Plenty more fish in the sea 天涯何處無(wú)芳草
WWF members and sympathisers protest against overfishing of the European seas in front of the EU Council in Brussels. Photo: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/ AP Photo
今日小常識(shí)
Overfishing is changing the type of fish in the sea, according to scientists at Bangor University. Because larger fish are being caught, they cannot pass on their genes to a new generation. As a result, only smaller fish are surviving.
班戈大學(xué)的科學(xué)們家說(shuō)過(guò)渡捕撈正在改變大海里魚(yú)的種類(lèi)。因?yàn)榇笮汪~(yú)類(lèi)被頻頻捕撈，導(dǎo)致它們無(wú)法將基因傳給下一代。因此，只有相對(duì)較小型的魚(yú)類(lèi)才能存活。
今日短語(yǔ)
你可以用 there are plenty more fish in the sea 這個(gè)表達(dá)來(lái)描述可供選擇的人或事還有很多，也就是我們常說(shuō)的 “天涯何處無(wú)芳草”。這個(gè)表達(dá)常被用在談?wù)摶橐龌蚋星殛P(guān)系破裂的語(yǔ)境中。
例句
Mary was not a good wife. Don't cry over her. There are plenty more fish in the sea.
Stop flirting with my boyfriend and find someone else! There are plenty more fish in the sea.
請(qǐng)注意
短語(yǔ) fish for compliments 的意思是故意要?jiǎng)e人說(shuō)贊揚(yáng)話，沽名釣譽(yù)。
Ann: I'm not very good with children.
Sue: No, don't be silly. You are a great babysitter.
Tony: She knows that. People in the neighbourhood are always asking her to take care of their kids. She is just fishing for compliments.
