夏洛的网 第143期:进展顺利(16)

 　　So Charlotte, although she, too, was tired, did what Wilbur wanted. 于是，尽管夏洛也很累，它还是做威尔伯要它做的事。

　　"Once upon a time," she began, “从前，”它讲起来，

　　"I had a beautiful cousin “我有一个堂姐，

　　who managed to build her web across a small stream. 它能把它的网从小溪这边结到小溪那边，横跨在小溪上面。

　　One day a tiny fish leaped in to the air 有一天，一条小鱼腾空跳起，

　　and got tangled¹ in the web. 缠在网上。

　　My cousin was very much surprised, of course. 我的堂姐自然十分吃惊。

　　The fish was thrashing wildly. 鱼拼命扑腾。

　　My cousin hardly dared tackle it. 我的堂姐简直不敢对付它。

　　But she did. 可它还是干了。

　　She swooped² down and threw great masses of wrapping material around the fish 它扑下去，吐了许多丝捆那小鱼，

　　and fought bravely to capture it." 勇敢地搏斗，要把它捉住。”

　　"Did she succeed?" asked Wilbur. “它成功了吗？”威尔伯问道。

　　"It was a never-to-be-forgotten battle," said Charlotte. “这是一场让人永远忘不了的战斗，”夏洛说，

　　"There was the fish, caught only by one fin³, “先说那小鱼吧，它只给捆住了一个鱼鳍，

　　and its tail wildly thrashing and shining in the sun. 它的尾巴拼命地拍打，在阳光下闪闪发亮。

　　There was the web, sagging⁴ dangerously under the weight of the fish." 再说那张网，它在鱼的重量岌岌可危地晃来晃去，越坠越长。”

1 tangled   

adj. 纠缠的，紊乱的 动词tangle的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• Your hair's so tangled that I can't comb it. 你的头发太乱了，我梳不动。
• A movement caught his eye in the tangled undergrowth. 乱灌木丛里的晃动引起了他的注意。

2 swooped   

俯冲，猛冲( swoop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The aircraft swooped down over the buildings. 飞机俯冲到那些建筑物上方。
• The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it. 鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来，并把它杀死。

3 fin   

n.鳍；(飞机的)安定翼

参考例句：

• They swim using a small fin on their back.它们用背上的小鳍游动。
• The aircraft has a long tail fin.那架飞机有一个长长的尾翼。

4 sagging   

下垂[沉，陷]，松垂，垂度

参考例句：

• The morale of the enemy troops is continuously sagging. 敌军的士气不断低落。
• We are sagging south. 我们的船正离开航线向南漂流。