87                       Fishing

Henry likes fishing. He fishes in the river near our house. In the evenings he makes lies"out of little pieces of wool and cotton and ties them to his hooks. Then on Saturday afternoon he goes down to the river and fishes until it is dark. There are always a few other people there. They love fishing too, and they all sit there quietly for hours. Sometimes they catch some fish. Sometimes they do not.

Once Henry caught a big fish and he was very happy! All the other fishermen left their places and came to see his fish. One of them had a camera, so he took a picture of Henry with his big fish. Another time Henry fell into the river. The grass was slippery because there was some mud on it, and while he was pulling his line in, he slipped and fell into the dirty water. Henry does not swim, but the two nearest fishermen pulled him out quickly, and he ran home, with mud all over his face.

   wool     羊毛，毛线     hook     钩，吊钩 

   slippery 滑的     mud      泥，土     slip     滑倒

                                    钓 鱼

   亨利喜欢钓鱼。他在我们家附近的小河里钓鱼。晚上，他用小团羊毛和棉花系在钓钩上做成“小虫子”。然后，星期六的下午，他就去河边钓鱼，一直钓到天黑。那里一直还有其他一些人。他们也喜欢钓鱼，他们都在那里安静地坐上好几个小时。有时他们会钓到一些鱼，但有时什么也钓不到。 

   有一次，亨利钓到了一条大鱼，他非常高兴！所有其他钓鱼的人都跑过来看他的鱼。他们中有人有照相机，所以他给亨利和他的鱼照了张相。还有一次，亨利掉进了河里。因为草上有泥浆，很滑，当他收线时，他滑倒在脏水里。亨利不会游泳，但离他最近的两个钓鱼者很快把他拉了出来，他跑回家，满脸都是泥巴。