夏洛的网 第145期:进展顺利(18)

 　　"Tell me another story!" begged Wilbur. “再给我讲一个故事吧！”威尔伯求它。

　　So Charlotte told him about another cousin of hers 于是夏洛给它讲另一个堂姐的故事，

　　who was an aeronaut. 这堂姐是只飞天蜘蛛。

　　"What is an aeronaut?" asked Wilbur. “怎么叫飞天蜘蛛？”威尔伯问它。

　　"A balloonist," said Charlotte. “它乘气球飞天，”夏洛说，

　　"My cousin used to stand on her head “我这堂姐经常倒过头来竖蜻蜓站着，

　　and let out enough thread to form a balloon. 吐出足够的丝做成一个气球。

　　Then she'd let go and be lifted into the air and carried upward¹ on the warm wind." 然后，它把气球放飞，温暖的风把气球连同它一起吹上了空中。”

　　"Is that true?" asked Wilbur. "Or are you just making it up?" “这是真的吗？”威尔伯问道，“是你编出来的吧？”

　　"It's true," replied Charlotte. “这是真的，”夏洛回答说，

　　"I have some very remarkable² cousins. “我有几个非常出色的堂姐。

　　And now, Wilbur, it's time you went to sleep." 好了，威尔伯，你该睡觉了。”

1 upward   

adj.向上的，上升的；adv.向上，上升

参考例句：

• The birds flew upward.鸟儿向上飞去。
• Prices have an upward tendency.价格有上升的趋势。

2 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。