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Grin like a Cheshire cat
 “咧著嘴傻笑”在英文中叫作grin like a Cheshire cat,Cheshire是英國(guó)一個(gè)郡的名稱(chēng),這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的字面意思就是:“像柴郡的貓一樣咧著嘴笑”,為什么會(huì)有這樣的說(shuō)法呢?

從前英國(guó)柴郡盛產(chǎn)干酪,當(dāng)時(shí)人們喜歡把干酪做成咧著嘴笑的貓的形狀,所以,柴郡貓從此就會(huì)“笑”了。

在兒童文學(xué)名著《艾麗絲漫游仙境》中,艾麗絲在公爵家的廚房看見(jiàn)一只大貓咧著嘴笑,她著實(shí)吃了一驚,公爵夫人告訴她說(shuō):“這只貓嘛,可是只柴郡貓?。 盙rin like a Cheshire cat這種說(shuō)法從此就隨著《艾麗絲漫游仙境》留傳起來(lái)。

說(shuō)人家grin like a Cheshire cat一般微帶貶義,例如:He did not say anything, but just looked at me and grinned like a Cheshire cat. (他什么都不說(shuō),只是望著我咧著嘴傻笑。)
 
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