夏洛的网 第2期:早饭前(2)

 "Do away with it?" shrieked¹ Fern.

“不要它？”弗恩一声尖叫，

"You mean kill it? Just because it's smaller than the others?"

“你是说要杀掉它？只为了它比别的猪小？”

Mrs. Arable² put a pitcher³ of cream on the table.

阿拉布尔太太在桌子上放下奶油缸。

"Don't yell, Fern!"she said.

“别嚷嚷，弗恩！”她说，

"Your father is right.

“你爸爸是对的。

The pig would probably die anyway."

那小猪反正活不了。”

Fern pushed a chair out of the way and ran outdoors.

弗恩推开挡道的一把椅子，跑出去了。

The grass was wet and the earth smelled of springtime.

青草湿湿的，泥土散发着一股春天气息。

Fern's sneakers were sopping⁴ by the time she caught up with her father.

等到追上爸爸，弗恩的帆布鞋都湿了。

1 shrieked   

v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫起来。
• Li Mei-t'ing gave a shout, and Lu Tzu-hsiao shrieked, "Tell what? 李梅亭大声叫，陆子潇尖声叫：“告诉什么？ 来自汉英文学 - 围城

2 arable   

adj.可耕的，适合种植的

参考例句：

• The terrain changed quickly from arable land to desert.那个地带很快就从耕地变成了沙漠。
• Do you know how much arable land has been desolated?你知道什么每年有多少土地荒漠化吗？

3 pitcher   

n.(有嘴和柄的)大水罐；(棒球)投手

参考例句：

• He poured the milk out of the pitcher.他从大罐中倒出牛奶。
• Any pitcher is liable to crack during a tight game.任何投手在紧张的比赛中都可能会失常。

4 sopping   

adj. 浑身湿透的 动词sop的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• We are sopping with rain. 我们被雨淋湿了。
• His hair under his straw hat was sopping wet. 隔着草帽，他的头发已经全湿。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子