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Fat Cat 财势过人的人
22-08-17 1. 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 y is a diminutive used by kids. Adults may jokingly use these too. Because cats are known to back down (escape, run from) dogs...
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Cat Got Your Tongue? 你的舌头被猫给吃了（吗）？
22-08-17 1. Cat Got Your Tongue? (say something!) 你的舌头被猫给吃了吗？（说点啥吧！） Its very common to say (Has a) Cat Got Your Tongue? when youre asking somebody why they arent speaking. Its not disrespectful, and is often very effective communication. T...
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top dog 公司里最重要的人物
22-06-24 1.Top dog the most important person in an organization 公司里最重要的人物 例句：If you want a decision on that, youre going to have to get it approved by the top dog. 如果你想要决定这件事，你需要让它得到老板的同意。 2.More than one way to skin a cat...
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to be dog tired 累趴下，累成狗
22-06-24 1.To be dog tiredto be exhausted. 累趴下，累成狗 例句：I have worked 70 hours this week. I am dog tired. 我这周工作了70个小时。我都累趴下了。 2.Let the cat out of the bag to reveal a secret. 透露秘密 例句：Great! George in Finance knows about our ne...
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let sleeping dogs lie 不要自找麻烦
22-06-24 1.Let sleeping dogs lie do not make trouble if you dont have to. 不要自找麻烦 例句：Theres absolutely no point pursuing this issue. We should just let sleeping dogs lie. 在这个问题上深究完全没有意义。我们不要自找麻烦了。 2.Not enough room to swing a...
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常见委婉语——宠物安乐死
22-05-24 宠物也是家庭成员，如果养的宠物正遭受病痛折磨，很多主人会考虑让它们解脱痛苦（put it out of its misery），也就是animal euthanasia（安乐死）。 1. put down We had to put our cat down as she was very ill. 我们不得不让我们的猫安乐死，她已经病入膏肓了。 2....
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如何拒绝别人
22-05-11 Please go away. Im introverting. 请走开，我忙着内向呢。 I would rather be at home with my cat. 我更愿意待在家里陪我的猫。 I came. I saw. And I want to go home. 我来。我看。然后我想回家了。 Sorry Im late. I dont want to come. 抱歉，我来晚了，因为我并...
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go by 被叫做，人们常叫我……
21-11-01 在课堂自我介绍时，有时会说中文名，然后英文名。Instead of saying My Chinese name is xxx, and my English name is xxx.,你可以这样说： My name is xxx (中文名), and I go by xxx (英文名). Go by即被叫做，人们常叫我，例如： Our friend William often goes by...
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为什么在西方文化中黑猫是不祥之兆
21-11-01 11月1日是西方的传统节日万圣节，在这一天总少不了南瓜、幽灵、女巫和黑猫这些元素。在西方文化中，黑猫通常与厄运、邪恶联系在一起，关于黑猫的迷信说法有许多，比如： It is bad luck for a black cat to cross your path 黑猫在面前穿过是不吉利的 Never turn your...
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Belling the Cat 给猫系铃铛
21-10-04 All the mice met together in a council against a fierce cat. We cannot live because of the cat. There must be some ideas to get rid of it. Please tell us your ideas. 所有的老鼠聚在一起商量着如何对付凶猛的猫。只要那只猫在，我们就难以生存。一定有什么...
