He was a cat in the pan.
　　
（误译）他是盘子中的一只猫。
（正译）他是个叛徒。

a flash in the pan
昙花一现
　　
叛徒有哪些？

1. traitor n. 叛徒；卖国贼；背信弃义的人

He was depicted as a traitor. 他被描绘成一个叛徒。

She spat at the traitor in extreme contempt. 她极端蔑视地冲着叛徒吐了一口唾沫。

2. renegade n. 叛徒；变节者；脱党者  vi. 背叛；脱离  adj. 叛徒的；背弃的；脱离的

This morning's verdict would break the renegade. 今天上午的裁决将会彻底击溃这个叛徒的阴谋。

The renegade is the first cousin to a rattlesnake. 叛徒象响尾蛇一样地毒狠。

3. turncoat n. 变节者；背叛者

Wine is a turncoat, first a friend, then a enemy. 酒是叛徒，先是朋友，后是敌人。

Some of the workers began to see him as a turncoat. 有些工人开始认为他是一个叛徒。

4. rebel vi. 反叛；反抗；造反  n. 反叛者；叛徒  adj. 反抗的；造反的

Reorganizing the armed rebel forces. 重新组建叛乱武装。

In rebel-held areas no one will be able to vote. 叛军控制的地区则不可能尽情选举。

5. defector n. 背叛者；逃兵；叛离者

The political defector was refuged in an embassy. 那个政治叛逃者被一大使馆接纳避难。

A defector revealed the disposition of the enemy fleet. 一个叛变者透露了敌方舰队的部署情况。