VOA慢速英语:How Can a Smelly Fish Help You Avoid the Truth?

短语讲解：

1. But those reasons turn out to be red herrings.

turn out 关掉; 结果是; 制造
例句：Be calm and sit tight and everything will turn out well.
保持镇静，听其自然，一切都会好转。

2. Politicians are sometimes guilty of drawing people’s attention away from serious issues by throwing out red herrings that they know will get a reaction.

throw out 扔掉; 不受理; 赶走
例句：The defense wants the district Judge to throw out the case.
辩护律师希望区法官不受理那个案子。

3. People also criticize the media for creating red herrings – reports that are used to purposefully distract readers from more important issues.

be used to 习惯于，适用于
例句：Petroleum can be used to produce various chemical products.
石油可用于生产多种化学产品。

4. Some word historians point out that these smoked fish have a very strong smell.

point out 指明; 指出，把注意力引向…; 提示
例句：Please don' t take it amiss, if I point out your errors.
假如我指出你的错，请别见怪。

5. In other words, red herring could throw even the best hunting dogs off track, making them likely to go in the wrong direction.

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句：In other words, menus provide a pedagogic vector.
换句话说，菜单是一条学习的途径。

6. In fact, she often comes to see the rare jewelry exhibit – sometimes several times a week.

in fact 事实上; 实际上，其实
例句：They were in fact casual.
事实上，他们确实不修边幅。

7. During one of their talks at the museum, he finds out that she is studying Italian.

find out 发现; 使发作; 使受惩罚
例句：I'll find out the address,and ring you back.
我找到地址后再与你通电话。