英语习语谚语成语用法精粹 宗教神话类3-27 beware of Greeks bearing gifts

【字面理解】要小心带着礼物的希腊人，

【英文解析】Do not trust an opponent who offers to do something nice for you.

【中文解析】提防献殷勤的敌人

【典型例句】① What a handsome present! It must cost a lot. But I was taught a long time ago to beware of the Greeks bearing gifts. What do you want?多漂亮的礼物!它一 定很贵。但是我很早以前就被告知，要提防献殷勤的 人。你想要什么?

② Jill: I can’t believe Melanie brought me cookies today, when we’ve been fighting for weeks.

Jane: Beware of Greeks bearing gifts. She probably has ulterior motives.

吉尔：真不相信今天梅拉尼给我带了曲奇饼干，我俩 都斗了好几个星期了。

简：无事献殷勤，非奸即盗。她很有可能别有所图。

【注释】在特洛伊人打开城门，将木马拉入城内时，祭 司拉奥孔(Laocoon)就说：“Do not trust the horse, Trojans. Whatever it is, I fear the Greeks even when they bring gifts.”祭司的忧虑果然成真，原来巨大的木马里 藏满了伏兵，希腊人里应外合，攻破了特洛伊城。后 来beware of Greeks bearing gifts便意指小心那些突然 对你太好的敌人。