夏洛的网 第155期:多里安医生(9)

 　　"I never heard one say anything," he replied.

　　“我从来没听说过动物会说话，”多里安医生说，

　　"But that proves nothing.

　　“不过这不证明什么。

　　It is quite possible that an animal has spoken civilly to me

　　很可能有只动物曾经私底下对我说过话，

　　and that I didn't catch the remark because I wasn't paying attention.

　　可我没听到，只因为我没在意。

　　Children pay better attention than grownups.

　　孩子们比大人更在意。

　　If Fern says that the animals in Zuckerman's barn¹ talk,

　　如果弗恩说朱克曼家谷仓的动物说话，

　　I'm quite ready to believe her.

　　我很乐意相 信她的话。

　　Perhaps if people talked less, animals would talk more.

　　也许如果人少说话，动物就会多说些。

　　People are incessant² talkers - I can give you my word on that."

　　人是喋喋不休在说话的——我可以向你保证。”

　　"Well, I feel better about Fern," said Mrs. Arable³.

　　“很好，我对弗恩觉得放心些了，”阿拉布尔太太说，

　　"You don't think I need worry about her?"

　　“你不觉得我该为她担心吗？”

　　"Does she look well?" asked the doctor.

　　“她看上去好不好？”

　　"Oh, yes."

　　“哦，很好。”

　　"Appetite⁴ good?"

　　“胃口也好？”

　　"Oh, yes, she's always hungry."

　　“哦，是的，她老觉得肚子饿。”

　　"Sleep well at night?"

　　“夜里睡得好吗？”

　　"Oh, yes."

　　“噢，很好。”

　　"Then don't worry," said the doctor.

　　“那你就不用担心，”医生说。

1 barn   

n.谷仓，饲料仓，牲口棚

参考例句：

• That big building is a barn for keeping the grain.那幢大房子是存放粮食的谷仓。
• The cows were driven into the barn.牛被赶进了牲口棚。

2 incessant   

adj.不停的，连续的

参考例句：

• We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon.从昨天下午开始就持续不断地下雪。
• She is tired of his incessant demands for affection.她厌倦了他对感情的不断索取。

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 appetite   

n.食欲，胃口；欲望，性欲；爱好，趣味

参考例句：

• The baby has a good appetite.这个婴儿食欲很好。
• She feels pretty well,but she hasn't much of an appetite.她精神还不错，不过胃口不太好。