Then the pounding came, from inside the truck, as if a tire iron was beating at the sides of the vehicle. It was not a timid banging, not a minor1 signal. Bang! Bang! it came, and Bang! again. And the voice of authority from some place in space, some regal spot in the universe. "I'm not sitting here the livelong day whilst you boys gab2 away." A toothless meshing3 came in his words, like Walter Brennan at work in the jail in Rio Bravo or some such movie.
"Comin', pa," one of them said, the most orderly one, the one with the old scout4 sash riding him like a bandoleer.
They pulled open the back doors of the van, swung them wide, to show His Venerable Self, ageless, white-bearded, felt hat too loaded with an arsenal5 of flies, sitting on a white wicker rocker with a rope holding him to a piece of vertical6 angle iron, the crude kind that could have been on early subways or trolley7 cars. Across his lap he held three delicate fly rods, old as him, thin, bamboo in color, probably too slight for a lake's three-pounder. But on the Pine River, upstream or downstream, under alders8 choking some parts of the river's flow, at a significant pool where side streams merge9 and phantom10 trout11 hang out their eternal promise, most elegant, fingertip elegant. <A hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/MiNifoRm.html>蘇州作文培訓(xùn)班</a>
"Oh, boy," Eddie said at an aside, "there's the boss man, and look at those tools." Admiration12 leaked from his voice.
Rods were taken from the caring hands, the rope untied13, and His Venerable Self, white wicker rocker and all, was lifted from the truck and set by our campfire. I was willing to bet that my sister Pat, the dealer14 in antiques, would scoop15 up that rocker if given the slightest chance. The old one looked about the campsite, noted17 clothes drying from a previous day's rain, order of equipment and supplies aligned18 the way we always kept them, the canvas of our tent taut19 and true in its expanse, our fishing rods off the ground and placed atop the flyleaf so as not to tempt20 raccoons with smelly cork21 handles, no garbage in sight. He nodded.
We had passed muster22.
"You the ones leave it cleaner than you find it ever' year. We knowed sunthin' 'bout16 you. Never disturbed you afore. But we share the good spots." He looked closely at Brother Bentley, nodded a kind of recognition. "Your daddy ever fish here, son?" <a hRef=http://www.zequeka.cn/miNiform.html>蘇州閱讀寫(xiě)作培訓(xùn)</a>
1 minor
adj.較小(少)的，較次要的；n.輔修學(xué)科；vi.輔修
參考例句：
The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年輕的男演員在這出新戲里被分派擔(dān)任一個(gè)小角色。 I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分財(cái)產(chǎn)給了他。
2 gab
v.空談，嘮叨，瞎扯；n.饒舌，多嘴，愛(ài)說(shuō)話
參考例句：
The young man had got the gift of gab.那個(gè)年輕小販能說(shuō)會(huì)道。 She has the gift of the gab.她口才很好。
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3 meshing
結(jié)網(wǎng)，嚙合
參考例句：
The modification of gear is a principal method for improving performance meshing. 齒面修形是提高齒輪副嚙合性能的重要手段。 Exact modeling of gear teeth is based on meshing theory. 摘要根據(jù)齒輪嚙合原理，建立了輪齒的精確齒形。
4 scout
n.童子軍，偵察員；v.偵察，搜索
參考例句：
He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被誤認(rèn)為是敵人的偵察兵，受了重傷。 The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.偵察兵偷偷地靠近敵軍陣地。
5 arsenal
n.兵工廠，軍械庫(kù)
參考例句：
Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工廠工人暗中也有組織。 We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我們必須成為民主的大軍火庫(kù)。
6 vertical
adj.垂直的，頂點(diǎn)的，縱向的；n.垂直物，垂直的位置
參考例句：
The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.這座山的北坡幾乎是垂直的。 Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直氣流的運(yùn)動(dòng)不用這種系統(tǒng)來(lái)測(cè)量。
7 trolley
n.手推車，臺(tái)車；無(wú)軌電車；有軌電車
參考例句：
The waiter had brought the sweet trolley.侍者已經(jīng)推來(lái)了甜食推車。 In a library,books are moved on a trolley.在圖書(shū)館，書(shū)籍是放在臺(tái)車上搬動(dòng)的。
8 alders
n.榿木( alder的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )
參考例句：
9 merge
v.(使)結(jié)合，(使)合并，(使)合為一體
參考例句：
I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以將我的兩家小商店合并為一家大商行。 The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事們已決定把這兩家小商號(hào)歸并起來(lái)。
10 phantom
n.幻影，虛位，幽靈；adj.錯(cuò)覺(jué)的，幻影的，幽靈的
參考例句：
I found myself staring at her as if she were a phantom.我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己瞪大眼睛看著她，好像她是一個(gè)幽靈。 He is only a phantom of a king.他只是有名無(wú)實(shí)的國(guó)王。
11 trout
n.鱒魚(yú)；鮭魚(yú)(屬)
參考例句：
Thousands of young salmon and trout have been killed by the pollution.成千上萬(wàn)的鮭魚(yú)和鱒魚(yú)的魚(yú)苗因污染而死亡。 We hooked a trout and had it for breakfast.我們釣了一條鱒魚(yú)，早飯時(shí)吃了。
12 admiration
n.欽佩，贊美，羨慕
參考例句：
He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他對(duì)風(fēng)景之美贊不絕口。 We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我們對(duì)金牌獲得者極為敬佩。
13 untied
松開(kāi)，解開(kāi)( untie的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞 )； 解除，使自由； 解決
參考例句：
Once untied, we common people are able to conquer nature, too. 只要團(tuán)結(jié)起來(lái)，我們老百姓也能移山倒海。 He untied the ropes. 他解開(kāi)了繩子。
14 dealer
n.商人，販子
參考例句：
The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那個(gè)商人為購(gòu)買那幅畫(huà)花了幾個(gè)小時(shí)討價(jià)還價(jià)。 The dealer reduced the price for cash down.這家商店對(duì)付現(xiàn)金的人減價(jià)優(yōu)惠。
15 scoop
n.鏟子，舀取，獨(dú)家新聞；v.汲取，舀取，搶先登出
參考例句：
In the morning he must get his boy to scoop it out.早上一定得叫傭人把它剜出來(lái)。 Uh,one scoop of coffee and one scoop of chocolate for me.我要一勺咖啡的和一勺巧克力的。
16 bout
n.侵襲，發(fā)作；一次(陣，回)；拳擊等比賽
參考例句：
I was suffering with a bout of nerves.我感到一陣緊張。 That bout of pneumonia enfeebled her.那次肺炎的發(fā)作使她虛弱了。
17 noted
adj.著名的，知名的
參考例句：
The local hotel is noted for its good table.當(dāng)?shù)氐哪羌揖频暌圆褪尘蓝Q。 Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班遲到出了名。
18 aligned
adj.對(duì)齊的，均衡的
參考例句：
Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard.務(wù)必使擱架與櫥柜頂端對(duì)齊。
19 taut
adj.拉緊的，繃緊的，緊張的
參考例句：
The bowstring is stretched taut.弓弦繃得很緊。 Scarlett's taut nerves almost cracked as a sudden noise sounded in the underbrush near them. 思嘉緊張的神經(jīng)幾乎一下繃裂了，因?yàn)樗?tīng)見(jiàn)附近灌木叢中突然冒出的一個(gè)聲音。
20 tempt
vt.引誘，勾引，吸引，引起…的興趣
參考例句：
Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能誘使他去那樣做。 The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有錢了，可這絲毫沒(méi)能讓她改變節(jié)儉的生活習(xí)慣。
21 cork
n.軟木，軟木塞
參考例句：
We heard the pop of a cork.我們聽(tīng)見(jiàn)瓶塞砰的一聲打開(kāi)。 Cork is a very buoyant material.軟木是極易浮起的材料。
22 muster
v.集合，收集，鼓起，激起；n.集合，檢閱，集合人員，點(diǎn)名冊(cè)
參考例句：
Go and muster all the men you can find.去集合所有你能找到的人。 I had to muster my courage up to ask him that question.我必須鼓起勇氣向他問(wèn)那個(gè)問(wèn)題。
《The Three Fishermen 》添加時(shí)間：2024-12-14；更新時(shí)間：2025-03-09
