夏洛的网 第177期:叔叔(3)

 　　While Wilbur was being unloaded and taken out of his crate¹ and into his new pigpen, 当威尔伯给搬下车，从板条箱里出来，放进它的新猪圈时，

　　crowds gathered to watch. 一群又一群人围上来看。

　　They stared at the sign ZUCKERMAN'S FAMOUS PIG. 他们看着那几个大字：朱克曼的名猪。

　　Wilbur stared back and tried to look extra good. 威尔伯回看他们，尽力显出特别棒的样子。

　　He was pleased with his new home. 它很喜欢它的新家。

　　The pen was grassy², 圈里长着青草，

　　and it was shaded from the sun by a shed roof. 有棚顶挡开太阳。

　　Nobody noticed her. 没有人注意到它。

　　Templeton, not wishing to come out in broad daylight, 坦普尔顿不想在大白天出来，

　　stayed quietly under the straw at the bottom of the crate. 它静静地待在箱底的麦草下面。

　　Mr. Zuckerman poured some skim milk into Wilbur's trough, 朱克曼先生在威尔伯的食槽里倒进一些脱脂牛奶，

　　pitched clean straw into his pen, 叉了些干净麦草放进它的猪圈里，

　　and then he and Mrs. Zuckerman and the Arables 然后和朱克曼太太以及阿拉布尔夫妇

　　walked away toward the cattle barn to look at purebred cows and to see the sights. 一起走开，去牛棚看纯种母牛，去看各种东西。

　　Mr. Zuckerman particularly wanted to look at tractors. 朱克曼先生特别想看拖拉机。

　　Mrs. Zuckerman wanted to see a deep freeze. 朱克曼太太想看深冻冰箱。

　　Lurvy wandered off by himself, hoping to meet friends and have some fun on the midway. 勒维自个儿走开，希望碰到个朋友，到游艺场去玩玩。

1 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。

2 grassy   

adj.盖满草的；长满草的

参考例句：

• They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
• Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。