这个时候我们就可以问一句: Has the cat got your tongue? 猫抓住了你的舌头吗?你怎么不说话了?你怎么不吭声了?
Has the cat got your tongue?
怎么不说话了? 
💎tongue,就是“舌头”的意思 , Has the cat got your tongue? 直译是:猫抓住你舌头了吗?被猫抓住了舌头不就说不了话嘛!所以,这个习惯用语是人们促使沉默的对方开口说话时说的话。It is an expression we say to people when we want them to speak.