“cook the books”不能解释为“把书煮了”

【例句】My boss was caught by the police recently, because he secretly cooked the books and moved a big sum of money to his private account.【误解】我老板最近被警察抓走了，因为他秘密把书煮了，而且把一大笔钱存到了自己名下。

【正确】我老板最近被警察抓走了，因为他虚报账目，而且把一大笔钱存到了自己名下。

【说明】cook除了“烹饪”，还有“捏造”或“篡改”的意思；book不仅指“书”，还指“账本”，所以，cook the books是指“做假账”、“隐瞒真实的利润和开支”。