夏洛的网 第59期:夏日(2)

 　　Around the first of July, the work horses were hitched¹ to the mowing² machine,

　　七月初，那些耕马给拴到割草机上，

　　and Mr. Zuckerman climbed into the seat and drove into the field.

　　朱克曼先生坐到割草机的座位上面，把割草机拉到地里去。

　　All morning you could hear the rattle³ of the machine as it went round and round,

　　一个上午可以听到割草机绕过来绕过去的嘎嘎声，

　　while the tall grass fell down behind the cutter bar in long green swathes.

　　这时高高的草在割草机横档后面倒下来，排成绿色的长排。

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　　Next day, if there was no thunder shower, all hands would help rake and pitch and load,

　　到第二天，如果没有雷阵雨，所有的人手都来帮忙耙啊，叉啊，装车啊，

　　and the hay would be hauled to the barn in the high hay wagon⁴,

　　这些干草就被高高的干草车运到谷仓去，

　　with Fern and Avery riding at the top of the load.

　　弗恩和艾弗里高高地坐在干草顶上。

　　Then the hay would be hoisted⁵, sweet and warm, into the big loft⁶,

　　接下来，这些香喷喷热烘烘的干草给吊到那大阁楼上，

　　until the whole barn seemed like a wonderful bed of timothy and clover.

　　直到整个谷仓像是一张用猫尾草和红花草做的大草床。

　　It was fine to jump in, and perfect to hide in.

　　跳进去真痛快，躲在草里连人都找不到。

　　And sometimes Avery would find a little grass snake in the hay,

　　有时候艾弗里会在草里找到一条小草蛇，

　　and would add it to the other things in his pocket.

　　把它塞进衣袋，衣袋里杂七杂八的东西又多了一样。

1 hitched   

（免费）搭乘他人之车( hitch的过去式和过去分词 )； 搭便车； 攀上； 跃上

参考例句：

• They hitched a ride in a truck. 他们搭乘了一辆路过的货车。
• We hitched a ride in a truck yesterday. 我们昨天顺便搭乘了一辆卡车。

2 mowing   

n.割草，一次收割量，牧草地v.刈，割( mow的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The lawn needs mowing. 这草坪的草该割了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• "Do you use it for mowing?" “你是用它割草么？” 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

3 rattle   

v.飞奔，碰响；激怒；n.碰撞声；拨浪鼓

参考例句：

• The baby only shook the rattle and laughed and crowed.孩子只是摇着拨浪鼓，笑着叫着。
• She could hear the rattle of the teacups.她听见茶具叮当响。

4 wagon   

n.四轮马车，手推车，面包车；无盖运货列车

参考例句：

• We have to fork the hay into the wagon.我们得把干草用叉子挑进马车里去。
• The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路。

5 hoisted   

把…吊起，升起( hoist的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He hoisted himself onto a high stool. 他抬身坐上了一张高凳子。
• The sailors hoisted the cargo onto the deck. 水手们把货物吊到甲板上。

6 loft   

n.阁楼，顶楼

参考例句：

• We could see up into the loft from bottom of the stairs.我们能从楼梯脚边望到阁楼的内部。
• By converting the loft,they were able to have two extra bedrooms.把阁楼改造一下，他们就可以多出两间卧室。