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fish story.mp3 From 撩英语 00:00 02:38 先来看 freedictionary 官网上的解释：
A big lie. The phrase alludes to the tendency of fishermen to exaggerate the size of the fish they've caught or lost outon.通俗点讲，就是添油加醋、夸张的故事。这个短语产生于19世纪的美国，暗指钓鱼人士总是会夸大他们钓到的鱼的大小的行为。
It may have been invented by the journalist who described an event he termed “a fish story,” the appearance of shoals of whitefish in such large numbers that they choked a channel and prevented a steamboat from passing (St. Louis Enquirer, Dec. 8, 1819).追溯起来，“A fish story” 被广泛用来描述在故事中含有夸张、不合理情节的行为是因为一个记者的报道。在那个报道中，描述了一大群白鲸出现在海峡，堵塞了航道，导致轮船无法通行。What a liar! He’s a master at the fish tale. Maybe he should be a politician.I'm sure Grandpa is just telling you a fish story—there's no way all of that's true! 我敢肯定，爷爷一定在说大话，他说的不可能都是真的！ “You are telling a fish story!”
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