夏洛的网 第12期:小猪威尔伯(3)

 　　Carrying a bottle of milk, Fern sat down under the apple tree inside the yard.

　　弗恩拿来一瓶牛奶，在苹果树下的猪栏里坐下来。

　　Wilbur ran to her and she held the bottle for him while he sucked.

　　威尔伯跑到她面前，她端着奶瓶让它吸。

　　When he had finished the last drop,

　　喝完最后一滴牛奶，

　　he grunted¹ and walked sleepily into the box.

　　它呼噜呼噜着，瞌睡蒙胧地走进木箱。

　　Fern peered through the door.

　　弗恩低下头朝门里看。

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　　Wilbur was poking² the straw with his snout.

　　威尔伯正用它的鼻子拱麦草。

　　In a short time he had dug a tunnel in the straw.

　　转眼间，它就在麦草里拱出了一条地道。

　　He crawled into the tunnel and disappeared from sight,

　　它钻进地道，不见了，

　　completely covered with straw.

　　完全被麦草盖住，

　　Fern was enchanted³.

　　弗恩看得入了神。

　　It relieved her mind to know that her baby would sleep covered up, and would stay warm.

　　知道她这小宝宝盖上麦草睡觉不会冷，她放心了。

1 grunted   

（猪等）作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 )； （指人）发出类似的哼声； 咕哝着说

参考例句：

• She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page. 她只咕哝了一声，继续看书，不屑抬起头来看一眼。
• She grunted some incomprehensible reply. 她咕噜着回答了些令人费解的话。

2 poking   

n. 刺，戳，袋 vt. 拨开，刺，戳 vi. 戳，刺，捅，搜索，伸出，行动散慢

参考例句：

• He was poking at the rubbish with his stick. 他正用手杖拨动垃圾。
• He spent his weekends poking around dusty old bookshops. 他周末都泡在布满尘埃的旧书店里。

3 enchanted   

adj. 被施魔法的，陶醉的，入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
• He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。