常春藤生活英语【25】钓鱼趣事 Going Fishing

Last Sunday, I went fishing with my father. Once we got to the dock, we started preparing everything we needed. However, putting worms on the fish hooks was the last thing that I wanted to do. I thought worms were disgusting so I asked my father to do me a favor and put one on for me.

Later on, we walked over to the lake and started fishing. I waited and waited but my fishing rod stood still. Soon, I felt so bored that I actually fell asleep. My father woke me up and told me to be patient.

Suddenly, something tugged² hard at my fishing rod and it almost slipped out of my hands. I finally got control of the rod and was surprised. What I caught was a toilet seat instead of a fish. At that moment, I realized how seriously the water had been polluted.

上周日，我和爸爸去钓鱼。我们一到码头就开始准备所需的一切用具。但是，把虫勾到鱼钩上是我最不想做的事。我觉得虫很恶心，所以我请爸爸帮我勾。

稍后，我们走到湖边开始钓鱼。我等了又等，但是我的钓竿依然没有动静。我很快就无聊到睡着了。爸爸把我叫醒，并告诉我要有耐心。

突然间，有东西猛力拉扯我的钓竿，钓竿几乎要从我的手中滑掉了。我最后总算控制住钓竿，却也吓了一跳。我钓到的是一个马桶座，而不是鱼。那时，我才了解到湖水污染有多严重了。

Building Your Vocabulary

1.disgusting　a. 令人恶心的；令人厌恶的
The roaches in the kitchen are disgusting.
厨房里的蟑螂好恶心。

2.tug¹　vi. 拉，扯
Why is the little girl tugging³ at my sleeve?
小女孩为何在拉我的衣袖？

3.slip　vi. 滑掉，滑落
The knife slipped and cut my hand.
刀子一滑，把我的手割伤了。

4.pollute　vt. 污染
This river has been polluted by the factory.
这条河流被工厂污染了。

Phrases for Learning

1.do + 人 + a favor　帮某人的忙
Can you do me a favor and open the door?
你能帮我开个门吗？

2.stand still　静止不动
The two soldiers stood still all night long.
这两名士兵一整夜动也不动地站着。

参考字词

1.dock　n. 码头
2.fish hook　n. 鱼钩
3.fishing rod　n. 钓竿

Tips In Use

...putting worms on the fish hooks was the last thing that I wanted to do.
（……把虫勾到鱼钩上是我最不想做的事。）
the last + 名词 + to + 原形动词∕that 子句　　
最不……的

last为形容词，原本表『最后的』之意，在此句中引申为『最不想的』，也就是『最后才轮到的』之意。
Michelle is the last person that I would have expected to be my best friend.
（米歇尔是我最没料到会成为我挚友的人。）

1 tug   

v.用力拖(或拉)；苦干；n.拖；苦干；拖船

参考例句：

• We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
• The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。

2 tugged   

v.用力拉，使劲拉，猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She tugged at his sleeve to get his attention. 她拽了拽他的袖子引起他的注意。
• A wry smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. 他的嘴角带一丝苦笑。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 tugging   

n.牵引感v.用力拉，使劲拉，猛扯( tug的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Tom was tugging at a button-hole and looking sheepish. 汤姆捏住一个钮扣眼使劲地拉，样子显得很害羞。 来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
• She kicked him, tugging his thick hair. 她一边踢他，一边扯着他那浓密的头发。 来自辞典例句