VOA一分鐘英語(yǔ)：Thick as Thieves

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歡迎來(lái)到《一分鐘英語(yǔ)》欄目。
Thieves steal things and should not be trusted.
小偷會(huì)偷東西，不應(yīng)該被相信。
But, do thieves trust other thieves?
但是，小偷信任其他小偷嗎？
That brings us to the expression: Thick as Thieves.
這就引出了一個(gè)短語(yǔ)：Thick as Thieves
I need to invite Ashley to Caty's surprise birthday party.
我要邀請(qǐng)艾希禮參加凱蒂的驚喜生日派對(duì)。
Uh-oh. Problem.
啊哦。有個(gè)問(wèn)題。
Why is that a problem?
這有什么問(wèn)題？
Dan, those two are thick as thieves.
丹，他們倆關(guān)系可以說(shuō)是親密無(wú)間。
It's likely they can read each other's minds.
他們很可能能讀懂彼此的心思。
In that case, let's keep the party a secret from Ashley, too.
那樣的話，關(guān)于派對(duì)我們也要瞞著艾希禮。
People who are thick as thieves are very close friends.
thick as thieves的兩個(gè)人，意思就是說(shuō)他們是非常要好的朋友。
In this idiom, the word thick describes that very strong relationship.
在這個(gè)習(xí)語(yǔ)中，thick這個(gè)詞描述的是一種非常強(qiáng)烈的關(guān)系。
People who are thick as thieves are extremely loyal to each other.
親密無(wú)間的兩個(gè)人，對(duì)彼此會(huì)極其忠誠(chéng)。
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