cook the books是“煮书”吗？ 短语cook the books不是“煮书”，而是 “做假账”的意思。其中的cook用作动词，可以指“篡改，捏造”，是一个口语词语。这个短语指企业或个人为了达到某种目的，故意篡改、伪造财务报表或其他会计记录。比如： She was sacked for cooking the books.她因做假账而被解雇。 The accountant was found to have cooked the books.会计被发现篡改了账本。 I heard that Tom was dismissed from the bank for cooking the books.我听说汤姆因做假账被银行开除了。 His brother was charged with cooking the books and was put in jail.他哥哥被指控伪造账目，进了监狱。 Rank amateurs who know nothing about how to cook the books.这是完全不懂做假帐的业余会计的水平。