第43章 鲈鱼的启示(第1页)
第43章鲈鱼的启示
CatchofaLifetime
&hesenewwordsbeforeyoureadthisarticle。
1。bass['beis]n。鲈鱼
2。lure[lu?]n。诱饵
3。ripple['ripl]n。涟漪
4。gill[d??l]n。鱼鳃
&iable[ni'g?u?i?bl]adj。可以协商的
6。besupposedto应该
Hewas11yearsoldafishingeverythedockathisfamily’sanislandinthemiddleofaNeshirelake。
Onthedaybeforethebassseasonopened,heandhisfatherwerefishiheevening,gsunfishahworms。Theiedonasmallsilverlureandpractig。Thelurestruckthewaterandcausedcoloredripplesi,thensilverripplesasthemoohelake。
Whenhispeapoledoubledover,hekhiheotherend。Hisfatherwatchedwithadmirationastheboyskillfullyworkedthefishalohedock。
Finally,heverygiedtheexhaustedfishfromthewater。Itwasthelargestonehehadeverseen,butit>
Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthehandsomefish,gillsplayingbadforthinthemoonlight。Thefatherlitamatdlookedathiswatch。It。M。—twohoursbeforetheseasonopened。Helookedatthefish,thenattheboy。
“You’llhavetoputitba。”hesaid。
“Dad!”criedtheboy。
“Therewillbeotherfish。”saidhisfather。
“Notasbigasthisoheboy。
Helookedaroundthelake。Nootherfishermenorboatswereanywherearoundinthemoonlight。Helookedagainathisfather。Eventhoughnoohem,noryoneeverknowwhattimehecaughtthefish,theboycouldtellbytheclarityofhisfather’svoicethatthedewasiable。Heslowlyworkedthehookoutofthelipofthehugebassaotheblack>
&ureswisheditspowerfulbodyaheboysuspectedthathewainseesuchagreatfish。
Thatwas34yearsago。Today,theboyisasuccessfularNewYorkCity。Hisfather’sisstillthereontheislandinthemiddleofthelake。Hetakeshisownsonanddaughtersfishingfromthesamedock。
Andhewasright。Hehasneveragaincaughtsuifitfishastheohatnightlongago。Buthedoesseethatsamefishagainaimeheesupagaiiohics。
For,ashisfathertaughthim,ethicsaresimplemattershtandwrong。Itisoiceofethicsthatisdifficult。Dhtwhennooneislookietthedesigninontime?Orrefusetotradestocksbasedoninformationthatearen’tsupposedtohave?
eutthefishbawewereyoung。Forwewouldhavelearhedethtlivesfreshandfragrantiisastorywewillproudlytellourfriendsandgraabouthowwehadacetobeatthesystemandtookit,butabouthowwedidtherightthingandwerefthened。
他11岁那年,一有机会就到新汉普郡湖心岛上自家小屋的码头钓鱼。
在鲈鱼季节到来的前一天,他和父亲晚上很早就开始准备了。他们用小虫做诱饵来钓太阳鱼和鲈鱼。他在银色的鱼钩上放好诱饵,开始练习抛线。鱼钩撞到水面上,在夕阳中**起一片色彩斑澜的水波。接着,当月亮升起来时,水波就变得银光闪闪。
当他的鱼杆弯下去的时候,他知道线的那一端一定钓到了一条大鱼。他灵巧地在码头边沿和那条大鱼周旋。父亲用充满赞赏的眼神看着他。
最后,他很小心地将那条筋疲力尽的鱼从水里拉了出来。这可是他所见过的最大的一条鱼,而且还是一条鲈鱼。
男孩和他的父亲凝视着这条漂亮的鱼,它的鳃在月光下一张一翕。父亲点亮一根火柴,看了—下表。现在是晚上十点——离鲈鱼季节的开放还有两个小时。他看了看鱼,又看了看那个男孩。
“你要把它再放回去,儿子。”他说。