Have you ever seen a fish make this face?
If you see it on a human, it might mean they want to be kissed. Or, if that person is in the water like these fish are, it might mean they are trying to breathe.
But fish don't breathe air, and they don't use their mouths to breathe.
Fish breathe underwater, through slits on the sides of their bodies called gills.
Maybe these fish want to kiss the person taking their picture, but probably not. Fish usually make this face when they are hungry and they think there is food nearby.
Next time you're hungry, try making this face and see if it works!
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1. 她把畫掛在書房牆上。 ˇ She hung the picture on her study wall. χ She hanged the picture on her study wall. 註:hanged 是 hang(吊死,絞死)的過去式。hang 作「掛」解時過去式是 hung,過去分詞也是 hung。 2. 他失去平衡,跌倒在地。 ˇ He lost his balance and fell down. χ He lost his balance and felled down. 註:felled 是動詞 fell 的過去式,作「砍倒」解,是及物動詞。這裡作「跌倒」解是 fall,過去式是 fell,過去分詞是 fallen。 3. 我剛才把照相機放在桌上。 ˇ I laid the camera on the table a moment ago. χ I lay the camera on the table a moment ago. 註:從句義可以看出動詞須用過去式「將…放、置」,動詞現在式是 lay,過去式和過去分詞都是 laid:lay, laid, laid;但 lay 也是 lie 的過去式,作「躺」解:lie, lay, lain,是不及物動詞。 注意:兩個形同義不同的 lay,不要用錯。 4. 他去過韓國。 ˇ He has been to Korea. ˇ He visited Korea some time ago. χ He has gone to Korea. 註:He has gone to Korea. 是「他已經到韓國去了」,指目前人已在韓國或在赴韓國的途中。表示「過去曾去過某處」,應用 have/has been,或用動詞的過去式和表示過去時間的副詞來表達。 5.