也不知道 是谁走漏了风声
“Someone let it slip.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但是这件事情 本来是要瞒着太太的
“And this was supposed to stay quiet, especially from Mother.”
也不知道 是谁 走漏了风声
“Someone let it slip.”
是谁
“Who is it?”
“Don't look at me, someone blabbed and ruined the plan.”
In traditional Chinese households, servants or family members often conspired to keep distressing or forbidden affairs from the matriarch (太太) to avoid punishment.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
leaked the secret or let the cat out of the bag
A common idiomatic chunk used when confidential information or plans unexpectedly reach unauthorized ears.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“someone must have leaked the news.”
“could it be that someone leaked the news?”
“We're not sure if it was a prank or a work error,”
“Someone leaked this case onto the internet.”
“Someone leaked news”
“who's spreading these rumors.”