与猫猫相关的的13个英语表达

与猫猫相关的的

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个英语表达

Did

you

know

that

long

before

cats

and

kittens[baby

cats]

invaded

the

internet

with their cute and funny videos (and pictures), these loveable creatures

invaded the English language with idioms and expressions?

你知道在小猫咪们通过 它们萌萌的照片和视频入侵互联网之前，这些可爱的小生物们

就已经出现在英语口语中的 各种成语与表达里了。

Actually, cats are as much a part of the English language as they are a part

of your Facebook and Youtube entertainment.

事实上，正如猫咪们是你

Fa cebook

和

YouTube

上的重 要一部分那样，它们在英语中也

占有一席之地。

In my opinion, you aren't fluent until you know at least a few cat idioms, and

today we are going to teach you the thirteen most important and popular cat

expressions that every English learner needs to know.

在我看来，如果你不知道几个关于猫的习语，你就不能 算是英语流利。今天我们要教

你十三个最重要且流行的关于猫的表达，那是每一个英语学 习者都需要知道的。

1. Cat Got Your Tongue? (say something!)

你的舌头被猫给吃了吗？（说点啥吧！）

It's very common to say

somebody why they aren't speaking. It's not disrespectful, and is often very

effective communication. This expression originates in medieval times when

kings

punished

liars by

cutting

off

their

tongues

and

then

feeding

it

to

their

cats.

当问某人为什么他不说话时，我们经常说：

你的舌头被猫给吃了（吗）？

。这并不

是无礼，而往往是非常有效的沟通。这个表达源自中世纪国王惩罚骗子 的手段，他们

把骗子的舌头割断，然后喂猫。

2. A Copycat (a person who copies/imitates another)

盲目模仿者（抄袭

/

模仿他人的人）

Kids often call each other

may

joke

around

with

this

too.

For

example,

a

young

boy

who

copies

his

brother's

haircut may be called a copycat.

当孩子们之间有人抄袭别人的时候，他们就会称 那个抄袭的人为

。成人之

间有时也会用 这个开玩笑。例如，一个年轻的男孩模仿他哥哥的发型就很可能被叫做

< br>（模仿者）

。

3. It's Raining Cats and Dogs (it's raining very hard)

雨下的很大

This

is

very

commonly

used

to

describe

the

weather

when

it's

raining

hard.

The

origin of this expression comes from the fact that cats were once known to

symbolize strong wind, and dogs symbolized rain.

这是经常用来描述下大雨的天气的 。这个表达来源于：猫曾经象征强风，狗曾经象征

大雨。

4. Scaredy Cat/ Fraidy Cat (coward)

胆怯的猫（懦弱的人）

A fraidy or scaredy cat is someone is afraid to do something. The

diminutive used by kids. Adults may jokingly use these too. Because cats are

known to back down (escape, run from) dogs, kids use this to make fun of their

scared classmates.

A fraidy or scaredy cat

用来描述某人害怕做某件事。

< /p>

这个音节经常被小孩纸使

用。成年人也可能用这个来开玩笑。因为 ，众所周知，猫会害怕、逃避狗，于是孩子

们便用这个来取笑他们胆小的同学。

5. Let the Cat Out of The Bag? (accidentally tell a secret)

揭开秘密（不经意的道出秘密）

To let the cat out of the bag is to unintentionally ruin a secret. An example

of this might be if you accidentally reveal a surprise birthday party to the

person

the

party

is

for.

The

origin

of

the

idiom

is

said

to

be

in

medieval

markets

when

Piglets

(baby

pigs)

were

put

in

a

bag

to

be

sold,

and

every

once

in

a

while

a seller would try

to replace the

piglet with

a

cat (which was cheaper),

until

somebody would open the bag and let the cat out (ruining the thief's secret).

是指无意中泄露了秘密。举例来说，你无意 中向寿星

泄露了将要举行的生日派对。这个成语的由来是这样的：据说是在中世纪的市场 ，小

猪是被放在袋子里出售的，有一次卖方会试图将小猪换成小猫（更便宜），如果不是

有人打开袋子，让猫跑出来（拆穿了奸商的秘密）。

6. Fat Cat (rich and powerful person)

财势过人的人（有权势的人）

Fat cat is a colloquial way to describe someone who has a lot of wealth and

power.

