A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
钓鱼
Fishing
It is to be observed that 'angling' is the name given to fishing by people who can't fish.
值得注意的是,钓鱼是那些不会钓鱼的人给钓鱼取的名字。
I like fishing. Not actual fishing - I like the peace and quiet of being at sea. It's different.
我喜欢钓鱼。不是真正的钓鱼——我喜欢海上的宁静。这是不一样的。
In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.
早晨要起得早,晚上要起得晚,因为睡觉的人不能捕到鱼。
I hate fishing, and I can't imagine why anyone would want to hike when you can get in the car and drive.
我讨厌钓鱼,我不能想象当你能坐上汽车开车时,为什么有人想要徒步旅行。
Sadly, my hobby is what I do for work, so I don't go off and go fishing. I go home and veg, and then I go back to work.
遗憾的是,我的爱好是工作,所以我不出去钓鱼。我回家吃蔬菜,然后回去工作。
Do you want to tear your life apart and get rid of everything you've known as a lifestyle? Like seeing your family? Being with your friends? A fishing trip? A hunting trip? A night's sleep?
你想把你的生活撕成碎片,扔掉你所知道的所有生活方式吗?比如见到你的家人?和你的朋友在一起?钓鱼吗?狩猎旅行吗?觉吗?
All those authors there, most of whom of course I've never met. That's the poetry side, that's the prose side, that's the fishing and miscellaneous behind me. You get an affection for books that you've enjoyed.
那里所有的作者,当然大部分我从未见过。这是诗歌的一面,这是散文的一面,这是我身后的钓鱼和杂事。你喜欢你喜欢的书。
Usually halfway through a book I have a serious depression, so I go on safari on my ranch in South Africa, or fishing off my island in the Seychelles. When I come back and re-read it, I think: 'What was all that about, Smith? It's fine, just get on with it.'
通常在读到一半的时候,我有严重的抑郁症,所以我在南非的农场里进行狩猎,或者在塞舌尔的小岛上钓鱼。当我回来重读这本书时,我想:“这到底是怎么回事,史密斯?”没关系,继续干吧。”
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题,再读几句。
Don't think to hunt two hares with one hound.
不要想用一只猎狗去猎两只野兔。
When you're not fishing be mending the nets.
当你不钓鱼时,就去补网。
One of the things I enjoy the most is fishing.
我最喜欢的事情之一是钓鱼。
They may the better fish in the water when it is troubled.
当水遇到麻烦时,他们可能是更好的鱼。
Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.
钓鱼似乎是最受欢迎的消遣方式。
The best fishing is in the deepest waters.
最好的钓鱼是在深水里。