英語習語諺語成語用法精粹 文學名著類2-20 bell the cat

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【字面理解】在貓的脖子上掛鈴鐺

【英文解析】 to do something dangerous in order to save others; to step forward bravely to face the danger for the good of others

【中文解析】自告奮勇去冒險;挺身而出

【典型例句】① It’s quite difficult to get a man who can bell the cat.很難找到危險時刻能夠挺身而出的人。

② All the workers agreed that they wanted a pay increase, but nobody offered to bell the cat and talked to their employer.所有工人都認為要加薪，但卻沒人自告奮勇 去跟老板談。 '

【注釋】源自《伊索寓言_老鼠會議》(Aesop’s Fables The Mice in Council): 一群老鼠在鼠洞里舉行會議，討論 如何對付兇狠的貓。白胡須老鼠提議我們可以在 猶的項下掛一個銅鈴。”群鼠都同意這個建議，可是， 卻都不愿意挺身而出，去給貓掛鈴。后來短語bell the cat就用來喻指“挺身而出，擔當風險”。