Lesson 20 One man in a boat
独坐孤舟
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
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!
生词和短语
catch v. 抓到
fisherman n. 钓鱼人，渔民
boot n. 靴子
waste n. 浪费
realize v. 意识到
课文注释
1 Fishing is my favourite sport.钓鱼是我最喜欢的一项运动。在这句话中，主语是fishing，这是一个动名词，由动词加上-ing组成。
2 I often fish for hours without catching anything.我经常一钓数小时却一无所获。这句话中的catching也是动名词，它作介词without的宾语。动名词也有动词的特性，它可以有自己的宾语。
3 After having spent whole mornings on the river，在河上呆了整整一个上午之后。由于作介词after的宾语的动名词所表示的动作发生在谓语动词go之前，因此，动名词要用完成形式，即having spent。
4 be interested in doing sth. 对做...感兴趣。
参考译文
钓鱼是我最喜欢的一项运动。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！
