You can't fish in the air.

你不能缘木求鱼。

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Binding love attractive, marriage. Want to escape from the two will only fish in the air.

爱情有吸引力，婚姻有约束力。想要逃离两者只会白费力。

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The fish in the water is silent, the animal on the earth is noisy, the bird in the air is singing.

水里的游鱼是沉默的，陆地上的兽类是喧闹的，空中的飞鸟是歌唱着的。

youdao

Then he kisses the fish on the lips and flings it high in the air, an act meant to incense the surfcasters.

FORBES: Magazine Article

What's more, the Patuxent River is only 75 yds. away, and the fish--with an air sac in its digestive system that allows it to absorb oxygen, and the ability to flop its way across small stretches of muddy land--could soon wriggle into the nation's waterways.

CNN: Fish tale

Gordon Adair, reporting from the scene for the BBC, said fish could clearly be seen struggling for air in distress.

BBC: dead fish