■to let the cat out of the bag

■crocodile tears

To let the cat out of the bag.意思是在不小心的情况下泄露了秘密。

例: I bought a nice wrist watch as a surprise for my wife's birthday. But I'm afraid I let the cat out of the bag--I hid it under my socks and she found it when she was putting my clean clothes away.

我给我太太买了一只很好的手表作为生日礼。我把手表藏在我的袜子底下，可是当我太太替我把干净衣服放好的时候，她发现了那只手表。所以，我的秘密恐怕已经泄露了。

Crocodile tears 意思是猫哭耗子假慈悲。

例: The truth is that Pete never liked his rich Uncle John. But you should have seen his crocodile tears when the old man died and left him a million dollars!

皮特从来都不喜欢他那个有钱的叔叔约翰，这是事实。可是那老人去世的时候给他留了一百万美元，你可真该看看皮特当时那假伤心的样子。

例: In his speeches the mayor always puts on a big show of crocodile tears for poor and homeless people. But I don't see him doing anything to help them.

这位市长在讲话的时候总是装得好像他对穷人和无家可归的人非常同情。但是，我并没有见到他做些什么来帮助他们。

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