VOA慢速英语:Don't Let the Cat Out of the Bag!

短语讲解：

1. Each week we tell about some popular American expressions.

tell about 告诉（某人）有关…的情况，谈及; 讲述
例句：We will tell about the effects of that decision next week.
下周，我们将向你讲述这一决定所带来的影响。

2. The go-between sees to it that money is passed -- often illegally -- from one person to another.

from ... to 从…至…
例句：A dream from childhood to old.
一个梦从童年做到老。

3. One day a woman asked for a pig.

ask for 请求…;  要求…;
例句：Any market participant can ask for a ruling.
市场里任何一位交易者都有权要求判决。

4. The tradesman held up a cloth bag with something moving inside it.

hold up 举起; 支撑
例句：The guards hold up a shoe in interrogation, demanding to know what it is.
两位海关人员举起一只鞋，问它是个什么东西。