英语小达人 439 Catch of a Lifetime(1)

 Catch of a Lifetime 一生的收获

He was 11 years old and went fishing every chance he got from the dock at his family's cabin on an island in the middle of a New Hampshire lake. 他11岁那时，只要一有机会，就会到他家在新汉普郡湖心岛上的小屋的码头上钓鱼。

On the day before the bass¹ season opened,  鲈鱼季节开放的前一天晚上，

he and his father were fishing early in the evening,  他和父亲早早开始垂钓，

catching² sunfish and perch³ with worms.  用小虫作饵钓太阳鱼和鲈鱼。

Then he tied on a small silver lure⁴ and practiced casting.  他系上鱼饵，练习如何抛线。

The lure struck the water and caused colored ripples⁵ in the sunset,  鱼钩击在水面，在夕阳中漾起一片金色的涟漪，

then silver ripples as the moon rose over the lake. 夜晚月亮升出湖面时，涟漪就成了银色。

When his peapole doubled over,  当鱼杆向下弯的时候，

he knew something huge was on the other end.  他知道线的另一端一定钓到了一条大鱼。

His father watched with admiration⁶ as the boy skillfully worked the fish alongside the dock. 父亲看着他技巧纯熟地在码头边沿和鱼周旋，眼神充满赞赏。

Finally, he very gingerly lifted the exhausted⁷ fish from the water.  最后他小心翼翼地将筋疲力尽的鱼提出水面。

It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass. 这是他所见过的最大的一条，还是一条鲈鱼。

The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish,  男孩和他父亲看着这条漂亮的鱼，

gills playing back and forth⁸ in the moonlight.  它的鱼鳃在月光下一张一翕。

The father lit a match and looked at his watch.  父亲点燃一根火柴，看了看表。

It was 10 P.M. — two hours before the season opened.  十点了--离开禁还有两个小时。

He looked at the fish, then at the boy. 他看了看鱼，又看了看男孩。

You'll have to put it back, son, he said. 你得把它放回去，孩子，他说道。

Dad! cried the boy. 爸爸！男孩叫道。

There will be other fish, said his father. 还有其他的鱼嘛，父亲说道。

Not as big as this one, cried the boy. 但没这么大，男孩叫道。

1 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。

2 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

3 perch   

n.栖木，高位，杆；v.栖息，就位，位于

参考例句：

• The bird took its perch.鸟停歇在栖木上。
• Little birds perch themselves on the branches.小鸟儿栖歇在树枝上。

4 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

5 ripples   

逐渐扩散的感觉( ripple的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The moon danced on the ripples. 月亮在涟漪上舞动。
• The sea leaves ripples on the sand. 海水在沙滩上留下了波痕。

6 admiration   

n.钦佩，赞美，羡慕

参考例句：

• He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
• We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。

7 exhausted   

adj.极其疲惫的，精疲力尽的

参考例句：

• It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长，到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
• Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。

8 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。