摘要
如果某人哭泣是为了装出悔过或同情的样子。我们就说他掉的是“鳄鱼的眼泪”。但是我们是怎样又是为何会把不真诚的感情流露和鳄鱼联系在一起昵？根据古代西方传说。当鳄鱼窥视着人、畜等捕食对象时．往往会先流泪。做悲天悯人状，使猎物对它的突然进攻失去警惕，而这时。鳄鱼便会一口吞噬掉猎物。
If someone is crying in an attempt to fake remorse or empathy, we say he is shedding ＂crocodile tears＂. But how and why did we start pegging insincere displays of emotion to the toothy reptiles？ According to ancient Western legends, when a crocodile peeped at its prey such as humans and livestock, it often shed tears and looked so sad, causing the prey to lose vigilance with its sudden attack. At this moment, the crocodile would swallow its prey.
