Lesson 20 One man in a boat獨坐孤舟
First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
Why is fishing the writer's favourite sport?
Fishing is my favourite sport. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me.
釣魚是我特別喜愛的一項運動。我經(jīng)常一釣數(shù)小時卻一無所獲，但我從不為此煩惱
Some fishermen are unlucky. Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.
有些垂釣者就是不走運，他們往往魚釣不到，卻釣上來些舊靴子和垃圾
I am even less lucky. I never catch anything -- not even old boots.
我的運氣甚至還不及他們。我什么東西也未釣到過 -- 就連舊靴子也沒有
After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.
我總是在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空著袋子回家
'You must give up fishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.' But they don't realize one important thing.
“你可別再釣魚了！”我的朋友們說，“這是浪費時間?！比欢麄儧]有認識到重要的一 點
I'm not really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
我并不是真的對釣魚有興趣，我感興趣的只是獨坐孤舟，無所事事！
New words and Expressions生詞和短語
catch
v. 抓到
fisherman
n. 釣魚人，漁民
boot
n. 靴子
waste
n. 浪費
realize
v. 意識到
Notes on the text課文注釋
1 Fishing is my favourite sport.釣魚是我喜歡的一項運動。在這句話中，主語是fishing，這是一個動名詞由功詞加上-ing組成。
2 I often fish for hours without catching anything.我經(jīng)常一釣數(shù)小時卻一無所獲。這句話中的catching也是動名詞、它作介詞without的賓語。動名詞也有動詞的特性，它可以有自己的賓語。
3 After having spent whole mornings on the river，在河上呆了整整一個上午之后。由于作介詞after的賓語的動名詞所表示的動作發(fā)生在謂語動詞go之前，因此，動名詞要用完成形式，即having spent。
4 be interested in doing sth. 對做...感興趣。