Subject:The company seems fishy.
迷你对话
A: The company told me that they would charge 200 dollars for training according to the tradition.
那家公司说,按照惯例他们要收200美元的培训费。
B: The company seems fishy. You should be careful.
这家公司听起来很可疑。你应该谨慎点。
地道表达
fishy
1. 解词释义
Fishy一词是有fish一次的本义引申而出来的意思是“可疑的,靠不住的”,fish在我们手中是滑溜溜的,不好抓住。因此,就有了其引申义。
2. 拓展例句
e.g. It's a bit fishy, giving away a mattress like that?
这可有点儿叫人怀疑,把这么好一床垫褥送人。
e.g. There's something fishy about his testimony.
他的证言有可疑之处。
e.g. His excessive politeness seemed fishy.
他礼貌过度周到,令人觉得有些可疑。
e.g. There was something fishy about that guy.
那家伙行为可疑。
Ps 1:charge some money for something的意思是“收取......的费用”。例如:
How much do you charge for mending shoes? 修鞋要多少钱?
I'm not going there again they charged me1 for a cup of coffee! 我再也不到那儿去了,一杯咖啡就要了我1英镑!
Ps 2:according to的意思是“根据,依照......”。例如:
He reasoned out the conclusion according to the theory. 他根据这个理论作出了结论。
From each according to his ability and to each according to his work. 各尽所能,按劳分配。