But this is a red herring.

但这是分散注意力的事物。

A red herring swallowed one then there were three.

鱼吞一个血斑斑，四个只剩三。

A red herring swallowed one, and then there were three.

一条红鲱鱼吞下一个还剩三个.

She was drawing a red herring across the path on purpose.

她故意把话题扯到不相干的事情上去.

This point of view certainly has some truth, but rather a red herring, .

这种观点固然有一定道理, 但未免有点 “ 舍本逐末 ” 了.

Unfortunately that witness was just a red herring. She had no justification to her story, and it was a waste of valuable time.

不幸的是，这位目击者只说了些无关紧要的话题。她没有理由编故事，这么做只是在浪费时间。

This apparent conflict between scenic beauty and biodiversity on one hand and economic development on the other is a red herring.

一方面是壮丽的景色和生物多样化，另一方面却是经济的开发，两者之间明显的冲突转移了人们的注意力。