【英语有话说-English phrases】speak of devil-说曹操，曹操到

speak of 这个是指「说到、论及」，而 devil 则是「恶魔」，十八世纪初有一种迷信的说法：”Speak of the devil and he’s sure to appear.” 只要你说到魔鬼，魔鬼就一定会现身。后来就简化成speak of the devil. 例句 ①I saw Charlie yesterday…oh, here is now! Charlie, speak of the devil, how are you! 我昨天看见查理了…哎呀，他这会就在这啊！查理，刚才还说你呢，还好吗？ ②Did you hear the news of Quentin Tarantino? Oh, speak of the devil ,it’s on the news now, watch this!有昆汀·塔伦蒂诺的新闻吗？你看，说曹操，曹操就到，这不电视新闻上