夏洛的网 第82期:威尔伯说大话(3)

 　　"Well," said Charlotte, "you and I lead different lives.

　　“这个嘛，”夏洛说，“你和我过的生活不同。

　　You don't have to spin a web. That takes real leg work."

　　你用不着结网。结网是真正的腿上功夫。”

　　"I could spin a web if I tried," said Wilbur, boasting. "I've just never tried."

　　“我要想结网也能结，”威尔伯说大话，“我只是不结罢了。”

　　"Let's see you do it," said Charlotte.

　　“那就让我们看看你结网吧，”夏洛说。

　　Fern chuckled¹ softly, and her eyes grew wide with love for the pig.

　　弗恩轻轻地格格笑，由于对小猪充满爱意，眼睛都张大了。

　　"OK," replied Wilbur. "You coach me and I'll spin one.

　　“好吧，”威尔伯回答说，“你给我指点一下，我来结一个。

　　It must be a lot of fun to spin a web. How do I start?"

　　结网一定很好玩。我怎么开头呢？”

　　"Take a deep breath!" said Charlotte, smiling.

　　“深深吸口气！”夏洛微笑着说。

　　Wilbur breathed deeply."Now climb to the highest place you can get to, like this."

　　威尔伯深吸了口气。“现在你能爬多高就爬多高，像这样。”

　　Charlotte raced up to the top of the doorway².

　　夏洛飞快地爬上门顶。

　　Wilbur scrambled³ to the top of the manure⁴ pile."Very good!" said Charlotte.

　　威尔伯爬到肥料堆的顶上。“很好！”夏洛说，

　　"Now make an attachment⁵ with your spinnerets, hurl⁶ yourself into space,

　　“现在用你的吐丝器吐丝，然后跳到空中，

　　and let out a dragline as you go down!"

　　一路下来时吐出丝来拉着你。”

1 chuckled   

轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
• She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情，她就轻轻地暗自发笑。

2 doorway   

n.门口，(喻)入门；门路，途径

参考例句：

• They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
• Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。

3 scrambled   

v.快速爬行( scramble的过去式和过去分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Each scrambled for the football at the football ground. 足球场上你争我夺。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• He scrambled awkwardly to his feet. 他笨拙地爬起身来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 manure   

n.粪，肥，肥粒；vt.施肥

参考例句：

• The farmers were distributing manure over the field.农民们正在田间施肥。
• The farmers used manure to keep up the fertility of their land.农夫们用粪保持其土质的肥沃。

5 attachment   

n.附属物，附件；依恋；依附

参考例句：

• She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
• She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。

6 hurl   

vt.猛投，力掷，声叫骂

参考例句：

• The best cure for unhappiness is to hurl yourself into your work.医治愁苦的最好办法就是全身心地投入工作。
• To hurl abuse is no way to fight.谩骂决不是战斗。