夏洛的网 第144期:进展顺利(17)

 　　"How much did the fish weigh?" asked Wilbur eagerly. " “那条鱼有多重？”威尔伯问道。

　　"I don't know," said Charlotte. " There was my cousin, “不知道，”夏洛说，“再回过来说我堂姐，

　　slipping in, dodging¹ out, 它滑进滑出，

　　beaten mercilessly over the head by the wildly thrashing fish, 头被那拼命挣扎的鱼无情地拍打，

　　dancing in, dancing out, 跳进跳出，

　　throwing her threads and fighting hard. 吐出丝来，顽强抵抗。

　　First she threw a left around the tail. 它先在鱼尾巴上一个左手拳，

　　The fish lashed² back. 鱼打回来。

　　Then a left to the tail and a right to the mid³ section. 接着它在鱼尾巴上又一个左手拳，在鱼身上一个右手拳。

　　The fish lashed back. 鱼又打回来，

　　Then she dodged⁴ to one side and threw a right, 接着它闪到一边，在鱼鳍上一个右手拳，

　　and another right to the fin⁵. 又一个右手拳。

　　Then a hard left to the head, 接着在鱼头上狠狠一个左手拳，

　　while the web swayed and stretched." 这时网晃来晃去，坠得很低了。”

　　"Then what happened?" asked Wilbur. “接下来怎么样？”威尔伯问道。

　　"Nothing," said Charlotte. “没怎么样，”夏洛说，

　　"The fish lost the fight. “鱼打败了。

　　My cousin wrapped it up so tight it couldn't budge⁶." 我的堂姐把它裹得严严实实，它动也没法动。”

　　"Then what happened?" asked Wilbur. “接下来怎么样？”威尔伯又问。

　　"Nothing," said Charlotte. “没怎么样，”夏洛说，

　　"My cousin kept the fish for a while, “我的堂姐让鱼这样过了一阵，

　　and then, when she got good and ready, 等到好了，吃得下，

　　she ate it." 就把鱼吃了。”

1 dodging   

n.避开，闪过，音调改变v.闪躲( dodge的现在分词 )；回避

参考例句：

• He ran across the road, dodging the traffic. 他躲开来往的车辆跑过马路。
• I crossed the highway, dodging the traffic. 我避开车流穿过了公路。 来自辞典例句

2 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

4 dodged   

v.闪躲( dodge的过去式和过去分词 )；回避

参考例句：

• He dodged cleverly when she threw her sabot at him. 她用木底鞋砸向他时，他机敏地闪开了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He dodged the book that I threw at him. 他躲开了我扔向他的书。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。

6 budge   

v.移动一点儿；改变立场

参考例句：

• We tried to lift the rock but it wouldn't budge.我们试图把大石头抬起来，但它连动都没动一下。
• She wouldn't budge on the issue.她在这个问题上不肯让步。