365个英语简短小故事-268. Let’s Go Fishing

Dave needed to pack for Saturday’s fishing trip. He went into his hall closet, where he had more than 20 rods and reels¹. Nowadays he went fishing twice a year at Big Bear, a huge lake in southern California about 7,000 feet up in the mountains.

California tries to boost² the fishing industry by sponsoring a Free Fishing Day twice a year, once in June and once in September. That sufficed³ for Dave. He went mostly because it was a social event with a few friends, not so much to catch fish. Even by itself, the scenic⁴ drive up a twisty two-lane road was worth the trip. Not to mention the big, beautiful houses and trees that lined the shore of the lake.

Packing was a project in itself. Dave had even created a computer file named Fishing Trip. It was a checklist of 45 things to take to Big Bear. He took two rods, because on Free Fishing Day you were allowed to fish with two rods instead of the usual one rod. He took a hooded⁵ sweatshirt, jeans, two pair of socks, a heavy hooded denim⁶ jacket, winter gloves, and a scarf. He also took flip-flops, shorts, a T-shirt, #30 sun block, sunglasses, a big hat, and a lightweight raincoat. If you go to Big Bear in June, you’d better be prepared for hot or cold, rain or shine.

He packed a couple of magazines to read just in case the fish weren’t biting. He and his friends joked that the fish were always biting - in the spot you just left or the spot you were headed to.

After about an hour and a half, Dave had gathered all the items on his list into a neat pile next to his door. He went to bed knowing that tomorrow’s weather and fishing were unpredictable, but the good time with his friends was a given.

 

1 reels   

卷轴( reel的名词复数 )； 卷盘； 卷筒； 绕在卷轴上的线（或金属丝、胶卷等）

参考例句：

• He took a series of large tape reels from a cupboard. 他从一个框子里取出了一套很大的磁带盘。
• The dances following, the polkas, the schottisches, the mazurkas, will be preceded by short reels. 然后是波尔卡舞、苏格兰轮舞、玛祖卡舞，这些都将用一个弗吉尼亚短舞打头。

2 boost   

n.鼓励，激励，提高；v.鼓励，使增强信心

参考例句：

• This will be a great boost to the economy.这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。
• These changes will help to boost share prices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。

3 sufficed   

足够( suffice的过去式和过去分词 )； 满足…的需要

参考例句：

• Even manufacture no longer sufficed. 甚至工场手工业也不再能满足需要了。 来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言
• Many skeptical progressives refuse to agree that the foregoing reform sufficed. 许多持怀疑态度的进步分子认为，上述改革是不够的。

4 scenic   

adj.自然景色的，景色优美的

参考例句：

• The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。
• The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。

5 hooded   

adj.戴头巾的；有罩盖的；颈部因肋骨运动而膨胀的

参考例句：

• A hooded figure waited in the doorway. 一个戴兜帽的人在门口等候。
• Black-eyed gipsy girls, hooded in showy handkerchiefs, sallied forth to tell fortunes. 黑眼睛的吉卜赛姑娘，用华丽的手巾包着头，突然地闯了进来替人算命。 来自辞典例句

6 denim   

n.斜纹棉布；斜纹棉布裤，牛仔裤

参考例句：

• She wore pale blue denim shorts and a white denim work shirt.她穿着一条淡蓝色的斜纹粗棉布短裤，一件白粗布工作服上衣。
• Dennis was dressed in denim jeans.丹尼斯穿了一条牛仔裤。