一起爬山嗎?《隱秘的角落》為什麼譯成Cat's Cradle?

最近，國產懸疑網劇《隱秘的角落》火了。

豆瓣評分高達8.9，足以證明其質量優良。

很多人都追著看完，裡面很多梗也出圈了。

還記得讓人起雞皮疙瘩的「一起爬山」嗎？

小編看這個情節時，的確被嚇到，差點放棄。

還有「時間管理大師」朱朝陽。

讓很多網友感慨自愧不如。

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《隱秘的角落》改編自紫金陳的小說《壞小孩》，

其中一個譯名是The Bad Kids。

另外一個譯名則是Cat's Cradle。

那麼，這部劇和貓有什麼關係呢？

Cat's Cradle字面意思是：貓的搖籃；

其實，它另外一個意思是「翻花繩」遊戲。

相信很多人小時候都玩過吧。

Cat's cradle definition is - a game in which a string looped in a pattern like a cradle on the fingers of one person's hands is transferred to the hands of another so as to form a different figure.

Cat's Cradle還可以表示

精心策劃的事件

Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex.

追完劇後，你會發現用Cat's Cradle作為英文名非常貼切。

分享幾個和貓（cat）相關的英語短語

fat cat

不要想當然把 fat cat理解為「大肥貓」。根據具體語境，可以表示非常富有或有權勢的人，通常是政商界人士。

a wealthy and powerful person, typically one involved in business or politics.

例句：These days it seems as though the fat cats do better and better, but the workers do worse and worse.

rain cats and dogs

天上下貓和狗？其實是指傾盆大雨、瓢潑大雨。很常用的一種地道英文表達，《面紗》、《玩具總動員四》中都曾出現過。

rain very heavily

例句：Look! It’s raining cats and dogs.

To put the cat among the pigeons

引發騷亂或混亂，通常是故意為之。把貓咪扔進鴿子堆裡，後果可想而知。

cause a disturbance or disruption, usually intentionally

例句：If we question the suspect now, it will put the cat among the pigeons, and his associates will scatter. Let’s hold off for now.

bell the cat

源自民間故事（老鼠）給貓戴上鈴鐺（作為預警），通常指接受一項艱難或不可能完成的任務。

take on a difficult or impossible task

例句：Who will bell the cat and take on the job of reducing corruption in this country?

分享幾個和搖籃（cradle）相關的英語短語：

rob the cradle

rob是「搶劫、掠奪」的意思，rob the cradle字面意思是搶劫搶搖籃，實際含義則是：老牛吃嫩草。

1. To court, seduce, copulate , or marry someone much younger. 2. To have a relationship or relations with a person of much younger years; an intergenerational relationship .

例句：Are you sure it doesn't bother you how much older I am? I feel like people are judging me for robbing the cradle.

cradle snatcher

snatch的意思是搶奪。相似的， cradle snatcher可以表示和比自己年齡小很多的人談戀愛的人，也就是忘年戀人。

someone who has a romantic or sexual relationship with a much younger partner (British & Australian humorous)；(slang, pejorative) A person who prefers to date people significantly younger than themselves.

例句：People were quite cruel about the age difference and him being a cradle-snatcher.

from the cradle to the grave

字面意思是從搖籃到墳墓，很好理解，從生到死，也就是貫穿人的一生。

throughout life

例句：The bond of brotherhood was one to last from the cradle to the grave.

《隱秘的角落》你看了嗎？感受如何？歡迎留言分享。