夏洛的网 第11期:小猪威尔伯(2)

 　　For the first few days of his life,

　　在威尔伯生下来的头几天里，

　　Wilbur was allowed to live in a box near the stove in the kitchen.

　　它给安置在厨房炉子旁边的箱子里。

　　Then, when Mrs. Arable¹ complained,

　　后来阿拉布尔太太说话了，

　　he was moved to a bigger box in the woodshed.

　　它就给搬到板棚里，换了一个大一点的箱子。

　　At two weeks of age, he was moved outdoors.

　　长到两个礼拜时，它又给转移到户外。

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　　It was apple-blossom time, and the days were getting warmer.

　　这是苹果开花的时节，天气越来越暖和。

　　Mr. Arable fixed² a small yard specially³ for Wilbur under an apple tree,

　　阿拉布尔先生在一棵苹果树下圈了一小块地给威尔伯做猪栏，

　　and gave him a large wooden box full of straw,

　　为它备了一个大木箱，里面堆满麦草，

　　with a doorway⁴ cut in it so he could walk in and out as he pleased.

　　木箱开了一个门，这样它就能随意进进出出了。

　　"Won't he be cold at night?" asked Fern.

　　“夜里它不会冷吗？”弗恩问道。

　　"No," said her father.

　　“不会，”她爸爸说，

　　"You watch and see what he does."

　　“你看着吧，看它会怎么办？”

1 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？

2 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

3 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

4 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。