To let the cat out of the bag
Cat: Miaoooowwwwww! Will: Hello, I'm William. Graciela: And I'm Graciela.
喵…… 大家好！我是William。 我是Graciela。
Will, I hope you've brought that poor cat for a very good reason. It's terrified! Cat: Miaow. Will: Well I wanted to explain an English phrase. And I brought Whiskers to help.
Will，我希望你有足够的理由把那只猫带到这里。 它吓死了！ 喵 是因为我想好好地解释一个短语。 所以我带了Whiskers来帮忙。
Cat: Miaow. Graciela: Well he's not very happy about being stuffed into that bag. You'd better hurry up and explain your phrase. Will: Okay, okay. So, right. I'm going to tell you a very big secret. Graciela: Oh? Cat: Miaow?
喵…… 就那样把它塞在那个袋子里，它好像不是很高兴啊。 你得赶紧解释你的短语。 行，行。哦，我要告诉你一个天大的秘密。 哦？ 喵？
Will: But you must promise never to let the cat out of the bag! Graciela: No, we must let him out, he is unhappy, Will. Cat: Miaow! Will: No, no. I mean in English, when we say ‘you mustn't let the cat out of the bag', it means that something is a secret and that you mustn't tell anyone. Graciela: Ah, so it doesn't literally mean there is a cat in a bag. It just means that there's a secret that must be kept.
但是你必须发誓‘never to let the cat out of the bag’！ 才不！我们必须得把它放出来。它很不开心呢，Will。 喵！ 不是不是！我是说，在英语里面，当我们说‘you mustn't let the cat out of the bag’时， 我们的意思是‘你绝对不可以把秘密告诉任何人’。 啊，并不是像字面上说的那样‘袋子里面有只猫咪’， 而只是‘要保守秘密’的意思啊。
Cat: Miaow. Will: Exactly. And I brought Whiskers in just to help you remember the expression. If you let the cat out of the bag, it means that you reveal a secret. Listen to some examples.
喵…… 对极了！我把Whiskers带过来只是想帮助大家记住这个短语。 如果你让the cat out of the bag了，你就把秘密给说出去了。 让我们来听几个例子：
We need to keep this quiet! If anyone lets the cat out of the bag there'll be trouble! We were going to have a surprise birthday for dad, but my silly brother let the cat out of the bag the day before. Well the cat's out of the bag now. Everyone knows Amy will be given the lead role. Graciela: Okay I get it.
我们得保守秘密，一旦有谁把这件事情说出去了，会有麻烦的。 我们本来打算给爸爸办一个惊喜生日派对，但是笨蛋弟弟在前一天就说漏嘴了。 呃，谜底已经揭晓了，大家都知道了Amy将领衔主演。 好了，我明白了。
Cat: Miaow. Graciela: But I'm not at all interested in secrets until we get this real cat out of this real bag. I'm going to let it out! Cat: Miaoooowwwwww! Graciela: Owwwwww! Will: I actually meant it when I said don't let the cat out of the bag. Whiskers is a bit crazy. Graciela: Your cat is berserk, get him off me! Cat: Miaooowww! Will: Well, now you'll remember not to let the cat out of the bag next time!
喵—— 但是，我对什么秘密可一天都不感兴趣，赶紧把这猫咪从袋子里面放出来吧。 我会把它放出来的。 喵…… 喵—— 我说不让你把猫放出来实际上是有理由的！ Whiskers是个疯狂的家伙。 你的猫疯了！赶紧把它给我弄走！ 喵…… 呃，现在你肯定能记住下次不把猫放出袋子了。