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。

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, 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，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 expedition by 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 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 herring to 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! What’s this? A new car.

好家伙!这是什么?你买了辆新车?