夏洛的网 第135期:进展顺利(8)

 　　"Lurvy!" he called. “勒维！”他叫道，

　　"There is to be no more cow manure¹ thrown down into that pigpen. “不要再把牛粪扔到猪圈去了。

　　I have a terrific pig. 我有的是只了不起的猪。

　　I want that pig to have clean, bright straw every day for his bedding. Understand?" 我要这只猪天天睡干净发亮的干麦草。你明白吗？”

　　"Yes, sir," said Lurvy. “明白，老板，”勒维说。

　　"Furthermore," said Mr. Zuckerman, “还有，”朱克曼先生说，

　　"I want you to start building a crate² for Wilbur. “我要你给威尔伯做一个板条箱。

　　I have decided³ to take the pig to the County Fair on September sixth. 我决定九月六号带这猪去赶我们县的集市。

　　Make the crate large and paint it green with gold letters!" 板条箱要做得大，漆成绿色，写上烫金大字。"

　　"What will the letters say?" asked Lurvy. “写上什么呢？”勒维问道。

　　"They should say Zuckerman's Famous Pig." “应该写上朱克曼的名猪。”

　　Lurvy picked up a pitchfork and walked away to get some clean straw. 勒维捡起一把叉子，就去弄来干净的麦草。

　　Having such an important pig was going to mean plenty of extra work, he could see that. 有那么只了不起的名猪，这等于说，额外的工作自然就多，这一点他明白。

1 manure   

n.粪，肥，肥粒；vt.施肥

参考例句：

• The farmers were distributing manure over the field.农民们正在田间施肥。
• The farmers used manure to keep up the fertility of their land.农夫们用粪保持其土质的肥沃。

2 crate   

vt.(up)把…装入箱中；n.板条箱，装货箱

参考例句：

• We broke open the crate with a blow from the chopper.我们用斧头一敲就打开了板条箱。
• The workers tightly packed the goods in the crate.工人们把货物严紧地包装在箱子里。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。