Out in the forest preserve, a man strolled up to the fisherman and asked whether he’d had any luck.
在森林保护区内，有个人走向一位正在钓鱼的老兄并问他有没有收获。
“No, nothing today, but you should have seen me yesterday. I caught fourteen bass in the morning and another twelve in the afternoon.”
“今天什么也没有，不过你应该昨天来见我才是。昨天早上我钓了十四尾鲈鱼，下午钓了十二尾呢!”
“Well, that’s very interesting. Do you know who I am?”
“哦，那相当不错嘛，你知道我是谁吗?”
“No.”
“不知道。”
“I happen to be the game warden.”
“我恰巧就是监视狩猎的管理员。”
“Oh. And do you know who I am? I’m the biggest liar you ever laid eyes on.”
“哦，那你又知道我是谁吗?我是你所发现最会说谎话的人。”
英语知识点解说：
1.preserve vt. 保护 ;保存 & n. 保护区
preserved vegetable 泡菜;腌菜
preserved egg 皮蛋，咸蛋
比较：
reserve vt. 预定
conserve vt. 节约使用
reserve a room 预订房间
=make a reservation for a room
conserve energy 节约能源
例：Autumn is the season to preserve fruits for the winter.
(秋天是腌制水果以便冬天食用的季节。)
Emily figured the best way to conserve energy was never to get out of bed.
(爱米莉认为节约能源的最好方法就是不要起床。)
2.stroll n. & vi. 散步(= walk)
例：I was strolling in the park when I met a very friendly young man.
(我在公园散步时，遇到一位非常友善的年轻人。)
3.luck n. 幸运(本文为“钓到鱼”之意)
例：Melvin had the bad luck to run into his boss on his day off.
(梅尔宾运气真坏，在他休假时竟然遇到他的老板。)
4.bass n. 鲈鱼
此词的单复数同形，其他单复数同 形的名词还有 fish, salmon(鲑鱼)，deer (鹿)，reindeer(训鹿)，sheep(绵羊)，aircraft(飞行器 )等等 ，但 goat(山羊)及 airplane(飞机)的复数则分别为 goats 和 airplanes.
5.game n. 游戏(可数名词);猎物(集合名词，不可数)
例：To Larry, all women are fair game.
(对赖利而言，所有女人都是美丽的猎物。)
6.warden n. 监视员
7.lay eyes on... 发现/看见…
例：I've never before laid eyes on such a beauty.
(我以前从没见过这么美丽的女人。)
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