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07/10/2013
「聽講話……」的英文
與人談話討論，有時候會想把內容講得輕巧一些，不要聽起來像實牙實齒攬了上身，就是不想負責，我們口語會說「聽講話……」。意思是「我也不過聽番來，也許/ 應該是真的，但若是假的，也不要怪在我頭上」。英文有沒有這款西式的「明哲保身」？有。
當然，這副腔調，有時候確是因為對事件實在弄不清楚，真的只是聽回來，並無「詐詐諦諦」的意圖。視乎上文下理，英文一樣有相同的表達。主要有兩個選擇：
1. Word has it that…： Word has it thathe is about to lose his job. （聽講話他就快會丟了份工。）
2. Rumour has it that…：Rumour has itthat they may separate. （聽講話他們或會分開、分居。）
當中的that，可有可無。既然兩句都解「聽講話」，那用word 和rumour ，也沒分別吧？仍有一點。Word 這個字，無愛無恨，聽上去中立得很；但rumour直指「謠言」，那個可信度自然較低，相對地，那個「唔關我事、並非我講」的意味也就強了。
Word has it that = To refer to somethingthat is generally thought to be true. 用來指出未必真確、但一般人都頗相信的事。
Rumour has it that = A moreconvenient way of expressing an opinion,stressing more you are not the only onewho thinks so. 表達想法時比較方便、亦即「卸膊」的用語； 「江湖傳聞如是說咋」。Word/Rumour has it that he is arapist. 聽說他是個強姦犯。要否定上面這句話，可答”It is just a rumour”，但就不可以答”It is just a word”。
或問， 為什麼不就說Word says，Rumour says， 而要講has it？ 這是習用，沒得解釋，只能強記。同時要記得，這個用法的word 和rumour 都是單數。不講Words have it、也少聽Rumours have it。事實是，word 這個字，常常以單數出現：．You have my word. 你有我的保證。．She has kept her word. 她守了承諾。．That is not a man of his word. 這個男人信不過。
．She always wants the last word. （在辯論或爭吵中）她總要說最後一句話、提出最後一點。
．The boss has the final word on this. 老闆對此有最後決定權。
．It is your word against his. 是你的話相對他的話罷了；亦即「你有你講，佢有佢講」。