中英之鑒 中式英語(yǔ)之鑒376

[誤] This seemingly honest baby-sitter is actually a habitual thief. The Kevin\'s do lead the wolf into thehouse.

[正] This seemingly honest baby-sitter is actually a habitual thief. The Kevin\'s do put the cat among thepigeons.

注：put the cat among the pigeons 的字面意思是“將貓放進(jìn)鴿子籠”。可以想象，那樣的話籠子里一定不得安寧。它與“引狼入室”有異曲同工之妙，而且更地道，更易于西方人理解。