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Odie的英语课 742 Animal Idioms | From the horse's mouth


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741 复习
happy as a pig in mud/muck/clover/a puddle 非常高兴,高兴地不得了,乐不可支


from the horse's mouth
来自马的嘴里?
= from the original source 来自原始的来源
original 原始的,起初的,最早的,原先的
source 来源,出处,起源,根源

From the horse's mouth 通常是指某件事、某个消息,来源是当事人、直接参与者、非常了解当时情况的人,也可以说成据可靠消息。

(straight) from the horse's mouth
straight 直的,直截了当的,直接来自可靠来源,只提供事实的,没有添加的,诚实的,可信赖的

I heard it straight from the horse's mouth.
我直接听(他/她/他们)说的。
*动词除了I heard it 还可以说I got/had it...

A: How do you know he's leaving?
B: I got it straight from the horse's mouth. He told me himself.
A: 你怎么知道他要走?
B: 我听他说的。他自己告诉我的。

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