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。

But it's time he decided whether he is fish, flesh, fowl or good red herring.

只是现在他该决定他是鱼、是肉、是飞禽，还是熏青鱼了。

However, Edwards calls this argument a red herring.

但是，爱德华兹称这法是在转移注意力。

But you won't see Nick falling for any red herrings.

不过，你不会看到尼克上当受骗。

Talking of red herrings, there is one ingredient missing.

到红鲱鱼，少了一材。

Whether critical race theory is the source of the changes is a red herring.

批判的论是这些变化的根源，还是一转移注意力的法。

Oh, so, for no reason, I've just been carrying around this red herring?

噢，所以，我就无缘无故的，带来这只红鲱鱼吗？

How many red herrings can you find in this story? Let us know in the Comments Section.

在今天的故事里，你能发现多少障眼法？在评论区留言告诉我们吧。

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方。

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 a mystery, a red herring is something the writer presents as a clue, but actually isn't.

在侦探小中，" 转移注意力的事" 指的是作者抛出的假线索。

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？

I would have thought the whole past life thing might have been a red herring.

我以为前世那件事可能是个红鲱鱼。

I think that's a big red herring, right?

我认为这是一条大红鲱鱼，对吧？

Our listener Joe asked, any chance the gunshots are a red herring?

我们的听众乔问道，有没有可能这些枪声是个幌子？

It became the… not red herring, but the talisman or whatever.

它不再是转移注意力的幌子，而是护身符或别的什么。

Not a red herring, Diane; actual birdseed.

这不是什么误导，黛安；就是真正的鸟饲料。

And the rest of these things are just sort of red herrings, right?

剩下的这些内容不过是些烟幕弹，对吧？

But the fourth red herring is a really big red herring.

但第四个误导线索是个很大的误导。

But this is a big red herring, right?

但这其实是个误导性的问题，对吧？