【英语趣味课堂】渔民-The Fisherman

Dai: So Darren, you’re from southwest Wales¹.

Darren: Yeah, I’m from a place called Pembrookshire.

 

Dai: OK and what can you do down there for fun.

 

Darren: Well, most of what I do is, in my spare time, is in some way connected to sport. The last five or six years I've started fishing again.

 

Dai: Fishing?

 

Darren: Yeah, I know it’s got a bit of a dull image but I fished a lot when I was younger. I gave it up for about twenty years and someone got me back into it about six years ago and I really do enjoy it again.

 

Dai: What is it that, you know, draws you into fishing, I mean ...?

 

Darren: Well, it’s quite unusual. We don’t fish as most people imagine where you sit by a riverbank and don’t move. The fishing I do is at night time. The fish come in a lot closer and I fish off the beach. Because they come in closer at night time, it’s the best time to go. So it’s quite exhilarating just being out there. You haven’t got to catch fish to enjoy it.

 

Dai: Right.

 

Darren: It’s great being under the stars and hearing the waves crash in. It’s just a beautiful place to be even if you don’t catch a fish...which is good news really because I don’t catch fish very often.

 

Dai: Yeah, so if I wanted to have a go at fishing, what would I have to do? What kind of equipment would I have to get?

 

Darren: Well I was amazed² when I re-started how cheap it was. It was probably cheaper twenty years after I finished than it was when I packed it [in]. For about sixty pound you could go down to the local tackle³ shop and they’re very, very helpful. They’d kit⁴ you out.

 

Dai: Oh really?

 

Darren: And you could start, but what I would advise is that you would find someone who did know what they were doing, just to show you the ropes really. But I was amazed how quickly I got back into it after so long away.

 

Dai: And what kind of fish are you catching⁵?

 

Darren: There’s loads of fish around the Pembrookshire coast. You know, absolutely loads of varieties, but we do target a fish called bass⁶ which I know there’s a lot of varieties around the world, but it’s a great eating fish.

 

Dai: Oh, so you eat the fish you catch normally⁷?

 

Darren: Yeah, I would only take a fish from the sea if I was going to eat it. If I wasn’t going to eat it, I would put it back...

 

Dai: o.k.

 

Darren: But the bass is a beautiful eating fish, quite expensive to buy in a restaurant so it’s a lot better to catch them yourself. 

 

Learn Vocabulary from the lesson

give ..... up

 

I gave it up for about twenty years.

 

When we give something up that means⁸ we stop doing it.  Notice the following:

 

I gave up boxing once I got married.

She gave up smoking⁹ as soon as she got pregnant¹⁰.

get back into

 

A friend got me back into fishing about six years ago.

 

To get back into something means to start doing it again.  Notice the following:

 

I got back into golf after not playing for five years.

I am trying to get back into studying French, but I just don't have the time.

draw

 

What draws you into fishing?

 

What draws us into something is what gets us interested.  Notice the following:

 

Men are drawn¹¹ towards violent¹² sport.

That cafe draws in a lot of students with its cheap menu.

exhilarating

 

It’s quite exhilarating just being out there.

 

The word 'exhilarating' means very exciting.  Notice the following:

 

I find a cold shower in the morning to be exhilarating.

The time in the forest was exhilarating.

show ... the ropes

 

I will show you the ropes.

 

When we show someone the ropes that means we teach them how to do a job or task.  Notice the following:

 

On the first day of your new job, they will show you the ropes.

I did not know what to do but my friends showed me the ropes.

1 Wales   

n.威尔士(在大不列颠岛西南部)

参考例句：

• The company are opening up a new factory in Wales.公司将在威尔士开一家新工厂。
• She teaches English at the University of Wales.她在威尔士大学教英语。

2 amazed   

adj.吃惊的，惊奇的v.使大为吃惊，使惊奇( amaze的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Just the size of the place amazed her. 仅仅地方之大就使她十分惊奇。
• I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature. 她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。

3 tackle   

n.工具，复滑车，扭倒；v.处理，抓住

参考例句：

• Don't forget to bring your sports tackle with you tomorrow.别忘了明天带上你的体育用具。
• We have gained sufficient experience to tackle this problem.我们已经有了足够的经验来处理这个问题。

4 kit   

n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物

参考例句：

• The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。
• The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。

5 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

6 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

7 normally   

adv.正常地，通常地

参考例句：

• I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
• My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

9 smoking   

n.吸烟，抽烟；冒烟

参考例句：

• He was wise to give up smoking.他戒烟是明智的。
• He has decided to cut out smoking and drinking.他已决心戒烟、戒酒。

10 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

11 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

12 violent   

adj.暴力的，猛烈的，激烈的，极端的，凶暴的，歪曲的

参考例句：

• The madman was violent and had to be locked up.这个精神病患者很凶暴，不得不把他锁起来。
• They caught him and gave him a violent beating.他们抓住了他，把他狠狠打了一顿。