Lesson 20 One man in a boat 独坐孤舟

1.One man in a boat 独坐孤舟

2. Fishing is my favourite sport. 钓鱼是我特别喜爱的一项运动。

1) fishing 动名词做主语

2) favourite(BrE)(AmE favorite)[ feiv rit]adj., n.

adj. liked more than others of the same kind特别受喜爱的，最喜欢的：(无比较级和最高级) e.g. 这是我特别喜欢的电影之一。It’s one of my favorite movies.

谁是你最喜欢的作家？Who is your favorite writer?

n.1. a person or thing that you like more than the others of the same type特别喜爱的人(或事物)：

e.g. 我尤其喜爱这首歌曲。This song is a particular favorite of mine.

2. a person who is liked better by sb. and receives better treatment than others受宠的人；得到偏爱的人：

e.g. 她爱所有的孙子孙女，但最宠安。She loved all her grandchildren but Ann was her favorite.

她最受姑姑的宠爱。She is a favorite with her aunt./She is her aunt’s favorite.

3. I often fish for hours without catching anything. But this does not worry me. 我经常一钓数小时却一无所获，但我从不为此烦恼。

1) fish[fi ]n., v.

n. (pl. fish or fishes) fish是通常的复数形式，较古老的形式fishes可用于表示不同种类的鱼。(1. fish 鱼[pl.] 单复数同形2. fishes 指不同种类的鱼)

1. [c] 鱼

e.g. 他们捉到了几条鱼。They caught several fish.

他们那天早上钓到很多鱼。They caught many fish that morning.

他研究印度洋里的鱼类。He studies the fishes in the Indian Ocean.

热带/海/淡水鱼tropical[ tr pik l]/marine/freshwater fish

(marine [m 'ri:n]adj. [obn] 海的；海产的；海生的freshwater adj. [obn] 1.淡水中生长的2. 淡水的) 鱼群shoals (=groups) of fish (shoal [ l]n. 1. 鱼群2. 浅滩；水下沙洲)

鱼缸/池a fish tank/pond

(tank [tæ k]n. (贮放液体或气体的)箱，槽，罐pond [p nd]n. 池塘(尤指人工的) )

a big fish in a small pond (字面意思：一个小池塘里的一条大鱼)山中无老虎，猴子称霸王

=When the cat is away, the mice will play. (当猫不在，老鼠玩得自在)

teach fish to swim 班门弄斧drink like a fish 牛饮(很能喝水)

a fish out of water 离水之鱼；在陌生环境不得其所的人like a fish out of water 如鱼离水an odd / a queer fish(old-fashioned, BrE) a person who is slightly strange or crazy奇怪的家伙；古怪的人；有些荒唐的人(queer[kwi ]adj. 奇怪的；反常的)

2. [u] the flesh of fish eaten as food鱼肉

e.g. fried fish 煎鱼，炸鱼fresh fish 鲜鱼salted fish 咸鱼smoked fish 熏鱼

(salt [s :lt]n. [u] 盐；食盐vt. [usually passive] 在(食物)中放盐)

fish and chips n. [u] (大众快餐) (BrE) 炸鱼加土豆条；炸鱼薯条

e.g. Some people eat fish on Fridays. 有些人在星期五吃鱼。

(天主教的人习惯在星期五吃鱼代替吃肉表虔诚)

v.

1. vi. ~(for sth)to try to catch fish with a hook[huk], nets, etc.钓鱼；捕鱼：

e.g. 你可以在这条小溪钓鳟鱼。You can fish for trout in this stream.