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 reallyinterested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!
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New words and expressions 生词和短语
catch (l. l) /kætʃ/ (caught /kɔ:t/, caught) v. 抓到
waste (1. 6) /weist/ n. 浪费
fisherman (1. 2) /'fiʃəmən/ n. 钓语人，渔民
realize (1. 7) /'riəlaiz/ v. 意识到
boot (1. 3) /bu:t/ n. 靴子
Notes on the text 课文注释
1 Fishing is my favourite sport. 钓鱼是我最喜欢的一项运动。在这句话中，主语是fishing，这是一个动名词，由动词加上-ing组成。
2 I often fish for hours without catching anything. 我经常一钓数小时却一无所获。这句话中的catching也是动名词，它作介词without的宾语。动名词也有动词的特性，它可以有自己的宾语。
3 Aftef having spent whole mornings on the river，在河上呆了整整一个上午之后。由于作介词after的宾语的动名词所表示的动作发生在谓语动词go之前，因此，动名词要用完成形式，即having spent。
4 be interested in doing sth．，对做……感兴趣。
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！