夏洛的网 第99期:臭蛋爆炸(2)

 　　Wilbur walked into his yard just at that moment. "What are you thinking about, Charlotte?" he asked.

　　就在这节骨眼上，威尔伯走进它的猪栏。“你在想什么啊，夏洛？”它问道。

　　"I was just thinking," said the spider, "that people are very gullible¹."

　　“我正在想，”蜘蛛说，“人是阿木林。”

　　"What does 'gullible' mean?" "Easy to fool," said Charlotte.

　　“‘阿木林’是什么意思？”“就是傻瓜，容易上当受骗。”夏洛说。

　　"That's a mercy," replied Wilbur, and he lay down in the shade of his fence and went fast asleep.

　　“那真是太谢天谢地了，”威尔伯回答一声，随即在它的围栏阴影里躺下来，呼呼睡着了。

　　The spider, however, stayed wide awake, gazing² affectionately at him and making plans for his future.

　　可蜘蛛醒着，充满深情地看着它，做它的计划。

　　Summer was half gone. She knew she didn't have much time.

　　夏天已经过去一半。它知道时间紧迫了。

1 gullible   

adj.易受骗的；轻信的

参考例句：

• The swindlers had roped into a number of gullible persons.骗子们已使一些轻信的人上了当。
• The advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight.这则广告专门针对担心自己肥胖而易受骗的年轻女士。

2 gazing   

n. 凝视 动词gaze的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• What are you gazing at? 你在凝视什么？stare指“睁大眼睛、目不转睛地盯着看”，如：
• The climbers stood on the top of the mountain, gazing at the splendid view. 登山队员们站在山顶，凝视壮丽的景色。