和“鱼”相关的地道英语表达

　英语中有很多跟鱼或者钓鱼相关的表达，他们会让语言更加生动。今天我们一起来学习一下吧！

　　1. Everybody else at the party ended up in the swimming pool. But I was a fish out of waterbecause I can't swim.

　　参加聚会的每个人最后都到游泳池去游泳了，我觉得特别别扭，因为我不会游泳。

　　2. When I ask my friend if she likes my new dress, I was fishing for a compliment¹.

　　我问她是否喜欢我的新衣服时，其实是想让她夸我几句。

　　3. Charlie, you've had two weeks to decide whether you want in on this deal. Now it's time to fish or cut bait². I need your answer by six o'clock tonight -- otherwise we'll leave you out of it!

　　查理，对于要不要参与这笔生意你斟酌了有两星期了。现在你必须做出抉择了。我必须在今晚六点前得到你的答复，否则我们就把你排除在外。

　　4. The senator³ says the investigation⁴ is a fishing expeditionby his enemies to see if they can find anything he has ever done that might hurt his political career.

　　那位参议员声称这次调查是他政敌的蓄意盘查，目的是搜罗挖掘他是否有不端行为，以损毁他的政治生涯。

　　5. I can't believe it! His only son was hurt in an accident and he told his wife he couldn't go to the hospital until later because he had other fish to fry-- a million-dollar deal he was closing.

　　我真是不能理解! 他的独子遭到意外受了伤，而他却对太太说，他要晚些时候才能去医院，因为他另有要事得办：有一笔百万美元的大生意在等著他拍板呢。

　　6. This story is a red herringto divert⁵ public attention from this issue.

　　这故事不过是用来转移公众的注意力的。

　　7.Holy mackerel! What's this? A new car?

　　好家伙！这是什么？你买了辆新车？

　　8. It's like shooting fish in a barrel.

　　这太简单了。

　　9. I grew up in a small town where everybody knew about my life. There were times when I thought I was living in a fishbowl.

　　我在一个小镇长大，那儿几乎每个人都了解我的生活。有的时候我觉得我像活在玻璃缸里的鱼一样，毫无隐私可言。

　　10. My neighbour is a cold fish.

　　我的邻居是一个冷漠的人。

　　11. I used to drink like a fishand get drunk all the time.

　　我以前酒喝得很猛而且每次都喝醉。

　　12. In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond，but after she moved to New York, she was just only one among many millions.

　　在她家乡，她很了不起。可是搬到纽约后，她就不过是普通人一个了。

　　13. Recently, my sister broke up with her boyfriend. I told her not to worry, she will find another one because there are plenty of fish in the sea.

　　我妹妹最近跟她男朋友分手了，我告诉她别伤心，她会找着一个合适的人的，天涯何处无芳草嘛！

　　14.Never offer to teach fish to swim.

　　切勿班门弄斧。

1 compliment   

n.[pl.]问候，致意；n./v. 称赞，恭维

参考例句：

• The manager paid her a compliment on her work.经理赞扬了她的工作。
• Your presence is a great compliment.承蒙光临，不胜荣幸。

2 bait   

n.饵，引诱物；vt.用饵引诱，折磨，奚落

参考例句：

• The fish took the bait.鱼吞饵了。
• They are too knowing to bite at such a bait.他们很老练，不上这种当。

3 senator   

n.参议员，评议员

参考例句：

• The senator urged against the adoption of the measure.那参议员极力反对采取这项措施。
• The senator's speech hit at government spending.参议员的讲话批评了政府的开支。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 divert   

vt.使转向，使改道，转移（注意力），使娱乐

参考例句：

• The trucks were forced to divert to another road.卡车被迫改道而行。
• Such games divert the children.此种游戏孩子们感兴趣。