鸦雀无声

quiet as a lamb───安静如羔羊

quick as a flash───一闪而过

build a house───建一所房子

cat and mouse───猫戏老鼠；恣意玩弄折磨（像猫对老鼠般）

daft as a brush───愚蠢如刷子

game of cat and mouse───猫捉老鼠游戏

busy as a bee───像蜜蜂一样忙碌，忙得不可开交

deaf as a post───全聋

dry as a bone───渴极了；干透的

Afterward the poor man was as quiet as a mouse and said nothing at all, thinking that it was his fault, that he was to blame.───随后穷人男子安静如鼠，并说什么也看不到，认为这是他的过错，他的错。

John is always quiet as a mouse in the office . But he turns into a real cut-up at a party.───约翰在办公室安静得像只老鼠，但在舞会上却是个十足的胡闹者。

Yes, it's impolite of her. She was as quiet as a mouse and left.───是的，她真没礼貌。她不声不响就离开了。

She was as quiet as a mouse that nobody noticed her presence.───她不声不响，以至于没人意识到她也在场。

John is always quiet as a mouse in the office.───这句话的意思是：约翰在办公室里总是安静得像一只老鼠。

I had expected Seth to make some suggestions at the meeting, but he sat there the whole time as quiet as a mouse.───我本来期望塞斯会在会上提些意见，但他始终坐在那里一言未发。

She went on working in the pantry as quiet as a mouse.

She crept upstairs, quiet as a mouse.

She crept downstairs quiet as a mouse.

She crept upstairs, as quiet as a mouse.

In fact she was as quiet as a mouse and Ruth hardly knew she was there.

I'll be as quiet as a mouse .

Tina is as quiet as a mouse—you hardly know she's there.