一位英国人正在反思人们用来鱼类的不同单词。他说：“这不是很奇怪，法国人说le Poisson，西班牙人说El Pescado，而英国人则称其为钓鱼，这就是它。”
(An Englishman was reflecting on the different words that people use for fish. 'Isn't it strange,' he said, 'that the French say le poisson, the Spanish say el pescado, and the English call it fish-which is what it is.')