夏洛的网 第34期:孤独

 　　Chapter 4 loneliness

　　第四章 孤独

　　The next day was rainy and dark.

　　第二天下雨，天色阴沉沉的。

　　Rain fell on the roof of the barn and dripped steadily¹ from the eaves.

　　雨水落在谷仓屋顶上，不停地从屋檐上滴落下来；

　　Rain fell in the barnyard and ran in crooked² courses down into the lane where thistles and pigweed grew.

　　雨水落到谷仓院子，弯弯曲曲地一道一道流进长着蓟草和藜草的小路；

　　双语有声读物 夏洛的网

　　Rain spattered against Mrs. Zuckerman's kitchen windows

　　雨水噼噼啪啪地打在朱克曼太太的厨房窗上，

　　and came gushing³ out of the downspouts.

　　咕咚咕咚地涌出水管；

　　Rain fell on the backs of the sheep as they grazed in the meadow.

　　雨水落在正在草地上吃草的羊背上。

　　When the sheep tired of standing⁴ in the rain,

　　羊在雨中站累了，

　　they walked slowly up the lane and into the fold.

　　就沿着小路慢慢地走回羊圈。

1 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

2 crooked   

adj.弯曲的；不诚实的，狡猾的，不正当的

参考例句：

• He crooked a finger to tell us to go over to him.他弯了弯手指，示意我们到他那儿去。
• You have to drive slowly on these crooked country roads.在这些弯弯曲曲的乡间小路上你得慢慢开车。

3 gushing   

adj.迸出的；涌出的；喷出的；过分热情的v.喷，涌( gush的现在分词 )；滔滔不绝地说话

参考例句：

• blood gushing from a wound 从伤口冒出的血
• The young mother was gushing over a baby. 那位年轻的母亲正喋喋不休地和婴儿说话。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。