One man in a boat

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

New words and expressions 生词和短语

catch  v. 抓到            fisherman  n. 钓鱼人，渔民
boot  n.  靴子            waste  n. 浪费
realize  v. 意识到

重点用法：

1．I often fish for hours without catching anything. 我经常一钓数小时却一无所获。
　　without 介词，通常表示“缺乏”、“没有”：
　　I can't repair the car without your help.　　没有你的帮助我无法修理这车。
　　当它位于动名词前时，它表示“不曾”、“不”：
　　They tried to leave the restaurant without paying.他们企图不付账就离开餐馆。
　　John left the room without telling anyone.　　约翰离开房间时不曾告诉任何人。

2. I'm not really interested in fishing. 我并不是真的对钓鱼有兴趣。
　　表示“对……感兴趣”一般用“be interested in sth. /doing sth.”:
　　Tim is only interested in food.　　蒂姆只对食物感兴趣。
　　I'm interested in collecting stamps.　　我对集邮有兴趣。

另外：．interested与interesting
　　大多数现在分词和许多过去分词都可以作形容词用。常见的以-ed和-ing结尾的成对的形容词有 excited/ exciting, tired/ tiring, interested/ interesting等。以-ed结尾的形容词常与人称主语连用，表示人的情绪、状态、喜好等；以-ing结尾的形容词则常与非人称主语连用，表明事物的某种特征、性质等：
　　This story is exciting.　　这故事激动人心。
　　I am excited by the story.　　我因这故事而兴奋。
　　It was an exciting finish.　　（比赛的）结尾激动人心。
　　Sally was very excited because she had never travelled on a train before.
　　萨莉非常激动，因为她从未乘过火车。
　　The play was very interesting　　戏很有意思。
　　Are you interested in plays?　　你对戏剧有兴趣吗？

课后练习答案　　

P89关键句型练习答案
　　A

 Fishing(1.1); catching(11.1-2); catching(1. 3); having spent(1.5); fishing(1.6); fishing… sitting(1.8); doing (1.9)
　　C

 1 he went out of the restaurant without paying the bill.
　　2 She bought a pair of boots instead of getting a pair of shoes.
　　3 She was afraid of spending the night alone.
　　4 After hearing/having heard the news, she fainted.
　　5 Think carefully before answering my question.
　　6 On seeing the plane coming towards me, I dashed for cover.
　　p90难点练习答案
　  1 realized  2 It's…understand…its  3 exciting 

 4 interesting  5 exciting  6 interested
　　多项选择题答案
　　1b  2c  3b  4b  5c  6b　7c  8a  9c  10c  11d  12a