一分鐘英語 第5期:Raining Cats and Dogs 瓢潑大雨

Welcome to English in a Minute, where we teach you all about idioms in American English.

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歡迎收聽《一分鐘英語》，在這裏我們將教您一些美式英語中的俚語。

If I told you it was "raining cats and dogs" today, I don't think you would see this little kitten falling from the sky.

如果我跟你說“今天是下貓下狗（raining cats and dogs），可不是小貓咪從天而降的意思。

But what would you see? Let's watch and find out.

但是你會看見從天上落下什麼呢？讓我們來聽聽下面這段對話，看看吧。

It's been raining all day today! The rain is coming down so hard!

今天下了一天的雨！雨太大了！

I konw, It's raining cats and dogs today!

我知道，今天真是瓢潑大雨啊！（raining cats and dogs）

This is a very common expression in American English.

這是美語中的一個很常見的表達。

When you say that it's "raining cats and dogs" in a conversation, it's another way to say it's "raining very hard" or it's "raining a lot".

當你在對話中說“raining cats and dogs（下貓下狗）”，意思是“雨下的很大”，“下了很大的雨”。

You can use this expression anytime and everybody will understand you!

你可以隨時使用這個表達，大家都會明白你的意思。

So until next time, stay dry!

所以下次就別下雨了！

And that's English in a Minute.

以上就是本期的《一分鐘英語》。