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。

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★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》。