Lesson 20   One man in a boat

   Fishing is my favorite 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 really interested in fishing. I am only interested in sitting in a boat and doing nothing at all!

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！

Grammar

1. 动名词的意义和用法。

2. 接动名词的固定搭配。

定义：动词+ing 作名词时称为动名词，它仍有动词的属性，可以接宾语，动名词可以代替名词做主语和宾语或介词宾语。常用的接动名词的动词：admit 承认；avoid避免；like喜欢；miss 错过；advise 建议；consider 考虑；finish完成；suggest 建议；allow允许；delay 拖延；keep保持

Exercise

1. It was impolite of him __________ without __________ goodbye.

A. to leave; saying        B. leaving; to say

C. to leave; to say           D. leaving; saying

2. – Why were you so late for work today?

  – __________ to the office was very slow this morning because of the traffic.

A. Driving   B. I drove   C. Being driven   D. Drive

1. 解析：本题考查句型：It is +adj.+of sb. to do sth，意为“某人做某事真是…”，以及介词（without）+动名词，故答案选A。

2. 解析：本题考查的是动名词做主语，故答案选A。