夏洛的网 第88期:威尔伯说大话(9)

 　　"You needn't feel too badly, Wilbur," she said.

　　“你用不着太难过，威尔伯，”它说。

　　[00:02.72]"Not many creatures can spin webs. Even men aren't as good at it as spiders,

　　“没有多少动物会结网的。连人类也织不过蜘蛛，

　　[00:07.51]although they think they're pretty good, and they'll try anything.

　　虽然他们自以为织得很好，想尽了办法。

　　[00:10.76]Did you ever hear of the Queensborough Bridge?"

　　你听说过昆斯伯罗大桥吗？”

　　[00:14.12]Wilbur shook his head. "Is it a web?" "Sort of," replied Charlotte.

　　威尔伯摇摇头。“是张网吗？” “有点像，”夏洛说，

　　[00:19.09]"But do you know how long it took men to build it? Eight whole years.

　　“不过你知道，人类用了多长时间才把它造出来吗？整整八个年头。

　　[00:24.38]My goodness¹, I would have starved to death waiting that long.

　　天啊，等那么长，我都要饿死了。

　　[00:27.32]I can make a web in a single evening."

　　我一个晚上就结成一张网。

　　[00:29.74]"What do people catch in the Queensborough Bridge - bugs²?" asked Wilbur.

　　“在昆斯伯罗大桥上，人类捉什么呢——甲虫吗？”威尔伯问道。

1 goodness   

n.善良，善行，美德

参考例句：

• Would you have the goodness to turn off the radio?劳驾，请你把收音机关上好不好？
• Thank goodness,we've found a cure for the disease.好了，这病有救了！

2 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》