1. Everybody else at the party ended up in the swimming pool. But I was a fish out of water because I can’t swim。

參加聚會的每個人最后都到游泳池去游泳了，我覺得特別別扭，因為我不會游泳。

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

我問她是否喜歡我的新衣服時，其實是想讓她夸我幾句。

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，對于要不要參與這筆生意你斟酌了有兩星期了。現在你必須做出抉擇了。我必須在今晚六點前得到你的答復，否則我們就把你排除在外。

4. The senator says the investigation is a fishing expedition by his enemies to see if they can find anything he has ever done that might hurt his political career。

那位參議員聲稱這次調查是他政敵的蓄意盤查，目的是搜羅挖掘他是否有不端行為，以損毀他的政治生涯。

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! 他的獨子遭到意外受了傷，而他卻對太太說，他要晚些時候才能去醫院，因為他另有要事得辦：有一筆百萬美元的大生意在等著他拍板呢。

6. This story is a red herring to divert public attention from this issue。

這故事不過是用來轉移公眾的注意力的。

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

好家伙!這是什么?你買了輛新車?