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！

　　New words and expressions 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

　　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，我并不是真的对钓鱼有兴趣，我感兴趣的只是独坐孤舟，无所事事！

(责任编辑：泰雅)