新概念英语第二册第20课(英音音频+视频)

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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

catch [kætʃ] v.抓到

fisherman['fiʃəmən] n.钓鱼人，渔民

boot [bu:t] n.靴子

waste [weist] n.浪费

realize ['riəlaiz] v.意识到

Notes on the text 课文注释

1 Fishing is my favourite sport. 钓鱼是我特别喜爱的一项运动。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, 在河上待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havingspent.

4 be interested in doing sth., 对做…感兴趣。

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！

Comprehension questions:

1. What is the writer’s favourite sport?

2. What do some unlucky fishermen catch?

3. Is the writer as lucky as they are, or is he not so lucky?

4. Does he ever catch anything?

5. Is he really interested in fishing?

6. what is the only thing that interests him?

Fill the blanks

Fishing is my                 . I often fish for      without       anything. But this does not        me. Some        are unlucky. Instead of       , they catch old boots and rubbish. Iam even           . I never catch              -not even old boots. After              whole mornings on the river, I always go home       an empty bag. 'You must give up        !' my friends say.' It's a            .' But they don't          one important thing. I'm not really interested in         . I am only interested in       a boat and doing nothing at all !

Tell the story

1. Fishing-----sport.

2. I----hours-----anything.

3. But----me.

4. -------unlucky.

5. Instead of---,they---and-----.

6. I----lucky.

7. I----anything-not even----.

8. After----river,I------empty bag.

9. ‘----!’ my friends say. ‘-----------’

10. But they-----thing.

11. I’m-----.

12. I am only------nothing at all!

视频（英音）

Topics for discussion

1 What is your favourite pastime?

2 Do you think the writer is wasting his time? Why/ Why not?

3 Do you think the writer would like to work as a fisherman? Would you? Why/Why not?

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