However, Edwards calls this argument a red herring.

但是，爱德华兹称这种说法是在转移注意力。

I mean their town's flag even has three herrings on it.

我是说他们镇的旗帜上甚至有鲱鱼。

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。

Ask your mother to buy some fresh herrings, and then you can see what they are like.

让妈妈买儿鲱鱼回来, 就能看见它们什么样了。

We sell, I think, two to three hundred herrings a year.

我想我们一年能两百鲱鱼。

Welcome to Scheveningen — the seaside town obsessed with the herring, illustrated by this giant herring eating statue.

欢迎来到斯赫弗宁恩——这个痴迷于鲱鱼的海滨小镇，由这个巨型吃鲱鱼的雕像来说明。

Here they eat the herring a little differently.

在这里，他们吃鲱鱼的方有不同。

And it's delicious, slippery raw fish known as herring.

它是美味的，滑滑的生鱼，被称为鲱鱼。

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？

Herrings are caught in long nets, called drift-nets.

鲱鱼是用一种长长的网捕捞上来的, 这种网叫做“漂网”。

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。

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？

Herring is a typical Dutch fish — it's a specialty from us.

鲱鱼是一种典型的荷兰鱼，是我们的特产。

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。

In some places, herring is a popular food.

在一些地方，鲱鱼是一种很受欢迎的食物。

In the United States, herring is also part of a curious expression.

在美国，" 鲱鱼" 也是奇怪表达的一部分。

Some of the herrings are hung up to dry in houses where a wood fire is kept burning.

有些鲱鱼, 挂到生着柴火的屋子里晾干。

Many other fishes eat the spawn, or the sea would soon be full of herrings.

还有很多其他的鱼会把卵块吃掉, 不然, 海里很快就到处是鲱鱼了。

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。

Here in our town, the herring is so fresh that you can eat directly after the cleaning.

在我们镇上，鲱鱼很新鲜，清洗完后可以直接吃。