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進入中英對照讀新聞》Cat’s out of the bag when TSA finds stowaway feline at JFK祕密公開 當運輸安全管理局在甘迺迪機場發現這隻偷渡貓
2022/9/6，AP，Business_Travel_NYSS102.jpg 美國紐約約翰．Ｆ．甘迺迪機場16日驚見一名旅客行李露出貓毛。圖為該機場6月28日場景。（美聯社檔案照）
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Don’t accuse the TSA of catnapping on the job. When an alert agent at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport noticed tufts of orange fur poking out of a slightly unzipped suitcase, it gave him pause.
別指責運輸安全管理局在工作中打瞌睡。當紐約約翰．Ｆ．甘迺迪機場一名警戒幹員注意到一簇簇橘色毛皮從一個拉鍊稍微拉開的手提箱中露出時，他停了下來。
As the bag went through the X-ray unit Nov. 16, the Transportation Security Administration agent was in for a surprise: Inside were four paws and a tail belonging to a feline stowaway.
11月16日，當這個提袋通過Ｘ光檢查，運輸安全管理局的幹員大吃一驚：裡頭是一隻偷渡貓和牠的4個腳爪與1條尾巴。
“On the bright side, the cat’s out of the bag,” a TSA spokesperson tweeted Tuesday.
運輸安全管理局一名發言人週二推文說，「好的一面是貓已經離開這個提袋（這個祕密已公開）。」
The passenger was paged to return to the ticket counter after the cat was found, the spokesperson, Lisa Farbstein, said in an email.
發言人麗莎．法布斯坦在一封電子郵件中說，在這隻貓被發現後，該名乘客被廣播叫回售票櫃檯。
The cat’s owner told the New York Post that the cat must have crawled into the suitcase of a visiting friend. She didn’t know her tabby was missing until airport officials reached her. (AP)
貓的飼主告訴《紐約郵報》，這隻貓一定是爬進來訪友人的手提箱中。直到機場官員找上她，她才知道她的虎斑貓走失了。（美聯社）
新聞辭典
the cat’s out of the bag：片語，指秘密已公開；let the cat out of the bag，指說漏嘴、洩漏秘密。例句：We was trying to keep the party a secret, but she went and let the cat out of the bag.（我們盡力守住辦派對的秘密，但她一去就說漏了嘴。）
poke：動詞，指用棍子或手指戳刺、伸出頭或指、指向、毆打、好事、多嘴、探聽、閒晃。例句：Don’t poke your nose into my affairs!（別管我的事！）
page：名詞，指書頁、構成歷史一頁的大事件、時期；動詞，指標頁碼、翻閱、在公共場所喊叫尋找或透過廣播呼叫。例句：That era was a bright page in the history.（那時代是歷史光輝的一頁。）
