最近大热的Switch主机游戏《集合吧！动物森友会》(Animal Crossing) 在国内出圈，沉迷其中的小伙伴们见面打招呼的方式也都已经变成了“你家今天大头菜多少钱？”。

　　作为高度还原真实生活的经营养成类游戏，“动森”的故事发生在一个无人岛之中，玩家通过采集岛上的资源来进行理想中的日常生活，比如收集木材可以制成钓竿, 而一旦拥有了钓竿，围绕着钓鱼、卖鱼、赚钱、还贷的美好垂钓生活就从此一发不可收拾地展开了……

　　沉迷游戏熬夜垂钓的烤鸭岛主们大概不曾想过，自己手里正忙活的生计实际上也是暗藏杀机的雅思口语话题。纵使曾经游戏里肝了上百小时，坐在雅思考官面前被问到“Why do you like fishing？”的时候脚趾头也还是尴尬的抠出了三室一厅。

　　Fishing不单单是一个独立的话题，顺利拿下它之后可以同时搞定Spending time by yourself, Break, Leisure time / Outdoor / Family activities这些话题。那么今天我们就来瞧一瞧，5-8月口语新话题Fishing怎么破。

　　首先，来看一些细节描述时能够派上用场的单词和它们部分运用：

　　Ø All of a sudden, a fish took the lure.

　　Ø When a fish bit the hook, the float stated bobbing.

　　Ø To prevent the fish from escaping, they hauled up the fishing net.

　　Ø A tackle box and large food-storage container works quite well when we go fishing.

　　Ø While we stayed in the national park, she cast her fishing line into the lake every evening.

　　“动森”画面渲染感人，以至于现实生活中并不热爱垂钓的姑娘们也义无反顾的投入了环岛钓鱼的行列，哪怕什么都不做，静静坐在岸边仿佛也能理解为什么会有人喜欢钓鱼了，因为真的很放空也很放松。

　　1. Why do people go fishing?

　　在讨论人们为什么喜爱钓鱼时，以下几种思路可以作为参考：

　　① It is fun and thrilling

　　(not only is it fun, but it’s also thrilling 倒装的使用可以提高语法多样性哦!)

　　② Enables them to unplug / unwind / recharge their batteries

　　(这三种都可以在你想说relax的时候作为替换)

　　③ It’s a great escape from routine

　　④ Lowers anxiety and instills a sense of calm

　　⑤ Contemplate nature (for old pp especially)

　　看看例句：

　　First and foremost, fishing is a great way to spend a lot of time outdoors. And that applies no matter whether you catch anything or not.

　　首先，无论是否有收获，垂钓都是打发户外时光的好选择。

　　Besides it’s a pleasure to haul your skills in order to catch fish that are hard to catch such as trout and bass.

　　除此以外，通过提升钓鱼技能而捕获高难度鱼类例如鲑鱼和鲈鱼是一件乐事。

　　On top of that, some angles like all the gear that comes with fishing, they like nothing better than going over their fishing gear or ordering new items online: lures, floats, tackle boxes to name but a few.

　　再加上，有些钓友热衷于钓具并且时常网购各类用具例如：假饵，鱼浮，钓具盒等等，不一而足。

　　每当钓上不值钱又占包包地方的鱼，岛主们都一遍遍在心里默念这游戏什么时候才能开放烹饪技能？！届时江湖上必将掀起一阵地摊经济的热潮：“活鱼！现杀现烤！高蛋白，矿物质，熬夜岛主值得拥有！”

　　2. Do you like eating fish?

　　如果答案是否定的，那么理由可以参考：

　　①I am allergic to fish and other types of seafood

　　② I’m actually a meat lover

　　③ I can’t stand its fishy smell and taste

　　喜欢吃鱼的同学们可以直接看例句：

　　Absolutely, not only do I adore its smell and taste, but I also like the fact that eating fish and seafood provides me with essential high quality protein, minerals and vitamins that I need in my diet, more specifically according to researches that fish are an excellent source of Omega-3 fatty acids which provide important benefits for brain function.

　　我特别喜爱吃鱼，不仅因为我钟爱鱼类的香气和味道，而且因为鱼类能给我提供膳食所需的高蛋白，矿物质和维生素；尤其根据研究表明，鱼类富含对于大脑功能有益的Omega-3脂肪酸

　　This is the primary reason why fish is among my stable food.

　　绕着岛子不停寻找刷新的鱼影几乎就是还贷关键阶段岛主们为数不多的选择之一，海边，河口，瀑布，小溪只要地图上有的水域，无论咸淡，岛主们提着鱼竿就是冲。

　　3. Where can you see fish?

　　我们通常能够在以下地点见到鱼类：

　　Almost any water reservoir (= a body of water)

　　E.g. rivers / streams / ponds / lakes / oceans / aquariums / a fresh-water estuary 河口

　　例句：

　　I guess in water reservoirs like ponds, lakes, rivers and oceans.

　　It probably wouldn’t be any exaggeration to assert that virtually in every corner of the world where there is a body of water there has fish live in it.

　　毫不夸张地说，世界上任何有水体的地方都有鱼类生存

　　Having said that, there are few key factors which enable fish to survive, for instance these deciding factors could be water temperature, the amount of oxygen as well as the availability of hiding areas and breeding areas.

　　鱼类生存的至关重要的条件包含水温，氧含量以及是否有躲避危险的余地以及繁衍的空间。

　　今天的钓鱼篇到此为止，各位岛主可以踏踏实实回去钓鱼，再也不必担心自己的爱好难以言说了。下期咱们聊聊“动森”另一大野趣 - 昆虫。