听一分钟英文：Fishing-钓鱼

I really don’t know why fishing is so popular. It’s one of the best-loved hobbies all over the world. Anywhere there’s a pond¹, a river a lake or sea, you see people fishing. I’ve only been fishing twice and I thought it was boring. I didn’t catch any fish. Even if I had caught a fish, I don’t think I would have been excited. To me, sitting next to a river waiting for something to happen is strange. I know lots of people who love fishing. They even get up at four o’clock in the morning in the winter to sit in the freezing² cold. They say the best time to fish is before the sun comes up. I say they’re crazy. Big game fishing looks good. I like the idea of cruising³ on a boat near Hawaii looking for giant⁴ fish.

1 pond   

n.池塘；vt.堵河成湖；vi.形成池塘

参考例句：

• Tom walked around the pond.汤姆绕着池子走。
• The pond was iced over.池子给冰封起来了。

2 freezing   

adj.冰冻的，冷冻用的，严寒的

参考例句：

• It is freezing outside, and put on your winter coat.外面很冷，穿上你的大衣吧。
• It's freezing in the river.河水冰人。

3 cruising   

adj.巡航的v.乘船巡游( cruise的现在分词 )；以快而平稳的速度长距离行驶；巡航；轻而易举赢得（或获得）

参考例句：

• The car was cruising along at 100 kilometres an hour. 这辆汽车平稳地以每小时100公里的速度行驶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They will go cruising in the Mediterranean. 他们将在地中海上巡游。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 giant   

adj.庞大的，巨大的；n.巨人，大力士，巨大的怪物

参考例句：

• The whale is the giant of the sea.鲸鱼是海洋中的巨人。
• It is a giant egg.它是一只巨大的蛋。