A Fishing Lure

A couple of young boys were fishing at their special pond off the beaten track．All of a sudden，the Game Warden jumped out of the bushes．

Immediately，one of the boys threw his rod down and started running through the woods like a bat out of hell．The Game Warden was hot on his heels．

After about a half mile，the young man stopped and stooped over with his hands on his thighs to catch his breath，so the Game Warden finally caught up to him．

“Let’s see your fishing license，Boy！”The Warden gasped．

With that，the boy pulled out his wallet and gave the Game Warden a valid fishing license．

“Well，son，”said the Game Warden．“You must be about as dumb as a box of rocks！You don’t have to run from me if you have a valid license！”

“Yes，sir，”replied the young guy．“But my friend back there，well，he doesn’t have one．”

重点英语词汇

couple - 一对，两个

young boys - 年轻的男孩

fishing - 钓鱼

special pond - 特别的池塘

off the beaten track - 偏远的地方，不常去的地方

All of a sudden - 突然

Game Warden - 游戏管理员（这里指负责野生动物保护的官员）

jumped out of - 从...跳出

bushes - 灌木丛

threw his rod down - 扔下他的钓竿

started running - 开始跑

through the woods - 穿过树林

like a bat out of hell - 非常快（成语，形容速度极快）

hot on his heels - 紧随其后

After about a half mile - 大约半英里后

stopped - 停止

stooped over - 弯腰

with his hands on his thighs - 手放在大腿上

to catch his breath - 喘口气

caught up to him - 追上他

fishing license - 钓鱼许可证

gasped - 喘息

valid - 有效的

dumb as a box of rocks - 非常愚蠢（成语，形容某人非常笨）

replied - 回答

young guy - 年轻人

friend back there - 那边的朋友

鱼饵

两个小男孩来到一个专供钓鱼的池塘边钓鱼，这个地方很偏僻，少有人来。突然，一个渔猎监督官从矮木丛里跳了出来。

其中的一个男孩立即丢掉鱼竿，像一只刚刚逃离地狱的蝙蝠拼命跑进树林。监督官紧追不舍。跑了半英里后，男孩停下来，弯着腰，把手放在腿上大口喘着粗气，监督官好不容易才赶上他。

“年轻人，让我看看你的钓鱼许可证。”监督官气喘吁吁地说道。

男孩掏出皮夹，把一个有效的钓鱼许可证递给那个监督官。

“孩子，”监督官说，“你真笨得可以！你有许可证，见到我为什么还跑呀！”

“哦，先生，”男孩答道，“但我的那个朋友，他没有。”