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20 One Man in a Boat

Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish. I am even less lucky. I never catch anything -- not even old boots. After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag. 'You must give up fishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!

钓鱼是我特别喜爱的一项运动。我经常一钓数小时却一无所获，但我从不为此烦恼。 有些垂钓者就是不走运，他们往往鱼钓不到，却钓上来些旧靴子和垃圾。 我的运气甚至还不及他们。我什么东西也未钓到过——就连旧靴子也没有。 我总是在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空着袋子回家。 "你可别再钓鱼了！"我的朋友们说，"这是浪费时间。"然而他们没有认识到重要的一点。 我并不是真的对钓鱼有兴趣，我感兴趣的只是独坐孤舟，无所事事！

Words

  • boots /buts/ n. 靴子
    1. She can’t have cleaned her boots.（L17）
    2. She must be cleaning the boots.（L17）
    3. I can’t afford to pay that boots.（L15）
    4. I will be buying a new pair of boots.（L13）
    5. You might as well wear these boots.（L19）
  • rubbish /ˈrʌbɪʃ/ n. 垃圾
    1. They must have thrown away all the rubbish.
    2. That’s rubbish.
  • catch /kætʃ/ v. 捕获
    1. The police have caught the thief.
    2. The thief has been caught by the police.（L10）
    3. Did you catch anything?
    4. You can catch a bus if there is no taxi.（L16）
  • fisherman /ˈfɪʃɚmən/ n. 渔夫
    1. The fisherman has to get up very early in the morning.（L17）
    2. “It must be terrible to be a fisherman” said the little girl in a weak voice.（L15 L17）
    3. As soon as the fisherman had got off the boat, it began to rain.（L14）
  • waste /west/ v. 浪费
    1. It’s a waste of time/money.
    2. You’re wasting time.
    3. We may be wasting our time.（L19）
  • realize /ˈriəˌlaɪz/ v. 意识到
    1. sb. realized that…
    2. He realized that she had paid the bill.（L18）
    3. She realized that they had gone on a journey.（L14）
    4. They realized that Leo might be sleeping.（L19）
    5. That’s rubbish.
    6. You’re wasting time.

Expressions

  • One day someone will catch your eye，and then you’ll have to watch your tongue. 总有一天会有人注意到你，那时你就得小心说话了
  • catch a bus 赶巴士
  • That’s rubbish. 胡扯
  • You’re wasting time. 别浪费时间
  • sb. realized that ... 意识到

动名词

构成: v.+ing

动词变成名词

I like fishing. 动名词 是个名词

She is fishing. 现在分词 是个动词