美国习惯用语-第112讲:to smell fishy/to fishn
<p>美国习惯用语-第112讲:<span word="to">to</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="fishy">fishy</span>/<span word="to">to</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="compliments">compliments</span></p><p>新鲜的鱼营养很丰富，味道又鲜美。可惜的是，鱼很容易变质，时间放长了，它就会发臭。今天我们要讲的第一个俗语就和鱼有关，这就是<span word="to">to</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="fishy">fishy</span>。</p><p><span word="Fish">Fish</span>就是鱼，<span word="fish">fish</span>后面加一个<span word="y">y</span>，就成了<span word="fishy">fishy</span>，也就是<span word="fish">fish</span>的形容词。<span word="To">To</span> <span word="smell">smell</span> <span word="fishy">fishy</span>的意思是在某一件事情上你感到不太对头，似乎有人在进行欺骗，这时候你就可以说: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="smells">smells</span> <span word="fishy">fishy</span>."</p><p>我们现在来举个例子：</p><p>例句-1: "<span word="Somebody">Somebody</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="smelled">smelled</span> <span word="fishy">fishy</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="look">look</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tide">tide</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="water">water</span>."</p><p>这个人说："有一个人要把佛罗里达州海滨的土地卖给我，价钱很便宜。但是，我总觉得这笔交易有点不对头，所以就到那里去看了一看。果然，每当潮水来的时候，这块地就被三英尺深的水淹没了。"</p><p>下面这个例句是一个人在报上看到出售旧汽车的广告，价钱实在便宜，便宜得都让人觉得不太对头了。你猜是怎么回事？</p><p>例句-2: "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="bargain">bargain</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="smelled">smelled</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="fishy">fishy</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hurry">hurry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span>--<span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span>."</p><p>这人说："价钱可真是便宜，可是这人那么急急忙忙要卖掉让我感到不太对头。我还真是没错，后来我才发现那辆车是偷来的。"</p>
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