I thought that perhaps it was related to the trinity of piranhas whose desiccated heads with ice-pick teeth and empty eye sockets served as a welcome sign above his jangling shop door.
我猜是跟老人店铺门上挂的迎宾符有关,那是水虎鱼,鱼头干干的,眼窝空着,牙齿像冰钻。
2
If you must use fish on ice, pick one that is properly store (well-covered with ice, not sitting in a puddle of cold water).
如果你不得不用摆在冰上的鱼,也要选一条经过适当储藏的(用冰好好盖着的,没有泡在一滩冰冷的水里)。
3
Ted, the first volunteer, showed up 'with a shovel and an icepick and did not kill me, ' she said.