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kettle /ˈketl/► SEE ALLa different kettle of fishthe pot calling the kettle black●a different kettle of ˈfish (informal) a person or thing that is completely different from sb/sth else previously mentioned 另一码事；截然不同的人（或物）◆You may be able to read French well, but speaking it fluently is a different kettle of fish entirely.你也许能很顺畅地阅读法语，但要流利地说法语就是另一码事了。 NOTE A kettle in this idiom is a pan in which you can cook a whole fish. * kettle 在这个习语中指能烧整条鱼的平锅。 ●the ˌpot calling the kettle ˈblack (saying, informal) used to say that you should not criticize sb for a fault that you have yourself 锅笑壶黑；五十步笑百步◆‘You haven’t done any work all morning.’ ‘Neither have you! Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!’“你一上午什么也没干。”“你不也是？真是五十步笑百步！” ORIGIN When cooking was done over a fire, the smoke made cooking pots turn black. 生火做饭时，烟会把锅熏黑。 |