夏洛的网 第93期:威尔伯说大话(14)

 　　"Charlotte?" he said. "Yes?" said the spider.

　　“夏洛？”它又说。“什么事？”蜘蛛问它。

　　"Were you serious when you promised you would keep them from killing¹ me?"

　　“你答应过不让他们来杀我，你这话是当真吗？”

　　"I was never more serious in my life.I am not going to let you die, Wilbur."

　　“我这辈子说的话，没有比这话更当真的了，我不会让你死，威尔伯。”

　　"How are you going to save me?" asked Wilbur, whose curiosity was very strong on this point.

　　“可你怎样救我呢？”威尔伯问道，对这一点，它的好奇心非常之大。

　　"Well," said Charlotte, vaguely², "I don't really know. But I'm working on a plan."

　　“这个嘛，”夏洛含糊地说，“我也说不准。不过我在盘算。”

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 vaguely   

adv.含糊地，暖昧地

参考例句：

• He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
• He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面，对一切都视而不见。