When Pigs Fly絕不可能的事；天方夜譚

Be as Quiet as a Mouse 悄然無聲

Jeremy：Be quiet！

傑洛米：別出聲！

Laura：Don't worry. I'll be as quiet as a mouse.

蘿拉：別擔心，我會靜悄悄的。

Jeremy：I'm pretty sure we can get in without being seen.

傑洛米：我敢確定我們一定能溜進去不被發現。

Laura：But why are we sneaking around？Isn't this your apartment？

蘿拉：可是我們幹嘛要這樣偷偷摸摸的？這不是你的公寓嗎？

Jeremy：Yeah, but it's my birthday, and my roommates like to play tricks on birthdays.

傑洛米：是啊，但是今天是我生日，我室友喜歡在生日的時候整人。

Laura：Like what？

蘿拉：怎么說？

Jeremy：Let's just say that after my last birthday, I found out how long it takes for eyebrows to grow back.

傑洛米：這樣說好了，上次我生日過后，我才發現眉毛要長回來要花多久的時間。

[多學一點點]

★be as quiet as a mouse

quiet是形容詞，表示“安靜的”，be as quiet as a mouse字面上的意思是“像老鼠一樣安靜”。老鼠總是偷偷摸摸地在夜裡行動，因此英語就用“像老鼠一樣安靜”來比喻“靜悄悄的”，安靜到一點聲音也沒有。

★sneakvi.偷偷摸摸

例：Nick tried to sneak into the classroom but was caught by the teacher.（尼克想偷溜進教室，卻被老師抓包。）

If March Comes in like a Lion, It Goes out like a Lamb

Jessie：Brrr! It's already March, but it's so cold today! I can't stand it.

潔西：呼！都已經三月了，今天還這么冷！真受不了。

Peter：Well, you know what they say. If March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb.

彼得：呵，妳知道俗話說得好，三月來時仿若雄獅，去時有如羔羊。

Jessie：I hope so. First spring, and then some nice, hot, summer weather.

潔西：但願如此。一開始是春天，接著就是舒服又熱情的夏天。

Peter：What's your favorite thing to do in the summer?

彼得：妳在夏天最喜歡做什么？

Jessie：I like to play video games or chat online.

潔西：我喜歡打電玩遊戲或上網聊天。

Peter：But don't you go outside and do things in the sun?

彼得：但是，妳不會想出去玩、曬曬太陽嗎？

Jessie：Are you crazy? Get sweaty and sunburned? No, thanks!

潔西：你瘋了嗎？搞得滿身大汗又被曬傷？我才不要，謝了！

[多學一點點]

★sweaty a. 滿身是汗的

例：All players were sweaty after the twenty-minute warm-up.（全部球員在20分鐘暖身后，都滿身是汗了。）

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing披著羊皮的狼∕偽君子

Mr. Green：That candidate seems to be a good choice.

葛林先生：那位候選人似乎是不錯選擇。

Mr. Black：I know. What an honest face he has！

布雷克先生：我知道。看他那張臉，多老實啊！

Mr. Green：I'm telling everyone to vote for him.

葛林先生：我叫大家都投他一票。

Mr. Black：Well, don't bother telling Sally. She thinks he's a wolf in sheep's clothing.

布雷克先生：呃，不用費功夫去跟莎莉說了。她認為他是隻披著羊皮的狼。

Mr. Green：How could she think that? Didn't she see him holding a baby on TV？

葛林先生：她怎么會這樣想？難道她沒看到他在電視上抱著小寶寶的樣子嗎？

Mr. Black：I guess she thinks he's only trying to get elected.

布雷克先生：我想她認為他只是想勝選。

Mr. Green：No one would hold a baby just to get more votes.

葛林先生：沒有人會靠抱小寶寶這招來騙選票的。

Mr. Black：Well, I would.

布雷克先生：這個嘛，我就會。

[多學一點點]

★a wolf in sheep's clothing

clothing是集合名詞，為“衣物”總稱；介詞in在本俚語中表“穿著”。a wolf in sheep's clothing 字面上的意思即指“披著羊皮的狼”，引申為“表面上假惺惺，骨子裡不安好心的人”。本俚語源自《伊索寓言》。

A Mickey Mouse Job閒差事

對話
Jill：Ohhh, I ate too much pizza today.
吉兒：噢……，我今天吃太多披薩了。
Sandra：How's your new job at this pizza shop？
珊卓拉：你在披薩店的新工作做得怎樣？
Jill：It's a Mickey Mouse job. I just sit around all day, and maybe talk to my boyfriend on the phone.
吉兒：不過是份閒差事啦。我只是整天閒閒坐著，不然就打電話跟男朋友聊天。
Sandra：That's so cool.
珊卓拉：酷斃了。
Jill：Sometimes when there's a customer, I even tell them to come back later because I don't feel like cooking.
吉兒：有時客人上門，我甚至叫他們等會兒再來，因為本小姐沒心情下廚。
Sandra：What？Jill, don't you think that's going too far？
珊卓拉：啥？吉兒，你這樣不會太扯了嗎？
Jill：It's okay, I usually tell them how to get to the pasta restaurant down the street.
吉兒：沒啥大不了的。我通常會跟他們講怎麼走到街尾那家義大利麵店。



延伸學習
●俚語精解
．Mickey Mouse job
Mickey Mouse（米老鼠）是家喻戶曉的迪士尼卡通動畫明星，而 job 則是「工作」、「差事」的意思。本俚語從字面直譯是「米老鼠工作」，實際上卻是指某些瑣碎（trivial）、無足輕重（unimportant），或沒前途的工作（a dead-end job）。
例：I've been trying to get myself busy, but no customer ever shows up.
This Mickey Mouse job truly sucks.（我一直努力想讓自己忙起來，但連個客人也沒有。這沒前途的工作真爛。）
●關鍵字詞
．sit around 閒坐╱鬼混
例：Stop sitting around，and go get yourself a job！（別再鬼混了，快去找份工作吧！）
．on the phone 講電話（中）
例：How much time do you spend each day on the phone？（你每天花多少時間講電話？）
例：I'm sorry, but Mr. Peterson can't see you now. He is on the phone.（很抱歉，現在彼得森先生無法見您。他正講電話中。）
．feel like N╱V-ing= fancy N╱V-ing 想做…╱想要…
例：I don't feel like going out tonight. = I don't fancy going out tonight.（我今晚不想出門。）
．pasta n.義大利麵食