地道英语：Straight from the horse's mouth 消息来源可靠

Finn: Hello, I'm Finn and we're presenting this Authentic Real English on horseback. I'm joined by… (Horse whinny) Finn: Sorry about that - by Feifei... Feifei: Hello. 大家好！是的，我们骑在马背上，欣赏着威尔士美丽的山景。 Finn: Isn't it glorious? Feifei: Beautiful. A million miles away from London. (Horse whinny) Finn: Eh, talking about London - you know our friend Mark, did you hear his news? Feifei: No, what happened? Finn: Great news for him. He sold his ice-cream delivery company. Feifei: Wow! Finn: And he made £500,000. Feifei: Really? That's great news. Where did you hear that? Finn: Straight from the horse's mouth. (Horse whinny) Feifei: Eh - from our horse? Our horse told you about Mark? Finn: No, straight from the horse's mouth means... Feifei: I know what it means, just kidding! Straight from the horse's mouth 的意思是指消息来自最直接、最可靠的来源。也就是说 Mark 本人呢告诉了 Finn 他卖了自己冰淇淋生意的消息。Right, Finn? Finn: Absolutely. Listen to these examples: A: Our university is going to start teaching courses in oceanography. B: Really? How do you know that? A: Straight from the horse's mouth – the head of the university told me. A: Are you sure Michael is coming tomorrow? I haven't seen him for ages. B: Yes, straight from the horse's mouth. He phoned me yesterday to tell me! Feifei: Anyway, what's Mark going to do next? Finn: Apparently he's starting a new ice-cream business - with lots of crazy flavours. Feifei: Like what? Finn: Grass-flavoured ice-cream. Feifei: Really? Finn: Sure – I heard it straight from the... Feifei: ...horse's mouth! (Horse whinny) Feifei: Well, I think our horse friend might enjoy grass-flavoured ice-cream 青草味冰激淋，我觉得肯定不会好吃。好了，别忘了登陆 BBC Learning English 网站学习更多流行地道的英语表达。 Finn: Bye. Giddy up.