Caught red-handed 被逮個正著

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辦公室的餅幹罐裡空空如也，是誰偷吃瞭所有的餅幹？主持人菲菲看到同事 Rob 滿嘴餅幹渣，而且神色慌張、鬼鬼祟祟，便對 Rob 說 “caught red-handed”。 “餅幹小偷” 到底是誰？聽節目，學習地道英語表達 “caught red-handed” 的意思和用法。

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Feifei
大傢好，歡迎收聽 AYYBLOG英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目，我是菲菲。

Rob
… and me, Rob.

Feifei
Rob, are those crumbs around your mouth? 你嘴巴上是餅幹渣嗎？

Rob
No, I don’t think so. Why do you ask?

Feifei
我昨天剛把辦公室的餅幹罐裡裝瞭滿滿一罐子餅幹，但今天一看，罐子卻空空如也，這是怎麼回事？

Rob
I see – you think I ate all the biscuits!

Feifei
You do like biscuits… 哎，等一下，你兜兒裡裝的是什麼？

Rob
Err, well… biscuits.

Feifei
Caught red-handed, Rob! You are the biscuit thief.

Rob
My hands aren’t red.

Feifei
我不是說你的手是紅色的。我是用 “caught red-handed” 來表達你 “在做壞事的時候，被抓瞭個現行，你做錯事的行為毋庸置疑”。So, Rob, you’ve been found out!

Rob
I can explain. But let’s have some examples first.

Examples
Jorge was caught red-handed having a sneak peek of his presents before his birthday!

We caught Svetlana red-handed eating chocolate as she said she was giving it up.

The bank worker was sacked after being caught red-handed putting money into his bag.

Feifei
你正在收聽的是 AYYBLOG英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。Rob 從辦公室的餅幹罐裡偷餅幹時，被我逮瞭個正著：He’s been caught red-handed. 這裡，表達 “caught red-handed” 的意思就是 “做不該做的事情時，被當場抓住，逮瞭個正著”。Let’s face it, Rob, you’re guilty!

Rob
OK, OK. I did steal all the biscuits, but it’s because I didn’t have time for lunch.

Feifei
A likely story.

Rob
Ah… so, shall I put them back in the jar then?

Feifei
Yuck, no! I think you need to buy us some more. And I’m going to put a lock on the jar.

Rob
Why?

Feifei
So you won’t be caught red-handed again.

Rob
Oh, crumbs!

Feifei
Bye.

Rob
Bye.