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　　A friend of mine has a talent for fishing, so when I heard he was entering a fishing competition I decided to tag along too, to be part of the action.It was held at a large swimming pool containing many fish, some of which had tags with winning points marked on them.I bought some new fishing tackle made with the latest technology, and although I usually find fishing tedious, because I never seem to catch any, I decided to tax my patience and tackle this challenge in the hope that I would win a prize that would be tax free.

　　After half an hour, my friend had caught three fish but I hadn't caught any.Then I saw a large fish near the edge of the pool and decided to target it to be my prize.My friend said it must either be tame or sick to be moving so slowly, and that in any case, it didn't have anything attached to it for points.I could see he was right, but I wanted to catch at least one fish, so I scooped up my target with a net. It looked so healthy that I had a technician make a special tank so I could tame it at home.Now I can catch a fish whenever I please, but I always use my hands.

　　记单词

　　tackle vt.1.对付，处理2.与…交涉3.(足球等比赛中)阻截，擒抱n.1.阻截，擒抱2.用具，钓具3.辘轳，滑车(组)

　　tag n.标签，标牌vt.给…加上标签

　　tag along尾随，跟随

　　talent n.1.才能，天资2.人才

　　tame a.1.驯服的，温顺的

　　2.沉闷的，乏味的vt.1.制服，控制并利用2.驯化，驯服

　　tank n.1.油(或水)箱，罐，槽

　　2.坦克

　　target n.目标，对象，靶子

　　vt.瞄准

　　tax n.1.税(款)2.负担

　　vt.1.对…征税2.使负重担，使费尽力气

　　technician n.技术员，技师

　　technology n.工艺，技术

　　tedious a.乏味的，单调的，冗长的

　　我的一个朋友有钓鱼的才能，所以当我听说他要参加一个钓鱼比赛时，便决定跟随他去凑凑热闹。比赛在一个很大的游泳池举行，里面有很多鱼，有些鱼还被挂上了标签，上面标明了要得的分数。我新添置了一些具有技术的钓具，尽管我一直觉得钓鱼单调乏味，因为我好像从没钓到过一条鱼，可我还是决定耐着性子对付这个挑战，希望能够赢个不要交税的大奖。

　　半个小时以后，我的朋友已经钓到了三条鱼，可我一条也没钓着。后来我看见池边有一条大鱼，便决定把它作为拿奖的目标。我的朋友说那条鱼要么是驯服过的，要么就是有病，所以才游得那么慢，而且不管是什么原因，它反正没有挂得分标签。我知道他是对的，可我想至少能钓到一条鱼，所以我就用渔网把我的目标捞了上来。它看上去挺壮实的，我让一个技师做了个特制的水箱，这样我就可以在家里驯养它。现在我什么时候想要鱼就都能得到鱼，不过我总是用手来抓。