日用品英语趣说之cloak披风斗篷

cloak 披风，斗篷 A cloak is a wide，loose coat that fastens at the neck and does not have sleeves. Such people as kings, army officers or bull-fighters wear it on certain occasions. “The superman”and “The batman”，heroes in the eyes of millions of children，wear cloaks too. Old-fashioned spies or secret agents described in stories especially like to wear black cloaks，and to use daggers，so exciting spy and adventure stories can be called cloak-and-dagger stories. The word“ cloak ”can be used figuratively to mean “cover ”or “disguise ”. Many crimes are done under the cloak of darkness. Cheats often cheat people out of their money under the cloak of charity. Some ruffians use religion as a cloak for violence. 披风是一种宽松的，系在颈上的无袖外套。国王、军官、斗牛勇士等人在某些场合都穿它。超人和蝙蝠侠，这些千万个孩子心目中的英雄也穿披风。旧式的间谍或秘密工作人员，特别是在故事里所描述的，都喜欢穿黑披风，使用短剑，因此精彩刺激的间谍冒险故事可以称为 cloak-and-dagger stories（离奇惊险故事）。 cloak一词也可以用于转义，表示掩盖或伪装。许多罪行是借黑夜掩护制造的。骗子往往以慈善为幌子骗取他人的钱财。某些歹徒披宗教外衣去实行暴力。