介绍： All right everyone, today let’s focus on the phrase someone familiar with the matter. 好了各位，我们今天来学习“知情人士”这个短语。

The proposed deal is more of a restructuring plan than an outright sale, according to people familiar with the matter. 据知情人士透露，拟议中的交易更像是一项重组计划，而不是直...

介绍： All right everyone, today let’s focus on the phrase someone familiar with the matter. 好了各位，我们今天来学习“知情人士”这个短语。

The proposed deal is more of a restructuring plan than an outright sale, according to people familiar with the matter. 据知情人士透露，拟议中的交易更像是一项重组计划，而不是直接出售。

Someone familiar with the matter is a phrase you see quite often in the news. 你在新闻中经常能看到“知情人士”这个短语。

A person familiar with the matter. 一位知情人士。

People familiar with the matter. 知情人士。

Sources familiar with the matter. 知情人士透露。

Those are some examples of how the phrase is worded. 这些是这个短语如何使用的一些例子。

This phrase is used when an anonymous source provides information that has not yet been made public. 当匿名人士提供了尚未公开的信息时，可以使用这个短语。

An anonymous source is someone who is interviewed by a journalist, but does not want to be named. 匿名消息来源是指接受记者采访但不愿透露姓名的人。

Sources are important for a news article. 消息来源对一篇新闻文章很重要。

A source can be a press release, records, or people. 消息来源可以是新闻稿、记录或人。

Sources can back up a writer’s claims. 消息来源可以支持作者的说法。

They make the article more credible. 它们使文章更可信。

But a person familiar with matter is not always a credible source. 但一位知情人士并不总是可靠的消息来源。

As soon as you see this phrase, you should take the article with a grain of salt. 你一看到这个短语，就应该对这篇文章有所保留。

Do not one hundred percent believe everything in the article. 不要完全相信文章中的一切。

All right folks, that’s it for today. 好了，各位，今天就到这里。

The point of today’s lesson is to be aware of how the news is reported. 今天课的重点是要知道新闻是如何报道的。

You should not blindly trust everything you hear, even the news here. 你不应该盲目相信你听到的一切，即使是这里的新闻。

It’s important to always think for yourself. 独立思考是很重要的。

Thanks for listening. 谢谢你的倾听。