美国习惯用语-第86讲:to let the cat outn
<p>美国习惯用语-第86讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span></p><p><span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ate">ate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="canary">canary</span> </p><p>今天我们要给大家介绍的习惯用语是和猫，也就是<span word="cat">cat</span>有关的。以后我们还要讲和狗，就是<span word="dog">dog</span>有关的俗语。 </p><p>我们先给大家介绍：<span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>。从字面上来解释，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>的意思是：让那只猫从口袋里出来。但是，它的实际意思是：在不小心的情况下泻露了秘密。下面这个例子就能说明这个俗语的意思： </p><p>例句-1: "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="wrist">wrist</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span>\'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span>--<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hid">hid</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="socks">socks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="away">away</span>." </p><p>这位丈夫说：“我给我太太买了一只很好的手表作为生日礼。我把手表藏在我的袜子底下，可是当我太太替我把乾净衣服放好的时候，她发现了那只手表。所以，我的秘密恐怕已经泻露了。” </p><p>生日礼物被发现还不是什么严重的事，可是下面这个例子就不是开玩笑的事了： </p><p>例句-2: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="accountant">accountant</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="stealing">stealing</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="secretaries">secretaries</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="memo">memo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>." </p><p>这个人说的是办公室里的秘密。他说：“我们解雇了我们的会计，因为他偷钱。这件事原来是应该是保密的。但是，一个秘书看见了一张有关这件事的条子，然后就告诉了她的朋友，这样就泻露了秘密。” </p>
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