体育美语-036 钓鱼 - Fishing

Y: Patrick, I don't feel so well. 我晕船。

P: Don't worry Yang Chen, once we're back on shore tonight eating the delicious fish we caught today, being a little sea sick will be totally worth it.

Y: A little sea sick? 我快要晕死了。而且我们要是一条鱼都钓不到怎么办?

P: Trust me, we'll catch something. I'm an expert.

Y: 高手?

P: Hey, I think I caught something!

Y: Go Patrick! Catch him!

P: Don't worry, I'm not going to let him off the hook¹.

Y: That must mean脱钩。

P: Exactly. Actually, any time you let someone escape punishment, you can say you let them off the hook. For example, if I forget my girlfriend's birthday, she won't let me off the hook with a simple apology.

Y: 你要是忘了你女朋友的生日，她不会轻易地放过你。

P: Looks like I got one, Yang Chen.

Y: Uh这么一条可怜的小鱼，塞牙缝都不够。

P: Oh come on, this one is a keeper².

Y: A keeper? 我知道salmon³， bass⁴什么的, 从来没听过keeper鱼。

P: No no, a keeper is a fish that is big enough to keep. Actually, any time you find something that you really like, you can say, this is a keeper. When I was single I had to go out with 15 girls before I found a keeper.

Y: 你交了15个女朋友，最后才找到一个keeper。 Or maybe they didn't think you are a keeper?
 

1 hook   

vt.钩住；n.钩子，钩状物

参考例句：

• The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。
• He hangs up his scarf on the hook behind the door.他把围巾挂在门后的衣钩上。

2 keeper   

n.管理人，看守人，看护人，饲养员

参考例句：

• He found a job as a keeper.他找到了一份当饲养员的工作。
• He might lose his job as keeper.他也许会丢掉他当监护人的职位吧。

3 salmon   

n.鲑，大马哈鱼，橙红色的

参考例句：

• We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
• Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗？

4 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。