夏洛的网 第153期:多里安医生(7)

 　　"Do you understand how there could be any writing in a spider's web?" “明白蜘蛛网上怎么会有字。”

　　"Oh, no," said Dr. Dorian. "I don't understand it. “噢，不，”多里安医生说，“我不明白。

　　But for that matter I don't understand how a spider learned to spin a web in the first place. 可说到这件事，我首先就不明白，蜘蛛是怎么学会结网的。

　　When the words appeared, everyone said they were a miracle. 那些字的出现，大家说是奇迹。

　　But nobody pointed¹ out that the web itself is a miracle." 不过没有人指出，蜘蛛网本身就是一个奇迹。”

　　"What's miraculous² about a spider's web?" said Mrs. Arable³. “蜘蛛网有什么奇迹呢？”阿拉布尔太太说，

　　"I don't see why you say a web is a miracle - it's just a web." “我不明白你为什么说蜘蛛网是个奇迹——就是一张蜘蛛网罢了。”

　　"Ever try to spin one?" asked Dr. Dorian. “你试过结网吗？”多里安医生问道。

　　Mrs. Arable shifted uneasily in her chair. 阿拉布尔太太在她的椅子上不自在地动着身子。

　　"No," she replied. “没有，”她回答说，

　　"But I can crochet⁴ a doily and I can knit a sock." “不过我会编织小餐巾，也会编织短袜子。”

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 miraculous   

adj.像奇迹一样的，不可思议的

参考例句：

• The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。
• They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人，赢得了非凡的胜利。

3 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？

4 crochet   

n.钩针织物；v.用钩针编制

参考例句：

• That's a black crochet waistcoat.那是一件用钩针编织的黑色马甲。
• She offered to teach me to crochet rugs.她提出要教我钩织小地毯。