But sprats ain 't whales , you know .

“但是您知道，西鲱鱼并不是鲸鱼。”

Prepared or preserved sardines , sardinella , brisling or sprats , whole or in pieces .

制作或保藏的沙丁鱼、黍鲱鱼，整条或切块。

Mr smith ( a professor at the university of notre dame ) and his co-writers have been following the emerging adults on whom this study is based since 2001 , when they were just young sprats .

自2001年以来，史密斯先生（一位圣母大学的教授）和他的合著者一直研究新一代的成年人，当时他们两位也仅仅是初出茅庐的小子。

Eat the sprats and wash the can .

吃光光，洗净净。

Gone fishing : only sustainable fish were used to create this seascape , including oysters , scallops and crabs in the foreground , mackerel and herrings for the sea itself , and pollock and sprats for the banks .

打渔去：用鱼来创造出此海景画面，牡蛎、扇贝和螃蟹构成前景，鲭鱼和鲱鱼作海洋，鳕鱼和西鲱鱼当海岸。