Everyday English: Fishing

　　By Charlie Morgan

　　李薇 譯注

　　Some people love to get back to nature, going camping, hiking or fishing. They enjoy being with trees and animals. How about you? Have you tried fishing before? First, you need to learn how to swim, or make sure you go someplace with a lifeguard!

　　A: If its a nice day tomorrow, Ill have a barbecue[1]. Care to join me?

　　B: Sorry, if the weathers good, my husband and I will go fishing.

　　A: That sounds good. Ive never tried fishing. Wherell you go?

　　B: Im not sure. My husband likes fishing. This will be my first time. I think well go to a lake and fish from a boat. They stock it with fish.

　　A: So, youll be sure to catch something. That sounds like a nice thing to do.

　　B: Well, if youre free, please join us. Wed be happy to have you along. We can spend a few hours getting back to nature and enjoying the fresh air.

　　A: Thanks, but I cant spend a few hours without a washroom. I drink a lot of coffee.

　　B: Dont worry, if you need the washroom, just go behind a tree. And they have port-a-potties everywhere.

　　A: Great. If I could swim, I would come, but Im afraid Ill drown.

　　B: No sweat[2], if the boat capsizes, youll have on a life jacket and therell be a lifeguard.

　　A: Yes, but I dont have a fishing pole[3]. If I had fishing gear, Id join you.

　　B: Relax, if you dont have any equipment, you can rent it there. They have everything you need. They even have electronic fish finders[4].

　　A: That sounds cool. But, Im squeamish. If I didnt have to touch worms or bait a hook, Id come, but thats part of fishing.[5]

　　B: Thats okay, if you dont want to do that; Ill do it for you. It doesnt bother me. I can clean your fish for you, if you like.

　　A: Thanks. If you really want me to come, Id be happy to. But, are you sure I wont be disturbing you? Like they say, twos company, threes a crowd!

　　B: Thats why I want you to come. If I have to spend 4 hours alone talking with my husband, well start to argue for sure!

　　Vocabulary

　　1. barbecue: 燒烤野餐會。

　　2. no sweat: 〈美俚〉不用擔心。

　　3. fishing pole: 釣竿。

　　4. fish finder: 魚(群)探測器，能夠幫助釣魚者發現魚兒的位置。

　　5. bait: 置餌于(鉤上、陷阱中等);hook: 掛鉤，吊鉤。

　　Exercise

　　1. care to a. join us when we go

　　2. stock b. two people are good together, three are too many

　　3. have sb. along c. wear

　　4. get back to nature d. enjoy away from city, such as in parks or

　　countryside

　　5. spend a few hours e. temporary toilet outside

　　6. port-a-potty f. someone who works to help swimmers who are in

　　trouble or danger

　　7. capsize g. business puts fish in lake for customers to take

　　8. have on h. boat turns upside down in water

　　9. life jacket i. dont like to see or touch disgusting things

　　10. lifeguard j. good idea! Fun!

　　11. gear k. use some time

　　12. cool l. Would you like to...?

　　13. squeamish m. wear this to stay up in water in emergency

　　14. doesnt bother me n. things that are used in this sport or hobby

　　15. twos company, threes a crowd o. some people dont like it, Im okay

　　Answers: 1l, 2g, 3a, 4d, 5k, 6e, 7h, 8c, 9m, 10f, 11n, 12j, 13i, 14o, 15b

　　Usage Tips

　　1. 很多愛好，比如野營和釣魚，都需要裝備和用具，英語中，我們用gear一詞來表達這個意思。像曲棍球和滑冰這樣的體育運動，也需要配以gear。equipment是其同義詞，它除了也能用于這些愛好與運動之外，還可用于某些職業，比如消防員，他們的gear有繩索、特制手套和特制工具等等。gear一詞還常見于球友(歌友)俱樂部用語之中，舉例如下：If you love Manchester United, you can buy their gear: such as shirts, posters...

