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？

8. It's like shooting fish in a barrel。

　　這太簡單了。

9. I grew up in a small town where everybody knew about my life. There were times when I thought I was living in a fishbowl。

　　我在一個小鎮長大，那兒幾乎每個人都了解我的生活。有的時候我覺得我像活在玻璃缸里的魚一樣，毫無隱私可言。

　　和“魚”相關的地道英語表達

10. My neighbour is a cold fish。

　　我的鄰居是一個冷漠的人。

11. I used to drink like a fish and get drunk all the time。

　　我以前酒喝得很猛而且每次都喝醉。

12. In her hometown, she was a big fish in a small pond，but after she moved to New York, she was just only one among many millions。

　　在她家鄉，她很了不起。可是搬到紐約后，她就不過是普通人一個了。

13. Recently, my sister broke up with her boyfriend. I told her not to worry, she will find another one because there are plenty of fish in the sea。

　　我妹妹最近跟她男朋友分手了，我告訴她別傷心，她會找著一個合適的人的，天涯何處無芳草嘛！

14. Never offer to teach fish to swim。

　　切勿班門弄斧。