商務(wù)英語：今日熱詞——隔墻有耳

特批

(noun, INFORMAL) A special exception to a rule, law, or requirement, often providing a way of avoiding compliance.

例句

EXAMPLE: The law forbids cutting down trees in the forest preserve, but a loophole allowed indigenous minority people to cut wood for their personal use.

該法律禁止在森林保護區(qū)伐木，但特批本地少數(shù)族群居民可以砍樹自用。

隔墻有耳

Traditional expression meaning be careful of what you are saying because someone may be listening.

EXAMPLE: In a restaurant my friend started explaining a secret new idea to me, but I warned him that the walls have ears and told him to wait until we were alone to tell me more.

在一家餐館，朋友向我陳述一個秘密的新創(chuàng)意，但我警告他，隔墻有耳，并對他說，等只剩我們兩個人的時候再告訴我。