What will Mrs. Grundy say?
人家会怎么议论呢?
Mrs. Grundy 格兰迪夫人，源自美国剧作家托马斯·摩顿的戏剧《加快犁的速度》中的人物，她是一个极其古板的人。后来人们就用Mrs. Grundy来比喻那些“过分重规矩的人，拘泥礼节的人”。What will Mrs. Grundy say? 直译过来就是：“格兰迪夫人会怎么样说呢?”，这个短语的正确意思是：“人家会怎么议论呢?”。因此，当美国人说"What will Mrs. Grundy say?"时，他/她要表达的意思就是:"How will others talk about it?"、"What will other people think about it?"。
情景对白：
Shirley: Do you really want to tell the boss about your idea on this project directly? Think before you act! If you do that, what will Mrs. Grundy say?
雪莉：你真的想跟老板直说你对这个项目的看法?三思而后行啊，如果你那样做，别人又会怎么说呢?
Jane: I don't care. I have to speak out my own opinion.
简：我才不在乎呢。我必须说出自己的看法。
搭配句积累：
①I don't know, nor do I care.
我不知道，也不在乎。
②I just hope my colleagues will not gossip about it all the time.
我只希望同事们不要一直说长道短。
③The man who you fall in love with is our boss.
你爱上的可是我们老板啊。
④You'd better think twice about it. Are you really sure about it?
你再想想吧，你真的要这么做吗?
