ell the cat
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1. 为别人冒险
All the workers agreed that they wanted a pay increase, but nobody offered to bell the cat and talked to their employer.
所有的工人都认为要加薪,但却没人自告奋勇去跟老板谈.
bell the cat
bell the cat, 谁去给猫脖子上系铃铛呢?
要弄清楚这条短语所表达的含义,还需从一条古寓言说起.
猫以鼠为食,是老鼠最危险的敌人.因此老鼠整日在猫的威胁下生活,惶惶不可终日,随时都有被吞吃的危险.
为此鼠王要求老鼠想出一个可靠的防范措施.一只鼠对大家说,我们可以在猫的项下挂一铜铃.铃声一响,大家就可以躲避起来.
老鼠们拍手称赞.可是,这时有一只老鼠站了起来不紧不慢地问：“那么谁去给猫挂这只铃呢?”
听到这句话,老鼠们的高兴劲顿时不见了,大家都缄默了.
根据这一寓言,就产生了 bell the cat,不用说,敢于去“给猫挂铃”,肯定是要“为别人承担危险,挺身而出”的.
这是一条动词短语,可用作谓语动词,是一种比喻的说法.
比如,谁都不愿做周末作业,但是谁肯站出来向老师提出来呢?
"Down with the weekend homework!"shouted all the boys. However, none of them dared to bell the cat and say that to the teacher.
大家都想加薪,但谁肯承担这个风险去向老板提出来呢?
All the men agreed that they wanted a pay increase, but nobody offered to bell the cat and ask their employer for the money.
