夏洛的网 第90期:威尔伯说大话(11)

 　　"In a forest looking for beechnuts and truffles and delectable¹ roots,

　　“上一片森林去找山毛榉果子、块菌、甘美的树根，

　　pushing leaves aside with my wonderful strong nose,

　　用我了不起的有力的鼻子拱开树叶，

　　searching and sniffing² along the ground, smelling, smelling, smelling..."

　　在地里又嗅又找，闻啊，闻啊，闻啊，闻啊……”

　　"You smell just the way you are," remarked a lamb who had just walked in.

　　“你自己的气味就够闻的，”一只刚进来的小羊羔说，

　　"I can smell you from here. You're the smelliest creature in the place."

　　“我老远就闻到你了。你是这里最臭的东西。”

　　Wilbur hung his head. His eyes grew wet with tears.

　　威尔伯侧着头。它的眼睛湿润了。

　　Charlotte noticed his embarrassment³ and she spoke⁴ sharply to the lamb.

　　夏洛看到它那么难过，狠狠地训那小羊羔。

　　"Let Wilbur alone!" she said. "He has a perfect right to smell, considering his surroundings.

　　“别烦威尔伯，”它说，“考虑到它的环境，它完全有理由有气味。

　　You're no bundle of sweet peas yourself. Furthermore, you are interrupting a very pleasant conversation.

　　你自己并不是一捆香豌豆。而且你打断了一场非常愉快的谈话。

　　What were we talking about, Wilbur, when we were so rudely interrupted?

　　我们刚才给它那么粗暴无礼地打断的时候，威尔伯，我们正谈到哪里啊？”

1 delectable   

adj.使人愉快的；美味的

参考例句：

• What delectable food you cook!你做的食品真好吃！
• But today the delectable seafood is no longer available in abundance.但是今天这种可口的海味已不再大量存在。

2 sniffing   

n.探查法v.以鼻吸气，嗅，闻( sniff的现在分词 )；抽鼻子（尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气）；抱怨，不以为然地说

参考例句：

• We all had colds and couldn't stop sniffing and sneezing. 我们都感冒了，一个劲地抽鼻子，打喷嚏。
• They all had colds and were sniffing and sneezing. 他们都伤风了，呼呼喘气而且打喷嚏。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 embarrassment   

n.尴尬；使人为难的人(事物)；障碍；窘迫

参考例句：

• She could have died away with embarrassment.她窘迫得要死。
• Coughing at a concert can be a real embarrassment.在音乐会上咳嗽真会使人难堪。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。