1·Thousands of herring and crab are washed up on the beaches during every storm.
成千上万的鲱鱼和螃蟹每逢暴风雨都会被冲上岸。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·A kipper is a whole herring fish that has been split from tail to head, salted, and smoked.
腌鱼是整条鲱鱼去头去尾后以盐腌制而后烟熏而成。
3·Dried cod and herring were already the staples of the European fish trade, but changes in water temperatures forced fishing fleets to work further offshore.
鳕鱼干和鲱鱼干已经是欧洲鱼类贸易的主要产品，但水温的变化迫使渔船在离岸更远的地方作业。
4·An arctic tern, on its 20,000 km flight from the extreme south of South America to the Arctic circle, will take no notice of a nice smelly herring offered from a bird-watcher's boat along the way.
北极燕鸥在从南美洲的最南端飞往北极圈的路线全长2万公里，但燕鸥这一路上都不会留意观鸟船送来的散发臭味却又可口的鲱鱼。
5·I like salty herring. I bought some in Safeway, but it was sweet.
我喜欢咸鲱鱼，我在西夫韦买一些，但是它却是甜的。