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 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."

“可我不喜欢肉刀，辛德，”我回，“这刀熏青鱼。要是你愿意的话，我情愿被枪杀。”

At their best, they can only replace 6% of their population each year, while shallow-water fish like cod, mackerel, and herring replace half of their entire population in the same time — assuming we don't fish them.

它们最多每年可以更替自身数量的百分之六，然而浅水鱼，如鳕鱼、马鲛鱼和青鱼，它们用相同的时间可以替换自身将近一半的数量——假设我们没捕鱼。