分享一篇關於“老貓”的故事：
An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth and ran away, because the cat could not bite it.
Then the old woman became very angry because the cat had not killed the mouse. She began to hit the cat. The cat said, "Do not hit your old servant. I have worked for you for many years, and I would work for you still, but I am too old. Do not be unkind to the old, but remember what good work the old did when they were young."（來源：網絡）
這片小短文淺顯易懂，告訴我們這樣一個道理：對老人不要這麼無情,要記住老年人在年輕時也做過很多有益的事情。
文章中“the old cat”就是老貓的意思，然而 old cat 除了表示老貓之外，還有另外的意思，那就是“老女人、脾氣壞的老太婆、潑婦”。
old cat 在表示“老女人、脾氣壞的老太婆、潑婦”時，多含貶義，是罵人的的短語。所以，當聽到有人叫你“old cat”時，千萬不要一臉懵逼，他（她）是在罵你哦。
eg:I don't like my neighbor. She is an old cat .
我不喜歡我的鄰居。她是個壞脾氣的老太婆。
其他跟 cat 相關的短語：
1，a cat with nine lives 有九條命的貓；富有生命力的人
2，sick as a cat 直想嘔吐
3，cat in the pan [俚語]叛徒
4，It rains cats and dogs. 大雨傾盆
知道了 old cat 的意思，那大家知道 old bird 是什麼意思嗎？
old bird，按字面意思理解確實是老鳥。
它還表示“老手，老練的人；精明的人，老油條。”
其他跟“老手”相關的單詞或短語還有：
an old hand 老手；行家；熟練工人
veteran 退伍軍人;經驗豐富的人，老兵
old stager 老手，有經驗的人，老資格
a passed master 老手
go-getter 老手，非常積極能幹的人;志在必得的人
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