打電話，一旦聽到這個表達？

I was up all night with my friend. She was so upset.

我昨晚和朋友一夜未睡。她太難過了。

Why?

爲什麼？

Well, she thinks her boyfriend might like someone else.

她覺得她男朋友可能喜歡上其他人了。

He's always "working" late and texting someone named Claire…

他總是“工作”到很晚，還給叫克萊爾的女孩發短信。

Well, "Where there's smoke, there's fire." If it seems like he likes someone else, then maybe he does.

好吧，無風不起浪。如果他似乎喜歡上別人的話，那可能就是事實了。

"Where there's smoke, there's fire" means if there are signs of a problem, then perhaps there is a problem.

“無風不起浪”表示，若有某問題的跡象，那這個問題的確是存在的。

The expression is always about something bad, and often in connection with rumors.

這個表達談論的一般都是壞事，通常與謠言有關。

If people are talking about a bad situation, there may be some truth to it.

如果人們談論一個不好的情況，通常可能就是事實。

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