查询词典 fishing expedition

"The mere fact that in order to test the truth of the representations some independent inquiry is made, which necessarily is really in the nature of a fishing expedition rather than a systematic search that will necessarily reveal the truth if carried out with reasonable thoroughness, does not indicate lack of reliance; to hold so would enable a liar who falsifies facts peculiarly within his own knowledge to subject to an unconscionable squeeze play: if makes any independent checks he would claim that it isn't 'relying' and thus is not voidable … the only alternative for the company would be to indicate 100 per cent faith and reliance by making no investigation whatsoever, at the risk of having a court later determine that inconsistencies in the application or information otherwise brought to their attention should have caused them to make at least such an inquiry as a prudent man would have made."

但如果受害方的确有去作出了查询并且发觉了这个误述，但他还是去确认合约，这就表示了另一个重要的问题就是他并没有依赖这一个误述。当然，受害方去作出查询并不代表他能够完全知悉真相，所以误述方会有很大的举证责任说明受害方完全通过查询可以知道事实真相，所以后来确认合约并没有去依赖误述。这也是现实，例如在近年来的合并收购的商业活动蓬勃，其中涉及了不少的卖方被指控向买方作出误述。但在这种交易，买方通常会在订约前会来一个"合理努力"的查询/查帐，岂非是卖方就因此可以随意去误述而不必负责了？这方面美国上诉庭有一个先例把这一点说得很清楚，它是New York Life Insurance Co v。 Strudel 243 F 2d 90 (5 Cir 1957)，如下

US diver Craig Clasen fought with a 12ft tiger shark for nearly 2 hours when it tried to attack his friend during an underwater spear fishing expedition in Louisiana.

美国潜水员克雷格克拉森在美国路易斯安那州的海底潜水捕鱼时，为了保护自己的同伴，在水中与一条12英尺长的虎鲨搏斗了两个小时。

I will endeavour to find you some assistance.

我尽力帮你找人帮忙。

At first I only know bruck is the idol of American younglings, afterwards I returned back to Taiwan ,even in Beijing last year ,I saw her poster everywhere, I was so surprised at her charm.

起初我只晓得布鲁克雷德丝是美国少男少女崇拜的偶像，后来回台湾，甚至去年在北京，居然也四处看见她的海报，才惊讶她的魅力之大。