标题: 和“鱼”相关的地道英语表达 [打印本页]
作者: 陈秀玲 时间: 2011-5-31 22:12 标题: 和“鱼”相关的地道英语表达
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 compliment.
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 bait. 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 senator says the investigation 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 divert 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。
作者: 陈秀玲 时间: 2011-5-31 22:13
记住哦，fish不只是表示鱼的意思哦
作者: 李武军 时间: 2011-6-13 21:15
回复 2# 陈秀玲
thank you. it is really helpful for me.
作者: 陈秀玲 时间: 2011-6-13 22:30
回复 3# 李武军
I am glad that this passage can help you ..gif)
作者: davy10 时间: 2011-6-19 09:41
i want to know how to say 水煮鱼 .gif)
作者: 陈秀玲 时间: 2011-6-19 12:00
回复 5# davy10
水煮鱼是不是也叫清蒸鱼呀？如果是的话，就是steamed fish
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