☞你可以天天說英語 － ☞Be as Quiet as a Mouse 悄然無聲

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Jeremy：Be quiet！

傑洛米：別出聲！

Laura：Don't worry. I'll be as quiet as a mouse.

蘿拉：別擔心，我會靜悄悄的。

Jeremy：I'm pretty sure we can get in without being seen.

傑洛米：我敢確定我們一定能溜進去不被發現。

Laura：But why are we sneaking around？Isn't this your apartment？

蘿拉：可是我們幹嘛要這樣偷偷摸摸的？這不是你的公寓嗎？

Jeremy：Yeah, but it's my birthday, and my roommates like to play tricks on birthdays.

傑洛米：是啊，但是今天是我生日，我室友喜歡在生日的時候整人。

Laura：Like what？

蘿拉：怎麼說？

Jeremy：Let's just say that after my last birthday, I found out how long it takes for eyebrows to grow back.

傑洛米：這樣說好了，上次我生日過後，我才發現眉毛要長回來要花多久的時間。

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★be as quiet as a mouse

quiet是形容詞，表示「安靜的」，be as quiet as a mouse字面上的意思是「像老鼠一樣安靜」。老鼠總是偷偷摸摸地在夜裡行動，因此英語就用「像老鼠一樣安靜」來比喻「靜悄悄的」，安靜到一點聲音也沒有。

★sneakvi.偷偷摸摸

例：Nick tried to sneak into the classroom but was caught by the teacher.（尼克想偷溜進教室，卻被老師抓包。）