“fish”一词在小学英语课本中频繁出现,多数情况下用作名词,解释为“鱼”,有时也用作动词,解释为“钓鱼”。此外,“fish”还有一些特殊的用法,词义非常生动、形象。
1.a cold fish无情、冷漠的
如:Kate doesn’t have any friends,because she is a cold fish.(凯特没有朋友,因为她是个冷漠无情的人。)
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个大亨。)
3.a fish out of water与环境格格不入,感到别扭
如:Not knowing anything about football match,Tom feels like a fish out of water among those football fans.(由于不了解足球赛事,汤姆在那些足球迷中感到不自在。)
4.a big fish in a small pond英雄无用武之地
如:You stay here is just like a big fish in a small pond,the salary is too low.(你留在这儿实在是大材小用,薪酬太低了。)
“fish”在谚语中的用法更为精彩,特举两例如下:
1.The best fish swim near the bottom.(有价值的东西不能轻易得到。)
2.Never offer to teach fish to swim.(不要班门弄斧。)