To rattle someone's cage 故意让人恼火
A tiger stares through its cage on the roof of a five-storey apartment in Pathum Thani province, near Bangkok. Photo: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters
今日小常识
Thai police found six tigers in three cages on the rooftop of an apartment block near Bangkok, this week. Tiger-trafficking is a problem in Thailand, where the animals are illegally sold for their skin, fangs and organs, which are used in medicines. The animals are now being looked after by a government wildlife facility.
泰国警方本周在曼谷附近的一幢公寓大楼的楼顶发现6只老虎，被关在3个笼子里。老虎走私在泰国是个问题，它们的皮，牙齿和其他器官被非法销售。 现在这些动物在政府设立的野生动物设施里受到照顾和保护。
今日短语
如果你 rattle someone's cage, 这就是说故意让某人恼火，不悦。
例句
I wouldn't approach John at the moment, someone's really rattled his cage this morning and he's in a horrible mood.
Why are you so cross? Who's rattled your cage today?
My girlfriend deliberately hid my car keys so that I wouldn’t go out with my friends – it's really rattled my cage!
请注意
如果某人形容自己的处境犹如被锁在笼子里 caged in 那么意思就是空间狭小，左右受到限制。
This flat is far too small, I feel really caged in.
I don't like travelling on the tube during rush hour – you feel so caged in.
