English: Fishing is my favourite sport.

Chinese: 钓鱼是我最喜欢的运动。


English: I often fish for hours without catching anything, but this does not worry me.

Chinese: 我常常连续钓上好几个小时却什么也没钓到，但这并不让我担心。


English: Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.

Chinese: 他们钓到的不是鱼，而是旧靴子和垃圾。


English: I am even less lucky — I never catch anything, not even old boots.

Chinese: 我运气更差——我什么也钓不到，连旧靴子都钓不到。


English: After having spent whole mornings on the river,

Chinese: 在河上度过整个上午之后，


English: I always go home with an empty bag.

Chinese: 我总是空着袋子回家。


English: “You must give up fishing!” my friends say.

Chinese: 我的朋友们说：你必须放弃钓鱼。


English: But they don’t realize one important thing.

Chinese: 但他们没有意识到一件重要的事。


English: I’m not really interested in fishing.

Chinese: 我其实并不是真的对钓鱼感兴趣。


English: I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!

Chinese: 我只是喜欢坐在船上什么也不做！


English: What is the writer’s favourite sport?

Chinese: 作者最喜欢的运动是什么？


English: The writer’s favourite sport is fishing.

Chinese: 作者最喜欢的运动是钓鱼。


English: What do some unlucky fishermen catch?

Chinese: 一些倒霉的渔夫钓到什么？


English: Some unlucky fishermen catch old boots and rubbish.

Chinese: 一些倒霉的渔夫钓到旧靴子和垃圾。


English: Is the writer as lucky as they are?

Chinese: 作者和他们一样幸运吗？


English: The writer is not as lucky as they are.

Chinese: 作者没有他们那样幸运。


English: He never catches anything.

Chinese: 他从来没有钓到过任何东西。


English: Is he really interested in fishing?

Chinese: 他真的对钓鱼感兴趣吗？


English: He is not really interested in fishing.

Chinese: 他并不是真的对钓鱼感兴趣。


English: What is the only thing that interests him?

Chinese: 唯一让他感兴趣的事情是什么？


English: Sitting in a boat and doing nothing.

Chinese: 坐在船上什么也不做。


English: The only thing that interests him is sitting in a boat and doing nothing.

Chinese: 唯一让他感兴趣的事情是坐在船上什么也不做。