A little bird told me the news.
　　
（误译）一只小鸟将此消息告诉我。
（正译）消息灵通的人士将此消息告诉我。

1. well-informed adj. 消息灵通的；见多识广的；熟悉的；博学的

well-informed sources 消息灵通人士

well-informed allies 见多识广的益友

Well-informed Person 顺风耳

be well-informed about 消息灵通

It is very important to be well-informed in the modern world. 在现代世界中信息灵通是非常重要的。

He assumes a well-informed manner but in fact he knows very little. 他假冒一副消息灵通的样子，事实上他知道很少。

By staying well-informed, these students find it easier to enter into conversation about the news. 由于消息灵通，这些学生发现，以新闻为话题比较容易进入交谈。

2. hep adj. 熟知的；消息灵通的
（int. 行进时为使步伐一 n. 玫瑰；野蔷薇之果实 abbr. 碎甲弹 High Explosive Plastic）

God, I am a hep man! 上帝，我是一个消息很灵通的人！

Clients are hep and very astute, they can consider the totle drilling cost that includes freight inside when buying goods. 顾客们消息灵通并且十分精明，他们在购买商品时会考虑包括运费在内的总成本。

When disturbance of short duration is smooth, hep this the personage inside the course of study of backside story discloses to our newspaper reporter. 在风波暂平之际，一位熟知此次背后故事的业内人士向本报记者透露。