Out in the forest preserve, a man strolled up to the fisherman and asked whether he’d had any luck.

在森林保護區(qū)內(nèi)，有個人走向一位正在釣魚的老兄并問他有沒有收獲。

“No, nothing today, but you should have seen me yesterday. I caught fourteen bass in the morning and another twelve in the afternoon.”

“今天什么也沒有，不過你應該昨天來見我才是。昨天早上我釣了十四尾鱸魚，下午釣了十二尾呢!”

“Well, that’s very interesting. Do you know who I am?”

“哦，那相當不錯嘛，你知道我是誰嗎?”

“No.”

“不知道。”

“I happen to be the game warden.”

“我恰巧就是監(jiān)視狩獵的管理員。”

“Oh. And do you know who I am? I’m the biggest liar you ever laid eyes on.”

“哦，那你又知道我是誰嗎?我是你所發(fā)現(xiàn)最會說謊話的人�！�

英語知識點解說：

1.preserve vt. 保護 ;保存 & n. 保護區(qū)

preserved vegetable 泡菜;腌菜

preserved egg 皮蛋，咸蛋

比較：

reserve vt. 預定

conserve vt. 節(jié)約使用

reserve a room 預訂房間

=make a reservation for a room

conserve energy 節(jié)約能源

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節(jié)。)

Emily figured the best way to conserve energy was never to get out of bed.

(愛米莉認為節(jié)約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.

(我在公園散步時，遇到一位非常友善的年輕人。)

3.luck n. 幸運(本文為“釣到魚”之意)

例：Melvin had the bad luck to run into his boss on his day off.

(梅爾賓運氣真壞，在他休假時竟然遇到他的老板。)

4.bass n. 鱸魚

此詞的單復數(shù)同形，其他單復數(shù)同 形的名詞還有 fish, salmon(鮭魚)，deer (鹿)，reindeer(訓鹿)，sheep(綿羊)，aircraft(飛行器 )等等 ，但 goat(山羊)及 airplane(飛機)的復數(shù)則分別為 goats 和 airplanes.

5.game n. 游戲(可數(shù)名詞);獵物(集合名詞，不可數(shù))

例：To Larry, all women are fair game.

(對賴利而言，所有女人都是美麗的獵物。)

6.warden n. 監(jiān)視員

7.lay eyes on... 發(fā)現(xiàn)/看見…

例：I've never before laid eyes on such a beauty.

(我以前從沒見過這么美麗的女人。)