口语学习技巧|cook the books 做假账

Cook the books 字面意思是煮书，其实是比喻做假账来欺骗别人。

例句

The police arrested John today. Hes suspected of cooking the books.

The auditors^{1 found that the fast food chain has been cooking the books for years.}

请注意

另一个含有cook 煮饭一词的成语是 cook up something，意思是谋划任何事情。

例句

I would like to get my hands on whoever cooked up this scheme - its all fake.

Please dont try to cook up an excuse for being late.