夏洛的网 第60期:夏日(3)

 　　Early summer days are a jubilee¹ time for birds.

　　初夏的日子对于小鸟来说是个喜庆时节。

　　In the fields, around the house, in the barn, in the woods, in the swamp

　　田野上，房子周围，谷仓里，林子里，沼地里

　　everywhere love and songs and nests and eggs.

　　到处是小鸟在谈情说爱，在唱歌，到处是鸟窝，是鸟蛋。

　　双语有声读物 夏洛的网

　　From the edge of the woods,the white-throated sparrow (which must come all the way from Boston) calls,

　　在林边，白喉带鹀（一定是远自波士顿飞来的）大叫：

　　"Oh, Peabody, Peabody, Peabody!"

　　“噢，皮博迪，皮博迪，皮博迪！”

　　On an apple bough², the phoebe teeters and wags its tail and says, "Phoebe, phoe-bee!"

　　在一根苹果树枝上，那东菲比霸鹟摇头摆尾，说：“菲比，菲——比！”

　　The song sparrow, who knows how brief and lovely life is,

　　知道生命有多短促和可爱的歌雀

　　says, "Sweet, sweet, sweet interlude; sweet, sweet, sweet interlude."

　　说：“甜滋滋、甜滋滋、甜滋滋的插曲；甜滋滋、甜滋滋、甜滋滋的插曲！”

　　If you enter the barn, the swallows swoop³ down from their nests and scold.

　　你一走进谷仓，燕子就会从它们的窝里飞下来责备你

　　"Cheeky, cheeky!" they say.

　　说：“放肆，放肆！”

1 jubilee   

n.周年纪念；欢乐

参考例句：

• They had a big jubilee to celebrate the victory.他们举行盛大的周年纪念活动以祝贺胜利。
• Every Jubilee,to take the opposite case,has served a function.反过来说，历次君主巡幸，都曾起到某种作用。

2 bough   

n.大树枝，主枝

参考例句：

• I rested my fishing rod against a pine bough.我把钓鱼竿靠在一棵松树的大树枝上。
• Every bough was swinging in the wind.每条树枝都在风里摇摆。

3 swoop   

n.俯冲，攫取；v.抓取，突然袭击

参考例句：

• The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
• We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。