“喵星人”成语和表达
<p>在我非常喜爱的动物清单中，马和猪只能排在后面，更靠前的则是在很多语言的成语中出现的动物——猫咪。</p><p>让我们看看一些有关喵星人的英语成语，有些是令人愉快的，有些则不然。</p><p><span word="Curiosity">Curiosity</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> 好奇害死猫</p><p>如果去看验尸报告的话，这个论断怕是无法让人信服。最初，好奇心本该是会耗掉猫之九命，但在惯用法上，这个短语有更多用处。它表达的是一种警告，过分好奇很有可能让你陷入困境。</p><p>例句：<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>… <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="tin">tin</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> 热锅上的蚂蚁</p><p>这个比喻性短语生动地描绘出一个场景，用来表达非常激动或焦虑。在英式英语中还有一个变体，即 <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="bricks">bricks</span>。该短语当然也因为普利策获奖作品田纳西•威廉斯的剧作<span word="Cat">Cat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Hot">Hot</span> <span word="Tin">Tin</span> <span word="Roof">Roof</span>（《热铁皮屋顶上的猫》）而广为流传。</p><p>例句：<span word="The">The</span> <span word="jury">jury</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="tin">tin</span> <span word="roof">roof</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> 无立锥之地；狭小逼仄</p><p>每当我们整理家里生活物品时，最为忧心的问题大多是“厨房有足够的橱柜吗？”或“有能放下书柜的地方吗？”<span word="Swinging">Swinging</span> <span word="cats">cats</span>（挥一挥猫咪）看起来是完全没什么用处的打发时间的行为，但这种表达方式仅仅形容一个封闭狭小的空间。其实这是出于 <span word="cat">cat</span>-<span word="o">o</span>’-<span word="nine">nine</span>-<span word="tails">tails</span> 一词，指水手曾经普遍使用的一种鞭子，九尾鞭。</p>
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