2020农历属于庚子年,鼠年。
HAPPY 2020 S NEW YEAR
“rat”是“老鼠”的意思,中文当中,有不少关于老鼠的表达:过街老鼠人人喊打;一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤,鼠目寸光等,可见提到老鼠,大多数是比较负面的表达。在英语当中,和rat相关的也基本上是贬义的。
今天我们来学习几个有关rat的表达。
I smell a rat
这句话的本意为我闻到了一只老鼠
其实,”I smell a rat”意思是“感觉事情可疑、不对劲,感到其中有诈”。
smell a rat means to recognize that something is not as it appears to be or that something dishonest is happening.
例句
She smells a rat when her little son rings her flowers for no reason.
当她的小儿子无缘无故送花给她时,她觉得十分可疑。
When I got an e-mail asking for my password, I should have smelled a rat.
当我收到一封询问我密码的邮件时,我就应该感到可疑了。
When Jack made that offer in the meeting, I smelt a rat. It sounded too good to be true.
当Jack在会议上提出这个提议的时候,我就觉得不太对劲。
听起来好的不太真实。