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Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟
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. 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！
Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟
【New words and expressions】 生词和短语
★catch v. 抓到
catch fish,catch thief
catch cold : 染上感冒
catch a bus : 赶车
catch one’s breath : 摒住呼吸
catch sight of = see : 看见
catch fire : 着火
catch one’s eyes : 吸引某人注意力
★fisherman [5fIFEmEn] n. 钓鱼人, 渔民
★boot n. 靴子
a pair of boots
★waste n. 浪费
You are wasting time.
a waste of
It is a waste of time/money/food.
★realize v. 意识到
I realized that I was wrong.
实现, realize one’s dream
【课文讲解】
fish一般情况下作为不可数名词用
There are a lot of fishes(表示种类)in the sea.
fish(v.) : 钓鱼, 捕鱼
主语通常由名词和代词充当, 以及动词+ing, 如eating,reading等等
for+时间……表示一段时间
for hours=for some hours
without(prep.)
介词后面一定要加宾语, 介词后面的动词一定要加 “-ing”
动词+ing : 1.做主语; 2.做宾语
anything用在否定句中
without作为状语而出现, 表示结果状语
He went out without saying any words.
Without asking for money,the boy went to school.
without 后面的动作是主语来做的
(v.)worry sb. 作动词一定要加人作宾语, 翻译时从后往前翻
The house worried me. / My daughter worried me.
(adj.)be worried about 主语为宾语而感到担心
I was never worried about this. = This does not worry me.
instead of 后面的词一定是没有做的, 可以放在主句后面
without强调没有做某件事, instead of强调这件事没做成而做成了另外一件事
instead of:我原准备做……但是后来做了……
I went to school instead of staying at home.我没呆在家里而是去上学了
I bought books instead of buying dresses.
less+原形 : A is less … than B (译为不如) more beautiful / less beautiful
spend+时间+在某地 : 在某地度过……时间
after(conj.)+从句, 从句主语必须是主句的主语才能换成下面一种形式
after(prep.)+名词/动词的ing形式
After I go to school,I learned a lot of knowledge. (用一般式表示一个事实, 不用 “went to” )
After going to school,I learned a lot of knowledge.
