You cannot catch a fish without being near the water.

不靠近水就捞不着鱼。

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Grandpa tells Robbie that to catch a fish, he should say, "fish, fish, send me a fish." this.

Grandpa告诉Robbie要想钓着鱼，就得说“鱼，鱼。送我一条鱼。”

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If while crossing a ferry you can catch a fish you are a lucky man, but that does not make the ferry boat a fishing boat, nor should you abuse the ferryman if he does not make fishing his business.

如果坐船渡河时，你捉到一条鱼，那算你运气好，但决不能就此把那条渡船当作渔船；同样，倘若渡船的艄公没有抓到鱼儿，也不能责怪他失职。

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Jeff Peters and Andy Tucker were now ready to catch a few fish on the hook.

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Dramatically. So that he went out fishing last summer and he didn't catch a single fish."

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After all a net that size might catch a few fish.

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Once in a while they do catch a few, but people fish day after day without a bite.

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Teach a girl that a fish is not a cow before showing her how you would catch it, rather than forcing her to eat the fish with a side of steak in an attempt to demonstrate the difference.

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