"gone fishing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 去釣魚了
• 不在（比喻）

Definition

這個片語原本表示去釣魚了，通常寫在牌子上，表示某人暫時不在或正在休息，也指某人現在不在辦公或工作。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式用語，常出現在手寫招牌或通知上，表示短暫關門或不在。比喻某人心不在焉或不在狀態。正式場合不使用。

Examples

The shop has a sign that says 'gone fishing'.

店門口掛著一個牌子寫著「**去釣魚了**」。

He has gone fishing, so he can't answer the phone.

他**去釣魚了**，所以無法接電話。

My dad put up a 'gone fishing' note on his office door.

我爸爸在辦公室門上貼了一張「**去釣魚了**」的便條。

If you can't find Tom, he's probably gone fishing somewhere quiet.

如果找不到湯姆，他大概是到某個安靜的地方**去釣魚了**。

The boss is basically gone fishing today—don't expect any emails back.

老闆今天根本就是**去釣魚了**，別期待有電郵回覆。

Whenever life gets stressful, he just says he's gone fishing and disappears for a while.

每當生活壓力大，他就會說自己「**去釣魚了**」，然後消失一段時間。