But those reasons turn out to be red herrings.

但这些动机最后证明都是混淆视听的。

But it's time he decided whether he is fish, flesh, fowl or good red herring.

只是现在他该决定他是鱼、是肉、是飞禽，还是熏青鱼了。

But you won't see Nick falling for any red herrings.

不过，你不会看到尼克上当受骗。

Talking of red herrings, there is one ingredient missing.

说到红鲱鱼，少了一种食材。

Whether critical race theory is the source of the changes is a red herring.

批判的种族理论是这些变化的根源，还是一种转移注意力的说法。

Oh, so, for no reason, I've just been carrying around this red herring?

噢，所以说，我就无缘无故的，带来这只红鲱鱼吗？

" But I don't like the carving-knife, Mr Hindley, " I answered: " it has been cutting red herrings. I'd rather be shot, if you please."

“可我不喜欢切肉刀，辛德雷先生，”我回答，“这刀刚切过熏青鱼。要是你愿意的话，我情愿被枪杀。”

In a mystery, a red herring is something the writer presents as a clue, but actually isn't.

在侦探小说中，" 转移注意力的事" 指的是作者抛出的假线索。

So, there are things we don't know about the origin of red herring.

所以，关于" red herring" 的来源我们还有不清楚的地方。

How many red herrings can you find in this story? Let us know in the Comments Section.

在今天的故事里，你能发现多少障眼法？在评论区留言告诉我们吧。

As you can see, the expression red herring is useful ... but it is odd. How did herring turn red?

正如你所见，这个表达很有用······却很古怪。鲱鱼怎么会变红？

In our examples today, however, a red herring means something that takes attention away from the real issue.

然而在我们今天的例子里，" red herring" 意思是分散人们对于真正问题的注意力。

I would have thought the whole past life thing might have been a red herring.

我以为前世那件事可能是个红鲱鱼。

I think that's a big red herring, right?

我认为这是一条大红鲱鱼，对吧？

Our listener Joe asked, any chance the gunshots are a red herring?

我们的听众乔问道，有没有可能这些枪声是个幌子？

Not a red herring, Diane; actual birdseed.

这不是什么误导，黛安；就是真正的鸟饲料。

But the fourth red herring is a really big red herring.

但第四个误导线索是个很大的误导。

But this is a big red herring, right?

但这其实是个误导性的问题，对吧？

OK, the next is a red herring.

好的，接下来是一个误导性的信息。

Sometimes I see technology in education as a great red herring, almost.

有时候，我会觉得教育科技就像是个巨大的障眼法，几乎如此。