【New words and expressions】 生詞和短語

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

★fisherman n. 釣魚人,漁民

★boot n. 靴子
a pair of boots

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

★realize v. 意識到
I realized that I was wrong.
實現,realize one's dream

First listen and then answer the question.
聽錄音,然后回答以下問題。
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!

參考譯文

釣魚是我特別喜愛的一項運動。我經常一釣數小時卻一無所獲,但我從不為此煩惱。有些垂釣者就是不走運,他們往往魚釣不到,卻釣上來些舊靴子和垃圾。我的運氣甚至還不及他們。我什么東西也未釣到過 -- 就連舊靴子也沒有。我總是在河上呆上整整一上午,然后空著袋子回家。“你可別再釣魚了!”我的朋友們說,“這是浪費時間。”然而他們沒有認識到重要的一點,我并不是真的對釣魚有興趣,我感興趣的只是獨坐孤舟,無所事事!

【課文講解】

fish一般情況下作為不可數名詞用
There are a lot of fishes(表示種類)in the sea.
fish(v.):釣魚,捕魚
主語通常由名詞和代詞充當,以及動詞+ing
for+時間……表示一段時間
for hours=for some hours
without(prep.)
介詞后面一定要加賓語
動詞+ing:1.做主語;2.做賓語
anything用在否定句中
without作為狀語而出現,表示結果狀語
He went out without saying any words.
Without asking for money,the boy went to school.
without 后面的動作是主語來做
(v.)worry sb. The house worried me.
My daughter worried me.
(adj.)be worried about 主語為賓語而感到擔心
I was never worried about this.
instead of 后面的詞一定是沒有做的,可以放在主句后面
without強調沒有做某件事,instead of強調這件事沒做成而做成了另外一件事
我原準備做……但是后來做了……
I go to school instead of staying at home.
I bought books instead of buying dresses.
less+原級 (不如) : A is less ... than B
spend+時間+在某地:在某地度過……時間
after(conj.)+從句,從句主語必須是主句的主語才能換成下面一種形式
after(prep.)+名詞/動詞的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: 帶著
without;沒帶
give up doing/stop doing:放棄做某事
be interested in 主語對什么感興趣
在船上 in the boat
not at all在否定句中起強調作用

【Key structures】
動詞+ing(非謂語動詞)可以做主語和賓語
b. be keen on,be fond of,be interested in,enjoy+動詞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.
Exercises C

1.without
without prep.+ doing
He went out of the restaurant without paying the bill.

2.instead of
She bought a pair of boots instead of getting a pair of shoes.
=She bought a pair of boots instead of a pair of shoes.

3.of
She was afraid of spending the night alone.

4.after
after+從句;after prep.+doing
After hearing the news,she fainted.

5.before
Think carefully before answering my question.
在回答我的問題之前,請仔細考慮。

6.on
as soon as 依舊:as soon as I entered...
the moment +從句:the moment I had entered
on prep.+doing
On seeing the plane coming towards me, I dashed for cover.(沖進掩護體)

【Special difficulties】

Exercises
1. I realized...意識到

2. ...It's impossible...to understand its meaning
its形容詞性物主代詞
it's = it is; it作形式主語

3....exciting news...
excited 感動的
exciting 令人激動的
on the radio 在廣播上
Eg.:I got news on the radio.
on TV; on the telephone; on the line

4....an interesting person
interested 感興趣的
interesting 有趣的`

5. ...an exciting life
lead a life 過著...日子
lead a happy life
Eg.;He leads a poor life.
excited 感到激動的
exciting 令人激動的
如果 -ed,-ing 做形容詞定語,和被修飾詞有關

6....not interested in ... affairs.
interested 感興趣的
interesting 有趣的
be interested in 對……感興趣

【Multiple choice question】

2. ...enjoys...C
catching fish 抓魚
fishing 釣魚
doing nothing 什么都不做
swimming in the river 在河里游泳
enjoying doing/enjoy + n.
I enjoy books.
I enjoy reading books.

6. ...He has...B
an empty bag
one empty bag
an 指一個,強調名詞
one 一個,強調 one
I have a garden.
I have one garden.
強調empty bag
I sent a letter.
I wrote one word.

7. ...That's...C
(that's/the) only 一般加名詞
that+從句,從句往往以特殊疑問詞引導
that's why
that's when
that's all 那就是一切
That's all(I heard).
That's all I can remember.
the one 指東西

11. ...D
go home 習慣用法
go to the house 語法正確
Where are you going?
Where are you going to?