Once upon a time, there was a curious man.
从前,有一个好奇心很重的人。
He liked to gossip about other peoples' privacy.
他总是喜欢四处打听别人的秘密。
He knew too many secrets and found it hard to keep them all.
他知道的秘密太多了,憋在心里很难受。
One day he drank several cups of wine, and while drunk spilled all the secrets.
一天,他喝了几杯酒,结果把自己打听到的事情全部说了出来。
To his surprise, the man next door heard all he said.
他没想到,隔壁房间里的人听见了他说的话。
Very soon, everyone knew of his bad habit of gossiping.
没过多久,所有人都知道了他多嘴的坏毛病。
The walls may not have ears, but the person next door does. "This idiom is often used to alert people to be careful about their words.
墙壁虽然没有耳朵,但是隔在墙另一头的人有,这个成语现在常常用来告诫人们要谨言慎行,不要说三道四。
Walls have ears
2013-4-23