If

you

think

about

a

stereotypical

rich

person

(at

least

traditionally),

the image may resemble a well-fed cat that is almost never skinny.

cat

是口语上用来 描述那些拥有大量的财富和权力的人。如果勾勒一个富人的典

型形象（至少是传统的）， 画面很可能会是一只肥硕的猫而从来不会是精瘦的猫。

7. Cat Burlgar (skilled, sneaky burglar/thief)

入室偷盗（偷窃惯犯、入室偷盗的老手）

A Cat Burglar is a thief or robber who robs somebody's home in a silent and

sneaky

way.

Think

of

a

cat

walking

in

the

dark,

with

ninja- like

movements,

almost

without making a noise.

是那种会用安静而狡猾的方式盗窃别人家的小偷或强盗。想象一只在

黑暗 中行走的猫，它有忍者般的动作，几乎不不会发出任何声响。

8. Play Cat and Mouse (to strategically chase, tease, torture)

玩猫捉老鼠的一套（奸诈的追赶，挑衅和折磨）

To

play

cat

and

mouse

is

for

somebody

or

something

to

chase

the

other

in

a

very

strategic, teasing, and game-like way (like a cat chasing and playing with a

mouse).

Think

of

a

superhero

movie

when

the

villain

is

chasing

an

innocent

person

in a cruel, strategic way.

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玩猫捉老鼠的游戏，是指某人或某事用战略性的手段挑衅和追

逐着 其他人（就像猫在追老鼠）。想象在一个超级英雄电影里面，反派人物在用各种

残忍狡猾 的方式追杀一个无辜善良的人。

9. Look What the Cat Dragged In! (an unpleasant surprise to see you)

看看撞上了哪只讨厌猫！（见到你真让人不痛快）

This is a way to express surprise,

and

sometimes disgust

at a person

who shows

up.

The

person

may

very

well

haggard

(exhausted,

dirty,

and/or

not

in

the

best

shape). We may use this in an ironic tone to welcome somebody for a pleasant

surprise too. If you have a cat that goes outside, you know that they bring

back all kinds of unpleasant things. For example, just yesterday my cat Meru

walked in with a pigeon [type of bird] in his mouth.

这是用来表达惊讶，而且有时候是讨厌的某人出现时的表 达。那个人可能是非常憔悴

（筋疲力尽，肮脏，或不在最佳状态）的。我们也可以使用这 种讥讽的口吻来欢迎某

人带给我们的惊喜。如果你的猫走到外面，你肯定知道他们会带回 各种各样肮脏的东

西。例如，昨天我的猫回来的时候，嘴里含着一只鸽子。

10. Cat Fight (fight between two women)

猫打架（两个女人之间的打架）

Because

women

often

scratch,

claw,

and

yell

when

they

fight,

like

cats

do

(that's

the stereotype at least), an intense fight between two women is often called

a cat fight (noun).

因为女性打架时，经常（用指甲）划，抓，喊叫，像猫一样（这至少是刻板的典型印

< br>象），所以两个女人激烈地打架也经常被称作

。

11. Cool Cat (somebody who is cool and/or popular)

酷猫（耍酷或者追赶潮流的人）

A cool cat is somebody who is hip, cool, and in style. This is basically the

definition of the world cool, but that's an adjective, so to call somebody a

cool cat is like saying that he's a hip/stylish and/or popular guy. Just like

Meru in the picture up top, a cool cat is calm, content, and has everything

under control.

经常 用来形容那些嬉皮士，耍酷炫酷和追赶潮流的人。这是对

这

个词的基本定义，但这只是一个形容词，所以称某人为

酷猫，就像是说某

人是嘻哈派

/

有范或者很时髦的人。就如高而冷酷的猫

-Meru

王子（

Meru

是动漫作品

《

Keroro

军曹》剧场版

2

－《深海的公主》中的一个角色。），他镇定、满足而且掌

控一切。

12. Catnap (sleep for a short period of time)

猫个盹（小睡片刻）

To

take

a

napis

to

sleep

for

a

little

bit during

the

day

(up

to

an

hour

maybe),

so a catnap is an even smaller and lighter period of sleep time, imitating a

cat who sleeps for just a few minutes.

是指在白天小憩一会儿（可能最多一个小时），所以