Don’t play possum！别装蒜！

有一种动物叫做possum，负鼠，它是善于装死的东西。人们就用 play possum 来指装死，装睡，装傻，装糊涂……

比如说，上课时，老师写黑板的时候往往下面一片大乱，而老师一旦四下环顾，同学又都装作一动不动的了。这时我们就可以说：The students played possum when the teacher lookedaround. 

再比如有些人看上去在睡觉，其实是装的喔。 Tony seems to be asleep， but he's only playing possum.