　　2. care有很多種用法。在本文中，care用來表示的意思是Would you like...?如：(Would you) care for some coffee? 或 (Would you) care to join me? 另外，它也可用于否定句中，如：I dont care for that music. 這句話的含義即為：I dont like it。

　　Everyday English: Fishing

　　By Charlie Morgan

　　李薇 譯注

　　Some people love to get back to nature, going camping, hiking or fishing. They enjoy being with trees and animals. How about you? Have you tried fishing before? First, you need to learn how to swim, or make sure you go someplace with a lifeguard!

　　A: If its a nice day tomorrow, Ill have a barbecue[1]. Care to join me?

　　B: Sorry, if the weathers good, my husband and I will go fishing.

　　A: That sounds good. Ive never tried fishing. Wherell you go?

　　B: Im not sure. My husband likes fishing. This will be my first time. I think well go to a lake and fish from a boat. They stock it with fish.

　　A: So, youll be sure to catch something. That sounds like a nice thing to do.

　　B: Well, if youre free, please join us. Wed be happy to have you along. We can spend a few hours getting back to nature and enjoying the fresh air.

　　A: Thanks, but I cant spend a few hours without a washroom. I drink a lot of coffee.

　　B: Dont worry, if you need the washroom, just go behind a tree. And they have port-a-potties everywhere.

　　A: Great. If I could swim, I would come, but Im afraid Ill drown.

　　B: No sweat[2], if the boat capsizes, youll have on a life jacket and therell be a lifeguard.

　　A: Yes, but I dont have a fishing pole[3]. If I had fishing gear, Id join you.

　　B: Relax, if you dont have any equipment, you can rent it there. They have everything you need. They even have electronic fish finders[4].

　　A: That sounds cool. But, Im squeamish. If I didnt have to touch worms or bait a hook, Id come, but thats part of fishing.[5]

　　B: Thats okay, if you dont want to do that; Ill do it for you. It doesnt bother me. I can clean your fish for you, if you like.

　　A: Thanks. If you really want me to come, Id be happy to. But, are you sure I wont be disturbing you? Like they say, twos company, threes a crowd!

　　B: Thats why I want you to come. If I have to spend 4 hours alone talking with my husband, well start to argue for sure!

　　Vocabulary

　　1. barbecue: 燒烤野餐會。

　　2. no sweat: 〈美俚〉不用擔心。

　　3. fishing pole: 釣竿。

　　4. fish finder: 魚(群)探測器，能夠幫助釣魚者發現魚兒的位置。

　　5. bait: 置餌于(鉤上、陷阱中等);hook: 掛鉤，吊鉤。

　　Exercise

　　1. care to a. join us when we go

　　2. stock b. two people are good together, three are too many

　　3. have sb. along c. wear

　　4. get back to nature d. enjoy away from city, such as in parks or

　　countryside

　　5. spend a few hours e. temporary toilet outside

　　6. port-a-potty f. someone who works to help swimmers who are in

　　trouble or danger

　　7. capsize g. business puts fish in lake for customers to take

　　8. have on h. boat turns upside down in water

　　9. life jacket i. dont like to see or touch disgusting things

　　10. lifeguard j. good idea! Fun!

　　11. gear k. use some time

　　12. cool l. Would you like to...?

　　13. squeamish m. wear this to stay up in water in emergency

　　14. doesnt bother me n. things that are used in this sport or hobby

　　15. twos company, threes a crowd o. some people dont like it, Im okay

　　Answers: 1l, 2g, 3a, 4d, 5k, 6e, 7h, 8c, 9m, 10f, 11n, 12j, 13i, 14o, 15b

　　Usage Tips

　　1. 很多愛好，比如野營和釣魚，都需要裝備和用具，英語中，我們用gear一詞來表達這個意思。像曲棍球和滑冰這樣的體育運動，也需要配以gear。equipment是其同義詞，它除了也能用于這些愛好與運動之外，還可用于某些職業，比如消防員，他們的gear有繩索、特制手套和特制工具等等。gear一詞還常見于球友(歌友)俱樂部用語之中，舉例如下：If you love Manchester United, you can buy their gear: such as shirts, posters...

　　2. care有很多種用法。在本文中，care用來表示的意思是Would you like...?如：(Would you) care for some coffee? 或 (Would you) care to join me? 另外，它也可用于否定句中，如：I dont care for that music. 這句話的含義即為：I dont like it。