不要被逮着了!

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不要被逮着了!

Out in the forest preserve, a man strolled up to the fisherman and asked whether he’d had any luck.

在森林保护区内,有个人走向一位正在钓鱼的老兄并问他有没有收获。

“No, nothing today, but you should have seen me yesterday. I caught fourteen bass in the morning and another twelve in the afternoon.”

“今天什么也没有,不过你应该昨天来见我才是。昨天早上我钓了十四尾鲈鱼,下午钓了十二尾呢!”

“Well, that’s very interesting. Do you know who I am?”

“哦,那相当不错嘛,你知道我是谁吗?”

“No.”

“不知道。”

“I happen to be the game warden.”

“我恰巧就是监视狩猎的管理员。”

“Oh. And do you know who I am? I’m the biggest liar you ever laid eyes on.”

“哦,那你又知道我是谁吗?我是你所发现最会说谎话的人。”

英语知识点解说:

1.preserve vt. 保护 ;保存 & n. 保护区

preserved vegetable 泡菜;腌菜

preserved egg 皮蛋,咸蛋

比较:

reserve vt. 预定

conserve vt. 节约使用

reserve a room 预订房间

=make a reservation for a room

conserve energy 节约能源

例:Autumn is the season to preserve fruits for the winter.

(秋天是腌制水果以便冬天食用的季节。)

Emily figured the best way to conserve energy was never to get out of bed.

(爱米莉认为节约能源的最好方法就是不要起床。)

2.stroll n. & vi. 散步(= walk)

例:I was strolling in the park when I met a very friendly young man.

(我在公园散步时,遇到一位非常友善的年轻人。)

3.luck n. 幸运(本文为“钓到鱼”之意)

例:Melvin had the bad luck to run into his boss on his day off.

(梅尔宾运气真坏,在他休假时竟然遇到他的老板。)

4.bass n. 鲈鱼

此词的单复数同形,其他单复数同 形的名词还有 fish, salmon(鲑鱼),deer (鹿),reindeer(训鹿),sheep(绵羊),aircraft(飞行器 )等等 ,但 goat(山羊)及 airplane(飞机)的复数则分别为 goats 和 airplanes.

5.game n. 游戏(可数名词);猎物(集合名词,不可数)

例:To Larry, all women are fair game.

(对赖利而言,所有女人都是美丽的猎物。)

6.warden n. 监视员

7.lay eyes on... 发现/看见…

例:I've never before laid eyes on such a beauty.

(我以前从没见过这么美丽的女人。)

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