夏洛的网 第83期:威尔伯说大话(4)

 　　Wilbur hesitated a moment, then jumped out into the air.

　　威尔伯犹豫了一下，接着悬空往下跳。

　　He glanced hastily behind to see if a piece of rope was following him to check his fall,

　　它赶快往身后瞧，看后面是不是有根绳子拉住它不让它掉下去，

　　but nothing seemed to be happening in his rear,

　　可是它身后似乎一无所有，

　　and the next thing he knew he landed with a thump¹.

　　紧接着就蓬通一声落到地上了。

　　"Ooomp!" he grunted². Charlotte laughed so hard her web began to sway.

　　“哎哟！”它哼哼叫了一声。夏洛哈哈大笑，笑得它的网晃来晃去。

　　"What did I do wrong?" asked the pig, when he recovered from his bump.

　　“我做错什么了？”小猪从摔跤中缓过气来，问道。

　　"Nothing," said Charlotte. "It was a nice try."

　　“什么也没做错，”夏洛说，“这个尝试做得很好。”

　　"I think it try again," said Wilbur, cheerfully.

　　“我想再试一次，”威尔伯开心地说，

　　"I believe what I need is a little piece of string to hold me."

　　“我认为我要的是根绳子把我拉住。”

1 thump   

v.重击，砰然地响；n.重击，重击声

参考例句：

• The thief hit him a thump on the head.贼在他的头上重击一下。
• The excitement made her heart thump.她兴奋得心怦怦地跳。

2 grunted   

（猪等）作呼噜声( grunt的过去式和过去分词 )； （指人）发出类似的哼声； 咕哝着说

参考例句：

• She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page. 她只咕哝了一声，继续看书，不屑抬起头来看一眼。
• She grunted some incomprehensible reply. 她咕噜着回答了些令人费解的话。