Talk of the devil 说曹操，曹操就到

今日短语

汉语俗语“说曹操，曹操就到”用来描述“正当谈论某个人的时候，那个人就出现了”的情景。英语表达“talk of the devil 谈论魔鬼”也能谈论同样的情况。人们有时会把“talk of the devil”中的动词“talk”替换成“speak”，即“speak of the devil”，意思不变。

例句

Talk of the devil; we were just talking about you.

说曹操，曹操就到！我们正说你呢。

I can't believe Tom's leaving!  Speak of the devil, here comes Tom.

真不敢相信汤姆要走了！说他，他就到了。汤姆来了。

Kun broke up from his girlfriend – talk of the devil. Here she is!  Have you been standing there for a long time?

琨和他女朋友分手了。说曹操，曹操就到。她在这里！你在这儿站很长时间了吗？