最近再做一系列的英文小教室，每天都会po文，还没追踪粉丝团的赶快追踪唷 

 

 

今天要介绍的主题蛮可爱的 

英文里面有很多跟「鱼 🐟」有关的俚语

其中蛮多跟中文也蛮像的，像是金鱼脑、如鱼得水的相反

一起来学八种有关 fish 的俚语吧

 

 

 

  smell fishy (adj.) 事有蹊跷，怪怪的，可疑的

If a situation or an explanation smells fishy,

it causes you to think that someone is being dishonest.

例句： Don’t sign the contract. Something seems a bit fishy about it.

 

 

 to have a memory of a goldfish (phr.) 记性很差，容易忘东忘西

If someone has a memory of a goldfish,

it means he has a very poor memory and forgets things quickly.

例句： He’s always forgetting our wedding anniversary. I swear he has the memory of a goldfish!

 

 there are plenty more/of fish in the sea 

还有很多合适的人或机会，天涯何处无芳草，何必单恋一枝花 (英文是单恋一只鱼) 

used to tell someone whose relationship has ended

that there are many other people that they could have a relationship with

 

例句： Don't cry over Pierre - there are plenty more fish in the sea!

 

 to be hooked on sth (v.) 沈迷于 (通常指毒品) 或迷上一种嗜好

1. Unable to stop taking a drug, be addicted to a drug or something similar.

2. To be very enthusiastic about something

 

hook 就是钓鱼使用的钩子，被勾到了表示离不开了，延伸成为沈迷的意思

例句： She got hooked on cocaine and couldn't stop using it!

I've got hooked on the feeling of falling in love with you. 

 

 like a fish out of water (phr.) 如鱼离水，在陌生的环境不自在

to feel awkward because you are in a situation

that you have not experienced before or because you are very different from the people around you

例句： I feel like a fish out of water when invited to a party where nobody knows me. 

 

 be a big fish in a small pond (phr.) 指有很大影响力的人但仅限在小范围内

to have a lot of influence only over a small area

例句： Sandy has been an operation manager in this company for over 25 years, but I think she's only a fish in a big pond.

 

 to drink like a fish (v.) 豪饮，饮酒过度

to drink too much alcohol

 

例句： After Jessie was dumped by her boyfriend, she drank like a fish every day.

 

 to have bigger/other fish to fry (phr.) 有更重要的事情要做

to have something more important to do

例句： I'd like to go to the party but I've got other fish to fry tonight.

 

 

善加利用俚语是让自己的英文听起来更道地、更生活化的方式唷！ 

 

 

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