夏洛的网 第46期:夏洛(4)

 　　"Day is almost here," he thought.

　　“天就要亮了。”它心里说。

　　Through a small window, a faint gleam appeared. One by one the stars went out.

　　微光透进一扇小窗子。星星一颗接一颗消失。

　　Wilbur could see the goose a few feet away.

　　威尔伯已经能看到离它几英尺远的母鹅。

　　She sat with head tucked under a wing.

　　它蹲在那里，头塞在翅膀底下。

　　Then he could see the sheep and the lambs. The sky lightened.

　　接着威尔伯又认出羊和小羊羔。天空亮起来了。

　　"Oh, beautiful day, it is here at last! Today I shall find my friend."

　　“噢，美丽的白天，它终于来了！今天我将找到我的朋友。”

　　Wilbur looked everywhere. He searched his pen thoroughly¹.

　　威尔伯到处看。它彻底搜索它的猪圈。

　　He examined the window ledge², stared up at the ceiling.

　　它察看了窗台，抬头看天花板。

　　But he saw nothing new. Finally he decided³ he would have to speak up.

　　可它没看到新的东西。最后它决定只好开口了。

　　He hated to break the lovely stillness of day by using his voice,

　　它不想用它的声音打破黎明时分这可爱的寂静，

　　but he couldn't think of any other way to locate the mysterious new friend who was nowhere to be seen.

　　可它想不出别的办法来判断它那位神秘朋友在什么地方，哪儿也看不见他。

　　So Wilbur cleared his throat.

　　于是威尔伯父清清它的嗓子。

1 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

2 ledge   

n.壁架，架状突出物；岩架，岩礁

参考例句：

• They paid out the line to lower him to the ledge.他们放出绳子使他降到那块岩石的突出部分。
• Suddenly he struck his toe on a rocky ledge and fell.突然他的脚趾绊在一块突出的岩石上，摔倒了。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。