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Cats and Secrets[qh]
猫与秘密[qh]
In English, there is a common idiom:"let the cat out of the bag!"[qh]
在英语中，有一个常见的习语:“let the cat out of the bag!”[qh]
It means to tell a secret.[qh]
它的意思是透露秘密。[qh]
But where did this idiom start?[qh]
但是这个习语是从哪里开始的呢?[qh]
It came from a part of England.[qh]
它来自英格兰的一个地方。[qh]
Long ago, people there went from town to town to sell things like vegetables, clothes, and pigs.[qh]
很久以前，那里的人们会从一个城镇到另一个城镇去卖蔬菜、衣服和猪之类的东西。[qh]
They had strong beliefs about honesty.[qh]
他们对诚实有着强烈的信念。[qh]
They didn't like lying.[qh]
他们不喜欢说谎。[qh]
One day, a man went to the town's center to sell things.[qh]
一天，一个人去镇中心卖东西。[qh]
"I have a baby pig for sale! It won't cost much," he said.[qh]
“我有一头小猪要卖! 不需要很多钱的。”他说。[qh]
He held the animal above his head.[qh]
他把那只动物举过头顶。[qh]
His style was different from honest people's style.[qh]
他的风格不同于老实人的风格。[qh]
He was a master of tricking people and lying.[qh]
他是一个善于欺骗和说谎的大师。[qh]
A woman named Beth looked at his pig.[qh]
一个叫贝丝的女人看着他的猪。[qh]
He offered her the pig for one gold coin.[qh]
他想用猪换一枚金币。[qh]
That was a very small amount.[qh]
这是一个非常小的数目。[qh]
Beth gave him the coin.[qh]
贝丝把金币给了他。[qh]
He put it in his pocket.[qh]
他把它放在口袋里。[qh]
He walked ahead of Beth to get the pig.[qh]
然后走在贝丝前面去取猪。[qh]
He gave her a closed bag and said,"Here’s your pig."[qh]
他给了她一个紧闭的袋子，说:“这是你的猪。”[qh]
He then left very quickly.[qh]
然后他很快离开了。[qh]
Beth looked at the bag.[qh]
贝丝看了看袋子。[qh]
It was moving.[qh]
它在动。[qh]
She opened it to let the pig out.[qh]
她打开想把猪放出来。[qh]
A cat was inside![qh]
结果发现里面是一只猫![qh]
"He tricked me! That isn't proper," she said.[qh]
“他骗了我! 这是不对的。”她说。[qh]
Later, the man returned to trick more people.[qh]
后来，这个人又回来想骗更多的人。[qh]
Beth saw him,and the memory of the cat came back.[qh]
贝丝看见了他，想起了那只猫。[qh]
She told her friends.[qh]
她告诉了她的朋友。[qh]
They stopped him.[qh]
他们拦住了他。[qh]
But no one knew what to do next.[qh]
但没人知道接下来该怎么办。[qh]
Someone said,"We need an independent and fair person to decide that."[qh]
有人说:“我们需要一个独立公正的人来决定。”[qh]
They went to the judge.[qh]
他们去找了法官。[qh]
Beth told him about the cat in the bag.[qh]
贝丝告诉他关于袋子里的猫的故事。[qh]
The judge asked,"Is there evidence? Can you demonstrate how he did it?"[qh]
法官问:“有证据吗? 你能演示一下他是怎么做的吗?”[qh]
"Look in his bag,"said Beth.[qh]
“看他的包里，”贝丝说。[qh]
She opened it and let a cat out of the bag.[qh]
她打开包，把一只猫从包里放了出来。[qh]
They learned the man's secret, and he went to jail.[qh]
他们知道了这个人的秘密，把他送进了监狱。[qh]
That's how the idiom"let the cat out of the bag"came to mean to tell a secret.[qh]
这就是“let the cat out of the bag”这个习语的由来，意思是泄露秘密。[qh]
