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be a different kettle of fish
强调两件事截然不同。
Learning French is a different kettle of fish from learning Spanish.
学习法语和学习西班牙语是两码事。
另一回事；两码事
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另一回事；两码事
a completely different matter
Learning French is a different kettle of fish from learning Spanish.
学习法语和学习西班牙语是两码事。
常用于 a different kettle of fish 搭配
尴尬的局面。
An awkward situation.
被认为与其他情况不同或作为替代的情况
A situation recognized as different from or as an alternative to some other situation.
My sister loves horror movies, but I find them too scary – that's a completely different kettle of fish.
我姐姐喜欢恐怖片，但我觉得它们太吓人了——那完全是另一回事。
Running a small shop is easy compared to managing a large company; that's another kettle of fish.
经营一家小店比管理一家大公司容易多了；那完全是另一码事。
I can handle a few spelling mistakes, but rewriting the entire report is a different kettle of fish.
我能容忍几个拼写错误，但重写整份报告完全是另一回事。
强调两件事截然不同。
Learning French is a different kettle of fish from learning Spanish.
学习法语和学习西班牙语是两码事。
用于形容令人尴尬或棘手的局面。
We missed the last bus, and that was a fine kettle of fish.
我们错过了末班车，那真是糟糕透了。
与'be a different kettle of fish'类似，表示完全不同的事。
I can handle the budget, but dealing with staff is another kettle of fish.
我能处理预算，但处理员工问题又是另一回事。
Not this
That's a different kettle fish.
Use this
That's a different kettle of fish.
在固定短语 'kettle of fish' 中，介词 'of' 不可省略，汉语学习者可能受汉语表达影响而遗漏。
Not this
That's a different kettle of fishes.
Use this
That's a different kettle of fish.
短语中的 'fish' 为不可数名词，不应用复数形式 'fishes'。
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