Intermediate - Gone Fishing (C1125)

A 小宝,乖,别哭了。爷爷带你去河边钓鱼,好不好?
Xiǎo Bǎo, guāi, bié kū le. yéye dài nǐ qù hébiān diàoyú, hǎo bu hǎo?
Darling, be good, don't cry. Grandpa will take you fishing--how does that sound?
B 钓鱼?好!
diàoyú? hǎo!
Go fishing? Great!
A 那我们走吧。
nà wǒmen zǒu ba.
Then let's go.
B 爷爷,我要用小鱼竿。
yéye, wǒ yào yòng xiǎo yúgān.
Grandpa, I want to use the little fishing pole.
A 好。爷爷用大的。
hǎo. yéye yòng dà de.
OK. I'll use the big one.
B 这个钩子是干什么用的?
zhè ge gōuzi shì gàn shénme yòng de?
What's this hook for?
A 这是鱼钩。我们把小鱼爱吃的东西挂在上面。
zhè shì yúgōu. wǒmen bǎ xiǎoyú ài chī de dōngxi guà zài shàngmian.
That's a fish-hook. We'll put something the fish like to eat on the end.
B 小鱼爱吃什么呀?
xiǎoyú ài chī shénme ya?
What do little fish like to eat?
A 鱼饵。有了鱼饵就能钓到鱼了。
yúěr. yǒu le yúěr jiù néng diào dào yú le.
Bait. Once you've got bait, you can catch fish.
B 哦。爷爷,是不是可以开始钓了?
ò. yéye, shì bu shì kěyǐ kāishǐ diào le?
Oh. Grandpa, can we start fishing now?
A 可以了,你把鱼钩放到水里。如果有鱼上钩,你就赶快拉上来。
kěyǐ le, nǐ bǎ yúgōu fàngdào shuǐ lǐ. rúguǒ yǒu yú shànggōu, nǐ jiù gǎnkuài lā shànglái.
Sure. Put the fish hook into the water. If a fish gets hooked, pull it out right away.
B 好,小鱼,小鱼,快过来,这里有好吃的。
hǎo, xiǎoyú, xiǎoyú, kuài guòlai, zhèlǐ yǒu hǎochī de.
OK. Little fish, little fish, quick, come on over. There's something tasty here!
A 嘘!钓鱼的时候要安静,你一说话,鱼就跑了。
xū! diàoyú de shíhou yào ānjìng, nǐ yī shuōhuà, yú jiù pǎo le.
Shhh! When you're fishing, you need to be quiet. As soon as you talk, the fish run away.
B 怎么鱼还不来?真没意思!
zěnme yú hái bù lái? zhēn méiyìsi!
How come the fish still haven't come? Bo-ring!

Key Vocabulary

带 dài to take
河边 hébiān river bank
钓鱼 diàoyú to fish
鱼竿 yúgān fishing pole
钩子 gōuzi hook
鱼钩 yúgōu fish-hook
挂 guà to hang
鱼饵 yúěr bait
如果...就 rúguǒ...jiù if...then...
上钩 shànggōu to go on the hook
拉 lā to pull
过来 guòlai go across
安静 ānjìng quiet
一...就 yī...jiù as soon as...then...
没意思 méiyìsi boring

Supplementary Vocabulary

去海边 qù hǎibiān to go to the sea-side
去湖边 qù húbiān to go to the river-side
蚯蚓 qiūyǐn earth worm
有意思 yǒuyìsi funny
过去 guòqu to go over
上去 shàngqu to go up