夏洛的网 第158期:蟋蟀(1)

 　　CHAPTER 15The Crickets 第十三章   蟋蟀

　　The crickets sang in the grasses. 蟋蟀在草丛里唱歌。

　　They sang the song of summer's ending, 它们唱夏季收场之歌，

　　a sad, monotonous¹ song. 一支忧伤单调的歌。

　　"Summer is over and gone," they sang. “夏天完了，结束了，”它们唱，

　　"Over and gone, over and gone. Summer is dying, dying." “完了，结束了，完了，结束了。夏天在死亡，在死亡。”

　　The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last forever. 蟋蟀觉得这是它们的责任，警告大家夏日不能持久。

　　Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year 就算是在一年中最美丽的日子

　　- the days when summer is changing into fall ——在夏天进入秋天的日子——

　　the crickets spread the rumor² of sadness and change. 蟋蟀还是向大家传布哀伤和变化的消息。

　　Everybody heard the song of the crickets. 人人都听到了蟋蟀的歌。

　　Avery and Fern Arable³ heard it as they walked the dusty road. 阿拉布尔家的艾弗里和弗恩走在泥路上时听到它，

　　They knew that school would soon begin again. 知道快要开学了；

　　The young geese heard it and knew that they would never be little goslings again. 那些小鹅听到它，知道它们再也不是鹅宝宝；

　　Charlotte heard it and knew that she hadn't much time left. 夏洛听到它，知道自己时间不多了；

　　Mrs. Zuckerman, at work in the kitchen, 在厨房干活的阿拉布尔太太

　　heard the crickets, and a sadness came over her, too. 到它，心中也不由得一阵伤感。

　　"Another summer gone," she sighed. “又是一个夏天过去了，”她叹气说；

　　Lurvy, at work building a crate⁴ for Wilbur, 在给威尔伯做板条箱的勒维

　　heard the song and knew it was time to dig potatoes. 听到它，知道该挖土豆了。

1 monotonous   

adj.单调的，一成不变的，使人厌倦的

参考例句：

• She thought life in the small town was monotonous.她觉得小镇上的生活单调而乏味。
• His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.他的文章千篇一律，一个调调儿。

2 rumor   

n.谣言，谣传，传说

参考例句：

• The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。
• The rumor has taken air.谣言流传开了。

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 crate   

vt.(up)把…装入箱中；n.板条箱，装货箱

参考例句：

• We broke open the crate with a blow from the chopper.我们用斧头一敲就打开了板条箱。
• The workers tightly packed the goods in the crate.工人们把货物严紧地包装在箱子里。