小升初英语 英语中和猫有关的英语短语(3)

　　16）enough to make a cat laugh 连老猫都会笑掉牙；极其可笑

　　He said that he could speak eight foreign languages, which was enough to make a cat laugh. 他说他能讲八种外语，这简直太可笑了。

　　17）enough to make a cat speak 连猫都会讲起话来（指事情十分出奇，令人惊讶）

　　Enough to make a cat speak, the dog which they had given to their friend returned home after walking for two days and nights.

　　令人惊讶的是，他们送给朋友的那条狗走了两天两夜后又回家了。

　　18）have as many lives as a cat / have nine lives like a cat 死不了；不容易死；富于生命力（源于猫有九条命的传说）

　　I have as many lives as a cat. I’ll be as active as before when I get out of hospital. 猫有九条命。我出院后就又会像以前那样活蹦乱跳了。

　　19）have more lives than a cat 比猫生命力更强

　　He has survived many deaths. He has more lives than a cat. 他多次死里逃生。他比猫的生命力还要强。

　　20）no room / not room / not room enough to swing a cat （in） 极狭窄；没有转身的地方

　　You are very lucky to have a spacious study like this; there’s not room to swing a cat in mine. 你很幸运有这么一个宽敞的书房，我的书房却是非常狭小。

　　21）an old cat 脾气坏的老太婆

　　I do not like our teacher very much. She is an old cat. 我不大喜欢我们的老师。她脾气太坏了。

　　22）The cat shuts its eyes when stealing （while it is stealing） cream. （谚语）猫偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。（掩耳盗铃。）