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1.bass[beis]n.鲈鱼
2.re[?]n.诱饵
3.ripple[ripl]n.涟漪
4.gill[d??l]n.鱼鳃
5.iable[nig?u?i?bl]adj.可以协商的
6.besupposedto应该
Hewas11yearsoldafishgeverycehegotfrothedockathisfaily’scabonanisndtheiddleofaNeshireke.
Onthedaybeforethebassseasonopened,heandhisfatherwerefishgearlytheeveng,catchgsunfishandperchwithwors.Theiedonasallsilverreandpracticedcastg.Therestruckthewaterandcaedloredripplesthesuhensilverripplesastheoonroseovertheke.
Whenhispeapoledoubledover,heknewsothghugewasoherend.Hisfatherwatchedwithadirationastheboyskillfullyworkedthefishalongsidethedock.
Fally,heveryggerlyliftedtheexhatedfishfrothewater.Itwasthergestonehehadeverseen,butitwasabass.
Theboyandhisfatherlookedatthehandsofish,gillspygbadforththeoonlight.Thefatherlitaatdlookedathiswatch.Itwas10P.M.—ohoursbeforetheseasonopened.Helookedatthefish,thenattheboy.
“You’llhavetoputitback,son.”hesaid.
“Dad!”criedtheboy.
“Therewillbeotherfish.”saidhisfather.
“Notasbigasthisone.”criedtheboy.
Helookedaroundtheke.Nootherfishernorboatswereanywherearoundtheoonlight.Helookedagaathisfather.Eventhoughnoonehadseenthe,noruldanyoneeverknowwhattihecaughtthefish,theboyuldtellbythecrityofhisfather’svoicethatthedecisionwasnotiable.Heslowlyworkedthehookoutofthelipofthehugebassandloweredittothebckwater.
Thecreatureswisheditspowerfulbodyanddisappeared.Theboyspectedthathewouldneveragaseesuchagreatfish.
Thatwas34yearsago.Today,theboyisasuessfularchiteewYorkCity.Hisfather’scabisstillthereontheisndtheiddleoftheke.Hetakeshisownsonanddaughtersfishgfrothesadock.
Andhewasright.Hehasneveragacaughtsuchaagnifitfishastheonightlongago.Buthedoesseethatsafishagaandaga—everytiheesupagastaquestionofethics.
For,ashisfathertaughthi,ethicsaresipleattershtandwrong.Itisonlythepracticeofethicsthatisdifficult.Dowedhtwhennooneislookg?Dowerefetocutrogetthedesignonti?Orrefetotradestocksbasedonrationthatweknowwearen’tsupposedtohave?
Wewouldifweweretaughttoputthefishbackwhenwewereyoung.Forwewouldhavelearhetruth.Thedecisiontodhtlivesfreshandfragrantourory.Itisastorywewillproudlytellourfriendsandgrandchildren.Notabouthowwehadacetobeatthesysteandtookit,butabouthowwedidtherightthgandwereforeverstrengthened.
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。
“爸爸!”男孩喊。