Lesson 20 课文内容

Lesson 20 – One Man in a Boat

First listen and then answer the question:

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!

参考译文

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，我并不是真的对鱼有兴趣，我感兴趣的只是独坐垂钓，无所事事！