20

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.
钓鱼是我特别喜爱的一项运动。
I often fish for hours without catching anything.
我经常一钓数小时却一无所获，
But this does not worry me.
但我从不为此烦恼。
Some fishermen are unlucky.
有些垂钓者就是不走运，
Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.
他们往往鱼钓不到，却钓上来些旧靴子和垃圾。
I am even less lucky.
我的运气甚至还不及他们。
I never catch anything -- not even old boots.
我什么东西也未钓到过 -- 就连旧靴子也没有。
After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an emptybag.
我总是在河上呆上整整一上午，然后空着袋子回家。
'You must give up fishing!' my friends say. 'It's a waste of time.'
“你可别再钓鱼了！”我的朋友们说，“这是浪费时间。”
But they don't realize one important thing.
然而他们没有认识到重要的一点，
I'm not really interested in fishing.
我并不是真的对钓鱼有兴趣，
I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
我感兴趣的只是独坐孤舟，无所事事！

魔乐岛蒙学•新概念英语第二册（20）