Lesson 20 One man in a boat

中文

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。

英文

Fishing is my favorite [ˈfeɪvərɪt] 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 [ˈiːv(ə)n] less lucky.

I never catch anything -- not even old boots.

After having spent [spent] whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.

"You must give up fishing" my friends say [seɪ]. "It's a waste of time".

But they don't realize one important thing. I'm not really interested [ˈɪntrəstɪd] in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all.

分析

Fishing is my favorite sport.

• simple sentence:
  • Fishing [subject] [doing as subject]
  • is [be verb]
  • my favorite sport [predicative] [noun phrase]

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I often fish for hours without catching anything.

• simple sentence:
  • I [subject]
  • often [frequently adverb]
  • fish [predicate verb phrase]
  • for hours [adverbial of time]
  • without catching anything [adverbial of accompany] [prepositional object phrase]
• knowledge:
  • without + doing.
    • doing. 当前为 catching anything.

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But this does not worry me.

• simple sentence:
  • this [subject]
  • does not worry [predicate verb phrase]
  • me [object]

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Some fishermen are unlucky.

• simple sentence:
  • some fishermen [subject]
  • are [be verb]
  • unlucky [predicative] [adjective]

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Instead of catching fish, they catch old boots and rubbish.

• complex sentence:
  • Instead of catching fish [adverbial]
  • they catch old boots and rubbish
    • they [subject]
    • catch [predicate verb phrase]
    • old boots and rubbish [object]
• knowledge:
  • instead + of + sth.
    • prep. 作为…的替换; 而不是...; 取代..., 替代...

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I am even less lucky.

• simple sentence:
  • I [subject]
  • am [be verb]
  • even less lucky [predicative] [adjective]

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I never catch anything - not even old boots.

• simple sentence:
  • I [subject]
  • never catch [predicate verb phrase]
  • anything [object]
  • not even old boots [noun phrase]

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After having spent whole mornings on the river, I always go home with an empty bag.

• complex sentence:
  • After having spent whole mornings on the river [adverbial of time]
    • having spent [doing]
    • whole mornings [object]
    • on the river [adverbial of place]
  • I always go home with an empty bag
    • I [subject]
    • always [frequently adverb]
    • go home [predicate verb phrase]
    • with an empty bag [adverbial of accompany]
• knowledge:
  • spend + sth.① + on + sth.②
    • v. 花费...在...(上)
  • having spent
    • 动作发生在go之前，要用完成形式。

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'You must give up fishing!' my friends say.

• simple sentence:
  • You [subject]
  • must give up [predicate verb phrase]
  • fishing [object]
• knowledge:
  • give + up + doing. + (sth.)
    • v. 放弃(做)..., 中止(做)..., 停止尝试...

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'It's a waste of time.'

• simple sentence:
  • It [subject]
  • is [be verb]
  • a waste of time [predicative] [noun phrase]

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But they don't realize one important thing.

• simple sentence:
  • they [subject]
  • don't realize [predicate verb phrase]
  • one important thing [object]

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I'm not really interested in fishing.

• simple sentence:
  • I [subject]
  • really [adverbial]
  • am not interested in [predicate verb phrase]
  • fishing [object]
• knowledge:
  • be. + interested + in + doing sth.
    • v. 对...感兴趣

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I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!.

• simple sentence:
  • I [subject]
  • am only interested in [predicate verb phrase]
  • sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all [object]