西洋妙语：魔鬼与山羊的秘密交易(图)

　　The word cahoots seems strange here for it's from a French word that means "a cabin". "But what does the idiom mean?" the devil asked as he studied the goats in his garden. For his information - and for ours - in cahoots (with the devil) means to be working in partnership with someone to secretly do mischievous (有害的) or naughty things.

　　cahoots这个词在这里看来有点奇怪，因为它来自法语，本意是“小屋”。正在花园里研究山羊的魔鬼问道：“那么这个俚语是什么意思呢？”他的问题的答案(当然也是我们的)就是，in cahoots (with the devil)的意思是暗中与某人合作，干些有害或者是不妥当的事。

　　(编者注：关于魔鬼和山羊有个童话故事，故事的结局是所有山羊都长着魔鬼般的眼睛；而魔鬼呢，也挺喜欢变成山羊的模样。)