夏洛的网 第148期:多里安医生(2)

 　　"What kind of story did she tell?" asked Mrs. Arable¹. “它讲什么故事啦？”阿拉布尔太太问她。

　　"Well," began Fern, "she told us about a cousin of hers who caught a fish in her web. “哦，”弗恩说起来，“它告诉我们，它的一个堂姐用它的网捉住了一条鱼，

　　Don't you think that's fascinating?" 你不觉得这个故事很动人吗？”

　　"Fern, dear, how would a fish get in a spider's web?"  said Mrs. Arable. “弗恩，亲爱的，鱼怎么会落到蜘蛛网里呢？”阿拉布尔太太说，

　　"You know it couldn't happen. You're making this up." “你知道的，这种事不可能发生。这是你编出来的。”

　　"Oh, it happened all right," replied Fern. “噢，这件事的确发生了，”弗恩回答说，

　　"Charlotte never fibs. “夏洛从来不说谎。

　　This cousin of hers built a web across a stream. 它这个堂姐结了一张网，横过一条小溪。

　　One day she was hanging around on the web 一天它在网上，

　　and a tiny fish leaped into the air and got tangled² in the web. 一条小鱼跳上半空，缠到网里了。

　　The fish was caught by one fin³, Mother; 小鱼的一个鱼鳍给缠住了，妈妈，

　　its tail was wildly thrashing and shining in the sun. 可它的尾巴拼命拍打，在阳光中闪闪发亮。

　　Can't you just see the web, sagging⁴ dangerously under the weight of the fish? 你看不出来吗，那蜘蛛网在鱼的重压下岌岌可危地晃来晃去？

　　Charlotte's cousin kept slipping in, dodging⁵ out, 夏洛的堂姐一个劲儿地滑进滑出，

　　and she was beaten mercilessly over the head by the wildly thrashing fish, 头被那拼命挣扎的鱼狠狠地拍打，

　　dancing in, dancing out,  throwing ..." 可它跳进跳出，吐出……”

1 arable   

adj.可耕的，适合种植的

参考例句：

• The terrain changed quickly from arable land to desert.那个地带很快就从耕地变成了沙漠。
• Do you know how much arable land has been desolated?你知道什么每年有多少土地荒漠化吗？

2 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。

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。

5 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