新概念英语第二册课文和笔记 Lesson 20:One man in a boat 独坐孤舟

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

★catch　v. 抓到
catch fish,catch thief
catch cold：染上感冒
catch a bus：赶车
catch one's breath：摒住呼吸
catch sight of(see)：看见
catch fire：着火
catch one's eyes：吸引某人注意力

★fisherman　n. 钓鱼人，渔民

★boot　n.　靴子
a pair of boots

★waste　n. 浪费
You are wasting time.
a waste of
It is a waste of time.

★realize　v. 意识到
I realized that I was wrong.
实现，realize one's dream

　　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!

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！

【课文讲解】

fish一般情况下作为不可数名词用
There are a lot of fishes（表示种类）in the sea.
fish(v.)：钓鱼，捕鱼
主语通常由名词和代词充当，以及动词＋ing
for+时间……表示一段时间
for hours=for some hours
without(prep.)
介词后面一定要加宾语
动词＋ing：1.做主语；2.做宾语
anything用在否定句中
without作为状语而出现，表示结果状语
He went out without saying any words.
Without asking for money,the boy went to school.
without 后面的动作是主语来做
(v.)worry sb. The house worried me.
　　　　　　　My daughter worried me.
(adj.)be worried about 主语为宾语而感到担心　
I was never worried about this.
instead of 后面的词一定是没有做的，可以放在主句后面
without强调没有做某件事，instead of强调这件事没做成而做成了另外一件事
我原准备做……但是后来做了……
I go to school instead of staying at home.
I bought books instead of buying dresses.
less+原级 (不如) : A is less ... than B
spend+时间+在某地：在某地度过……时间
after(conj.)+从句，从句主语必须是主句的主语才能换成下面一种形式
after(prep.)+名词／动词的ing形式
After I go to school,I learned a lot of knowledge.
After going to school,I learned a lot of knowledge.
with: 带着
without；没带
give up doing/stop doing：放弃做某事
be interested in 主语对什么感兴趣
在船上　in the boat
not at all在否定句中起强调作用

【Key structures】
动词＋ing(非谓语动词)可以做主语和宾语
b.　be keen on,be fond of,be interested in,enjoy+动词ing
　　be afraid of
　　be up to ,be capable of
　　without, instead of
c. I apologize.
　 apologize for (not) doing sth.
　 thank you for...
　 congratulate sb. on doing sth.