英语俚语天天说 第17期:说曹操曹操到speak of the devil

 　　New slang： Speak of the devil.

　　someone appears after you mention them. "Speak of the Devil" is short for "Speak of the Devil and he shall come". It was believed that if you spoke¹ about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when you're talking about someone and they show up people say "Speak of the Devil".

　　刚刚提到某人，某人就出现。以前的传说是如果你提到魔鬼，魔鬼就可以听到，同样的，你提到一个人，一个人就出现，那么就可以说speak of the devil。

　　所以下次，当你谈到某人，某人就正好出现时，你就可以说Speak of the devil. 或是Talk of the devil.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。