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该文章中的迷你对话选自口语书籍，对话精讲为可可编辑编写。

第一、迷你对话

A: How about the matter?

那件事情怎么样了？

B: I heard it has been finally settled under the rose.

听说最后私下了结了。

A: It’s the only way to preserve her reputation.

为了保全她的声誉只有这么做了。

B: Yeah, fortunately it did not case a disaster.

对呀，幸亏没有引起灾祸。

第二、对话精讲

1. 地道表达

【地道短语】under the rose

【解词释义】这个是状语性的习惯用语，在句中修饰动词。字面意思是“在玫瑰花下”，引申为“私下地”“秘密地”的意思，相当于“in secret“或者是“privately”。

【支持范例-1】We heard under the rose that they are not legally married.

我们私下里听说，他们并未合法结婚。

【支持范例-2】The details were given to him under the rose.

这些细节是私下告诉他的。

【支持范例-3】I heard that Mary was born under the rose.

我听说玛丽是私生子。

【支持范例-4】The senator told me, under the rose, that there is to be a change in the cabinet.

参议员偷偷地告诉我说，内阁将要改组。