夏洛的网 第162期:蟋蟀(5)

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　　"Why don't you come with me to the Fair Grounds and lay your eggs there?" pleaded Wilbur. “你为什么不和我一起到集市，在那里产你的卵呢？”威尔伯恳求着它，

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　　"It would be wonderful fun." “那会非常好玩的。”

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　　Charlotte gave her web a twitch¹ and moodily² watched it sway. 夏洛拉拉它的网，忧郁地看着它晃动。

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　　"I'm afraid not," she said. “我怕不行，”它说，

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　　"You don't know the first thing about egg laying, Wilbur. “你不知道产卵最要紧的是什么，威尔伯。

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　　I can't arrange my family duties to suit the management of the County Fair. 我不能让我的家庭责任迁就集市的安排。

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　　When I get ready to lay eggs, I have to lay eggs, Fair or no Fair. 我要产卵就得产卵，不管集市不集市的。

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　　However, I don't want you to worry about it – you might lose weight. 不过我不要你为这件事担心——担心你就会瘦下来。

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　　We'll leave it this way: I'll come to the Fair if I possibly can." 我们就这么讲定了：我有可能上集市去我就去。”

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　　"Oh, good! " said Wilbur. “噢，好！”威尔伯说，

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　　"I knew you wouldn't forsake³ me just when I need you most." “我知道，在我最需要你的时候，你是不会丢下我的。”

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　　All that day Wilbur stayed inside, taking life easy in the straw. 那一整天威尔伯待在里面，在麦草上过得舒舒服服。

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　　Charlotte rested and ate a grasshopper⁴. 夏洛也休息下来，吃了一只蚱蜢。

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　　She knew that she couldn't help Wilbur much longer. 它知道再不能给威尔伯帮什么忙了。

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　　In a few days she would have to drop everything 几天之内它就得丢下一切事情，

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　　and build the beautiful little sac that would hold her eggs. 做那个美丽的小袋来装它的卵。

1 twitch   

v.急拉，抽动，痉挛，抽搐；n.扯，阵痛，痉挛

参考例句：

• The smell made my dog's nose twitch.那股气味使我的狗的鼻子抽动着。
• I felt a twitch at my sleeve.我觉得有人扯了一下我的袖子。

2 moodily   

adv.喜怒无常地；情绪多变地；心情不稳地；易生气地

参考例句：

• Pork slipped from the room as she remained staring moodily into the distance. 阿宝从房间里溜了出来，留她独个人站在那里瞪着眼睛忧郁地望着远处。 来自辞典例句
• He climbed moodily into the cab, relieved and distressed. 他忧郁地上了马车，既松了一口气，又忧心忡忡。 来自互联网

3 forsake   

vt.遗弃，抛弃；舍弃，放弃

参考例句：

• She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.她恳求丈夫不要抛弃她。
• You must forsake your bad habits.你必须革除你的坏习惯。

4 grasshopper   

n.蚱蜢，蝗虫，蚂蚱

参考例句：

• He thought he had made an end of the little grasshopper.他以为把那个小蚱蜢干掉了。
• The grasshopper could not find anything to eat.蚱蜢找不到任何吃的东西。