高中英语 美文杂谈必备知识点 和“鱼”相关的地道英语表达.docVIP

高中英语美文杂谈必备知识点：和“鱼”相关的地道英语表达 外语学习中有很多关于鱼的说法,让我们一起来学习这些地道的关于鱼的表达法吧 1. Everybody else at the party ended up in the swimming pool. But I was a fish out of waterbecause I cant 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, youve had two weeks to decide whether you want in on this deal. Now its time to fish or cut bait. I need your answer by six oclock tonight -- otherwise well 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 cant believe it! His only son was hurt in an accident and he told his wife he couldnt 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! Whats this? A new car? 好家伙！这是什么？你买了辆新车？ 8. Its 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。