夏洛的网 第65期:夏日(8)

 　　"Certainly-ertainly-ertainly," said the gander.

　　“当然，当然，当然，”公鹅说，

　　"You may have the egg. But I'll tell you one thing, Templeton,

　　“这个蛋你可以拿走，不过有一件事我告诉你，坦普尔顿，

　　if I ever catch you poking-oking-oking your ugly nose around our goslings,

　　万一让我看到你在我这些小鹅身边探头探脑，伸出——伸出——伸出你的丑鼻子，

　　I'll give you the worst pounding a rat ever took."

　　我会给你老鼠从没挨过的最狠的打击。”

　　And the gander opened his strong wings and beat the air with them to show his power.

　　公鹅张开它强壮的翅膀，扑打空气，表现它多么有力气。

　　He was strong and brave, but the truth is, both the goose and the gander were worried about Templeton.

　　它又强壮又勇敢，不过事实是，母鹅公鹅都很担心这个坦白普尔顿。

　　And with good reason.

　　这是完全有道理的。

　　The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples¹, no consideration, no decency²,

　　这老鼠不讲道德，没有良心，无所顾忌，不想别人，毫不正派，

　　no milk of rodent³ kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness⁴, no anything.

　　没有啮齿动物的恻隐之心，没有内疚，没有高尚的感情，没有交情，什么也没有。

　　He would kill a gosling if he could get away with it - the goose knew that.

　　如果它咬死了小鹅能逃脱罪责，它是会咬死小鹅的——母鹅心中有数。

　　Everybody knew it.

　　个个心中都有数。

1 scruples   

n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 )；顾虑，顾忌v.感到于心不安，有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• I overcame my moral scruples. 我抛开了道德方面的顾虑。
• I'm not ashamed of my scruples about your family. They were natural. 我并未因为对你家人的顾虑而感到羞耻。这种感觉是自然而然的。 来自疯狂英语突破英语语调

2 decency   

n.体面，得体，合宜，正派，庄重

参考例句：

• His sense of decency and fair play made him refuse the offer.他的正直感和公平竞争意识使他拒绝了这一提议。
• Your behaviour is an affront to public decency.你的行为有伤风化。

3 rodent   

n.啮齿动物；adj.啮齿目的

参考例句：

• When there is a full moon,this nocturnal rodent is careful to stay in its burrow.月圆之夜，这种夜间活动的啮齿类动物会小心地呆在地洞里不出来。
• This small rodent can scoop out a long,narrow tunnel in a very short time.这种小啮齿动物能在很短的时间里挖出一条又长又窄的地道来。

4 friendliness   

n.友谊，亲切，亲密

参考例句：

• Behind the mask of friendliness,I know he really dislikes me.在友善的面具后面，我知道他其实并不喜欢我。
• His manner was a blend of friendliness and respect.他的态度友善且毕恭毕敬。