kettle of fish

1. Playing for the reserve team is a totally different kettle of fish.
   作为替补参加比赛完全是两码事。
2. The new proposal is quite a different kettle of fish from the last one.
   新建议与旧建议完全是两回事。
3. So you think you are going to be prosecuted for careless driving; that's a fine kettle of fish.
   困此你认为你将会被人告发野蛮行车，那就糟糕了。
4. He knows all about computers but being able to explain them to others is a different kettle of fish.
   关于电脑他全懂，可是能向别人解释就是完全不同的事了。
5. This is a fine kettle of fish, I forgot to bring my cheque!
   真糟糕，我忘带支票了！
6. That was indeed a pretty kettle of fish.
   那真是糟糕透顶的事。
7. It is a nice kettle of fish! I have a stomachache.
   这是一锅好鱼，（可惜）我胃痛。
8. A fine mess; a pretty kettle of fish.
   ‘好’伙食；一塌糊涂。
9. When she has gone Soames reached for the letter. "a pretty kettle of fish," he muttered." where it'll end, I can't tell!"
   她走了之后，索米斯伸手拿那封信。“这真是糟糕透顶！”他咕噜道。“将来结局如何，我也不知道。”
10. He left a fine kettle of fish behind.
    他真是留下了一个乱摊子。
11. He had two flat tires and no spare on a country road, which was certainly a pretty kettle of fish.
    夜里在乡村小路上，他的车子两个轮胎漏气了，又没有备用轮胎，他肯定难办死了。
12. No, that's a different kettle of fish.
    不，那是不同的一壶鱼。
13. He's very good at arithmetic and anything to do with figures but he can't spell? that's a totally different kettle of fish.
    他擅长做算术和与数字打交道，但他的拼写很差－与前者完全不同。
14. Oh, this is a fine kettle of fish.
    哦，真是一团糟了。
15. A fish kettle of fish.
    乱七八糟，一锅粥。
16. He had been in a sorry plight. Here's a pretty kettle of fish! I've left all my money at home.
    他处于狼狈的境地。真狼狈！我忘带钱了。
17. Well, if they're going to sack me, I've left them a nice kettle of fish.
    好吧，要是他们解雇我的话，我就留给他们一副烂摊子。
18. This is a fine kettle of fish! I forgot my book.
    太糟糕了，我忘记带书了。
19. You're a different kettle of fish.
    你算哪根葱！
20. Of course their economic policy is a different kettle of fish altogether.
    当然他们的经济政策完全是另一回事。
21. This is a fine kettle of fish!
    这是很好的一壶鱼！
22. You mean in case someone is trying to steal your bamboo sleeping mat or your kettle of fish?
    你是说像有人想偷你的竹席或鱼缸之类的事？
23. Now this was a pretty kettle of fish. I have never liked New York as a place of residence, and to be compelled by police to live there was, I thought, laying it on a bit thick.
    这真糟糕。我从来不喜欢以纽约为住处。因之被警察逼着住在那里，我觉得实在受不了。

noun

1. informal terms for a difficult situation
   1. he got into a terrible fix
   2. he made a muddle of his marriage

   Synonym:    fixholejammessmuddlepickle