英美人天天都在说的4000句 72:get wind of sth

　　[00:00]H：I don't think we should do anything out of the ordinary.
[00:02]A：Yeah, she's right. It's imperative¹ that we carry on as usual...
[00:06]M：What am I supposed to do? Just go about my life as everything is fine?
[00:08]A：That's exactly what you should do.
[00:10]H：Yes, go skiing, go to parties, act normally.
[00:13]A：Don't you see, honey? We can't let on that anything's wrong. If the press or the authorities get wind of this, the kidnappers² may panic.

1 imperative   

n.命令，需要；规则；祈使语气；adj.强制的；紧急的

参考例句：

• He always speaks in an imperative tone of voice.他老是用命令的口吻讲话。
• The events of the past few days make it imperative for her to act.过去这几天发生的事迫使她不得不立即行动。

2 kidnappers   

n.拐子，绑匪( kidnapper的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• They were freed yesterday by their kidnappers unharmed. 他们昨天被绑架者释放了，没有受到伤害。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The kidnappers had threatened to behead all four unless their jailed comrades were released. 帮匪们曾经威胁说如果印度方面不释放他们的同伙，他们就要将这四名人质全部斩首。 来自《简明英汉词典》