1、 John can be relied on. He eats no fish and plays the game.约翰为人可靠,他既忠诚又正直。有人不知道 to eat no fish 和 to play the game 分别是典故和习语,而按字面译成“他一向不吃鱼而且经常玩游戏”。其实 to eat no fish 出自一个典故,指英国伊丽莎白女王时代,耶稣教徒为了表示对政府忠诚,拒绝遵守反政府的罗马天主教徒在星期五只吃鱼的习俗。因此, to eat no fish (不吃鱼)是表示“忠诚”的意思。To play the game 和 to play fair(规规矩矩地比赛)同义,由此转义为“公平对待”、“举止光明正大”、“为人正直”等Hitler was armed to the teeth when he launched the Second World War , but in a few years ,he was completely defeated.希特勒在发动第二次世界大战时是武装到牙齿的,可是不过几年,就被彻底击败了。这里习语 ar