夏洛的网 第17期:小猪威尔伯(8)

 　　"Call up the Zuckermans," suggested¹ Mrs. Arable² to Fern.

　　“给朱克曼家打个电话吧，” 阿拉布尔太太劝弗恩说，

　　"Your Uncle Homer sometimes raises a pig.

　　“你的霍默舅舅有时候会弄只猪养养。

　　And if Wilbur goes there to live,

　　要是威尔伯卖到他家里去，

　　you can walk down the road and visit him as often as you like."

　　你只要高兴就可以常常走大路去看它。”

　　"How much money should I ask for him?"

　　“我该问他要多少钱呢？”

　　Fern wanted to know.

　　弗恩问道。

　　"Well," said her father, "he's a runt.

　　“这个嘛，”她爸爸说，“它是只落脚猪。

　　Tell your Uncle Homer you've got a pig you'll sell for six dollars,

　　你对你霍默舅舅说，你有只小猪要卖，只卖六块钱，

　　and see what he says."

　　看看他怎么说。”

1 suggested   

暗示的

参考例句：

• We suggested that she stop by that evening to talk things over. 我们建议她在那晚顺便来找我们，把事情商量一下。
• These truths were by no means self-evident when Galileo first suggested them. 伽里略首次提出这些真理时决非显而易见。

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？