第一， 迷你對話

A: It’s said that the government will carry out some plans on wage control.

據(jù)說政府出臺一些計劃來控制工資情況。

B: They are just flying a kite.

那只不過是試探公眾的反應(yīng)罷了。

A: What do you mean?

這話是什么意思？

B: If the public apposes it strongly, the government will drop it’s plan.

如果公眾強烈反對的話，政府就會取消計劃。

第二， 地道表達

fly a kite

1. 解詞釋義

Kite 除了有“風(fēng)箏”的意思，還可以表示“試探性行動”。Fly a kite的意思即為：試探輿論，其英文解釋為：to make a suggestion in order to see what other people think about your idea。

2. 拓展例句

e.g. Some members of the government flew a kite about wage control on television.

幾位政府官員發(fā)表電視講話, 試探公眾對工資管制的反應(yīng)。

e.g. I'm just flying a kite, really, but do you think there would be any demand for a course on European art?

我只是試探一下反應(yīng)而已，真的，你認為會有對歐洲藝術(shù)課程嗎？

第三， 咬文嚼字

carry out：實施，執(zhí)行

e.g. There seem to be no objections to carry out the plan.

對執(zhí)行這個計劃似乎沒有反對意見。

e.g. He is a responsible person and can be trusted to carry out the plan.

他是一個負責(zé)的人，他去執(zhí)行計劃可以信賴。

the public：公眾

e.g. It's the first time the painting has been displayed to the public.

這是該畫首次公開展出。

e.g. Because of the heavy rain, the public meeting has been declared off.

由于大雨，群眾大會已宣布取消。

第四， 口語句型

It is said that… 據(jù)說

e.g. It is said that the police monitored his phone calls during that period.

據(jù)說警方在那段時間監(jiān)聽了他的電話。

e.g. It is said that his discourses were very soul-moving.

據(jù)說他的講道詞是很能動人心靈的。