夏洛的网 第152期:多里安医生(6)

 　　Dr. Dorian leaned back and closed his eyes. 多里安医生靠在椅背上，闭上眼睛。

　　"How enchanting¹!" he said. “多么入迷啊！”他说，

　　"It must be real nice and quiet down there. “那里一定是个真正安静的好地方。

　　Homer has some sheep, hasn't he?" 霍默有好些羊，对吗？”

　　"But it all started with that pig we let Fern raise on a bottle. “不过一切是从我们让弗恩用奶瓶喂小猪开始的。

　　She calls him Wilbur. 她给小猪取了个名字叫威尔伯。

　　Homer bought the pig, and ever since it left our place Fern has been going to her uncle's to be near it." 霍默把这头小猪买去了，自从小猪离开我们家，弗恩就一直上她舅舅家去待在它身边。

　　"I've been hearing things about that pig," said Dr. Dorian, opening his eyes. “关于那只小猪，我听到了好些新闻，”多里安医生一下子睁开眼睛说，

　　"They say he's quite a pig." “他们说这小猪了不起。”

　　"Have you heard about the words that appeared in the spider's web?" asked Mrs. Arable² nervously³. “你也听说蜘蛛网上出现的字了？”阿拉布尔太太紧张地问道。

　　"Yes," replied the doctor. “对，”医生回答说。

　　"Well, do you understand it?" asked Mrs. Arable. “那么，你明白了？”阿拉布尔太太问道。

　　"Understand what?" “明白什么？”

1 enchanting   

a.讨人喜欢的

参考例句：

• His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑，活脱儿象他父亲。
• Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方，我又向往又害怕。

2 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？

3 nervously   

adv.神情激动地，不安地

参考例句：

• He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇，努力忍着不哭出来。
• He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。