一个“cat”竟然能有这么多习语？太实用！
如今是人人云养猫的时代，不过每天在网络上吸猫你就满足了吗？爱猫的你怎么能不知道几个关于猫的英语表达呢？快来学习这10个与喵星人有关的习语吧。
1. fat cat
[释义]
A wealthy and privileged person.有钱有势的人
被精心照料的猫咪总是会长得圆滚滚，毕竟吃得好睡得好，所以fat cat也被用来形容生活优越的人。
[例句]
Donald Trump is a real fat cat. He has more money than he needs.
特朗普真是富豪，钱多得没地方花。
2. copycat
[释义]
someone who copies another's behavior/clothes/ideas/work
模仿者，山寨
可能是因为小猫在成长过程中都是模仿猫妈妈的动作，所以人们把猫和copy联系了起来。不过copycat是一个贬义词，一般指盲目的模仿，与中文“山寨”一词意思接近。
[例句]
The movie Avatar has created history at the box office, which has resulted in other copycat movies.
《阿凡达》这部电影创造了票房历史，也因此带来了各种山寨片。
3. cat burgla
[释义]
a burglar who enters a building by climbing a wall etc.
翻墙入室的窃贼
猫科动物行动敏捷，能够飞檐走壁，悄无声息地就能抓到猎物，那些入室行窃的飞贼也因此得以跟喵星人相提并论。
[例句]
The police were looking for a cat burglar, and they were driving back and forth, up and down the street.
警察正在追踪一个飞贼，他们在街上来回巡逻。
小练习1
I got a new car, so my sister had to get a new car too.
She's such a ______!
A. fat cat B. copycat C. car burglar
4. raining cats and dogs
[释义]
raining very hard 滂沱大雨
为什么下大雨变成了下猫和狗？
这也是个谜……有一种说法是，北欧神话中，狗是风暴之神奥丁（Odin，没错，就是雷神Thor的父亲）的侍卫，狗象征着风。而猫经常在暴雨中与女巫一起出现，所以猫就代表了大雨。
还有一种说法是，cats and dogs是由catadupe(古语，瀑布)一词演变而来，毕竟发音有点像，所以“下猫和狗”其实来源于“下瀑布”。
[例句]
I'm not going out in that storm. It's raining cats and dogs.
我才不要去外面吹风淋雨，现在正下着瓢泼大雨呢。
5. playing cat and mouse
[释义]
playing a game of strategy and stealth, or playing in a cruel or teasing way.
玩猫鼠游戏；戏弄；欲擒故纵
《猫和老鼠》大家一定看过，如果人和人之间也像Tom和Jerry这样，玩弄手段、纠缠不休，就可以说是在玩猫鼠游戏了。不得不说，这个游戏的内容还真挺丰富。
[例句]
The man is playing cat and mouse with his company about his plans to quit or not.
关于要不要辞职，他与他的公司玩起了猫鼠游戏。
6. letting the cat out of the bag
[释义]
to tell something that is supposed to be a secret无意泄密
在十八世纪中期，一些无良商人会把猫装进袋子里冒充猪卖给顾客，只有当买家回家打开袋子时才会发现上当受骗，这就是这个短语的由来，让猫从袋子里出来，就是事情败露的意思了。
[例句]
When Bill glanced at the door, he let the cat out of the bag. We knew then that he was expecting someone to arrive.
Bill向门外看了一眼，于是就暴露了他的秘密。我们就知道他在等某人的到来。
7. smiling/grinning like a Cheshire cat
[释义]
to grin or smile broadly咧嘴笑
《爱丽丝梦游仙境》中的柴郡猫(Cheshire cat)，脸上一直挂着诡异神秘的笑容，嘴巴一直咧到耳朵，这笑容是疯是傻，谁能知道呢？柴郡猫的这个笑容太深入人心，所以柴郡猫就成为了这种咧嘴而笑的代言人。
[例句]
He would have been such a proud dad, I can picture him grinning like a Cheshire cat showing off his 'little princess'.
他曾经会是一个无比骄傲的爸爸，我可以想象他一脸傻笑地炫耀自己的“小公主”的样子。
小练习2
- The Mosses didn't tell the cops my name, did they?
- Of course not. They wouldn't want to ________________.
A. rain cats and dogs B. play cat and mouse
C. let the cat out of the bag D. grin like a Cheshire cat
8. (Has the) Cat got your tongue?
[释义]
Why aren't you talking? 怎么不说话？
据说在几百年前的中东地区，小偷会被砍掉右手，说谎话的人会被割下舌头，而这些手和舌头会被送去喂国王的猫。这画风有点惨烈……所以被猫吃了舌头，就不能说话了，到现在演变成了一种幽默的调侃。
[例句]
- "What's wrong, son? Cat got your tongue?" - "Oh, he's just shy around new people, that's all."
– 怎么了，孩子？怎么不讲话？ - 他只是认生而已。
9. A cat may look at a king.
[释义]
Everyone has rights, regardless of status, especially to do things that are of no consequenceto others.
人人平等
这句谚语可能来源于童谣，猫咪虽小，但也能与国王对视，所以就算地位再低，也应当享有与别人同等的权力。
[例句]
You can't keep us out of the student council office just because we're underclassmen! A cat may look at a king, after all!
你们不能因为我们是低年级的学生就不让我们进学生会！人人都是平等的！
10. When the cat's away, the mice will play.
[释义]
Without supervision, people will do as they please, especially in disregarding or breaking rules.
没有监管，人们就随心所欲
中文有句俗语，“山中无老虎，猴子称大王”，英文的这句谚语也是一样的意思。家里的猫不在了，老鼠们可就肆无忌惮了。不管山里的老虎猴子，还是家里的猫和老鼠，管事的一旦不在，可能就会乱套了。
[例句]
When the teacher left for a few minutes, the children nearly wrecked the classroom. When the cat's away, the mice will play.
老师刚离开没几分钟，孩子们就在教室里闹翻了天。真是山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
