A little bird told me the news.
　　
（誤譯）一只小鳥將此消息告訴我。
（正譯）消息靈通的人士將此消息告訴我。

1. well-informed adj. 消息靈通的；見多識廣的；熟悉的；博學的

well-informed sources 消息靈通人士

well-informed allies 見多識廣的益友

Well-informed Person 順風耳

be well-informed about 消息靈通

It is very important to be well-informed in the modern world. 在現代世界中信息靈通是非常重要的。

He assumes a well-informed manner but in fact he knows very little. 他假冒一副消息靈通的樣子，事實上他知道很少。

By staying well-informed, these students find it easier to enter into conversation about the news. 由于消息靈通，這些學生發現，以新聞為話題比較容易進入交談。

2. hep adj. 熟知的；消息靈通的
（int. 行進時為使步伐一 n. 玫瑰；野薔薇之果實 abbr. 碎甲彈 High Explosive Plastic）

God, I am a hep man! 上帝，我是一個消息很靈通的人！

Clients are hep and very astute, they can consider the totle drilling cost that includes freight inside when buying goods. 顧客們消息靈通并且十分精明，他們在購買商品時會考慮包括運費在內的總成本。

When disturbance of short duration is smooth, hep this the personage inside the course of study of backside story discloses to our newspaper reporter. 在風波暫平之際，一位熟知此次背后故事的業內人士向本報記者透露。