“fish”一詞在小學(xué)英語(yǔ)課本中頻繁出現(xiàn),多數(shù)情況下用作名詞,解釋為“魚”,有時(shí)也用作動(dòng)詞,解釋為“釣魚”。此外,“fish”還有一些特殊的用法,詞義非常生動(dòng)、形象。
1.a cold fish無(wú)情、冷漠的
如:Kate doesn’t have any friends,because she is a cold fish.(凱特沒(méi)有朋友,因?yàn)樗莻€(gè)冷漠無(wú)情的人。)
2.a big fish大亨
如:He is a big fish in the village,everybody knows him.(大家都知道他在村里是個(gè)大亨。)
3.a fish out of water與環(huán)境格格不入,感到別扭
如:Not knowing anything about football match,Tom feels like a fish out of water among those football fans.(由于不了解足球賽事,湯姆在那些足球迷中感到不自在。)
4.a big fish in a small pond英雄無(wú)用武之地
如:You stay here is just like a big fish in a small pond,the salary is too low.(你留在這兒實(shí)在是大材小用,薪酬太低了。)
“fish”在諺語(yǔ)中的用法更為精彩,特舉兩例如下:
1.The best fish swim near the bottom.(有價(jià)值的東西不能輕易得到。)
2.Never offer to teach fish to swim.(不要班門弄斧。)