TheFishIdidn'tCatchIstillremembermyfirstfishingexperienceasifitwerebutyesterday.Ihavebeenmanytimesinmylife(likewhenIgotadmittedtothebestschool)butnevermoreintenselysothanwhenIreceivedthatfir
TheFishIdidn'tCatch
Istillremembermyfirstfishingexperienceasifitwerebutyesterday.Ihavebeenmanytimesinmylife(likewhenIgotadmittedtothebestschool)butnevermoreintenselysothanwhenIreceivedthatfirstfishingfrommyuncle.
Myunclewhoknewbylongwherepickerel(梭鱼)wouldgatherplacedmeatthemostfavorablepoint.Ithrewoutmylineandwaitedanxiouslyforabitethefloatupanddownrapidlyonthesurfaceofthewater.Butnothingcameofit."Tryagain"saidmyuncle.Suddenlythefloatoutofsight."Nowforit"thoughtI;"hereisafishatlast."
Imadeastrongpullonlytobringupatangleofweeds.AgainandagainIcastoutmylinewithachingarmsanddrewitbackempty.Ilookedatmyuncle."Tryoncemore"hesaid;"wefishermenmusthave
Suddenlysomethingtuggedatmylineandsweptoffwithitintodeepwater.PullingitupquicklyIsawafinepickerelwrigglinginthesun."Uncle!”Icriedlookingbackinuncontrollable"I'vegotafish!”"Notyet"saidmyuncle.JustthenIsawthescaredfishshootingintothemiddleofthestreammyhookhungfromtheline.Ihadlostmyprize.
MyheartsankwithitandIfeltlikeafailure.Wetendtospeakoftheofchildhoodasmattersoflittleimportancethoseofgrown-ups.Controlledbyreasonandself-respectthesorrowsofgrown-upsthesocialcustomsandrulesofconductthesorrowsofchildhoodareacompleteabandonmenttothepassion.Thedoll'snoseisbrokenandthewholeworldwithit.
SoovercomewithmybitterdisappointmentIrefusedtobe,evenbymyuncle'sguaranteethatthereweremorefishintheriver.Herefittedmybaitandputtingthepoleagaininmyhandstoldmetotrymyluckoncemore.
"Butrememberboy"hesaidwithasmile"it'snousetoboastof(自夸)anythingbeforeit'sdonenortheneitheritspeaksforitself."
HowoftenIhavebeenremindedofthefishthatIdidnotcatch!WhenIhearpeopletalkingabouttheirdistantaimsasiftheyhadalreadybeenachievedIcalltomindthatbytheriversideandthewisecautionofmyuncletakestheformofaproverbofapplication:"NEVERBOASTOFYOURFISHBEFOREYOUCATCHHIM."
1.A.happy B.confident C.curious D.optimistic
2.A.basket B.pole C.net D.boat
3.A.analysis B.calculation C.adjustm