大家好，欢迎来的饼哥英语的频道，今天我们分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——like a thief in the night, 这个短语的含义不是指“像夜晚的贼一样”，其正确的含义是：
like a thief in the night 秘密地，出乎意料地；悄悄地
The cancer spread through his lungs and into his bones like a thief in the night, giving him no chance of beating it.
癌细胞出乎意料地从他的肺部扩散到他的骨子里，让他没有战胜癌细胞的机会。
In the end I left like a thief in the night, without telling anybody or saying goodbye.
最后，我悄悄地离开了，没有告诉任何人，也没有说再见。
An earthquake comes like a thief in the night, without warning.
地震出乎意料地就来，没有任何警示。
As we have told you many times, the end will come like a thief in the night.
正如我们告诉过你们很多次，结局会出乎意料地到来。
His ex-girlfriend took all his belongings like a thief in the night.
他的前女友悄悄地把他所有的东西都拿走了。