这个习语来源不详，据说可能是几百年以前在

英格兰，每逢下大雨，很多垃圾冲入道路下的

排水沟，包括一些死掉的猫和狗。它们的尸体

在街上随处可见，好像和雨一起从天而降。现

多用来形容雨下的很大。

The storm was so bad, I had to run inside. It was

raining cats and dogs.

暴风雨天气糟糕，所以我不得不避雨。外面下着倾盆大雨。

While it is not possible for it to rain cats

and dogs, this phrase is used to refer to

heavy rain. Although we do not know its

origins, this idiom is thought to date back to times

when heavy rain would wash rubbish — including

dead cats and dogs on the streets — away.

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Raining cats and dogs

倾盆大雨