夏洛的网 第179期:叔叔(5)

 　　"He claims he's a spring pig," reported Charlotte, “它说它是只春猪，”夏洛禀报说，

　　"and perhaps he is. One thing is certain, he has a most unattractive personality. “也许是的。有一件事可以肯定，它太不讨人喜欢了。

　　He is too familiar, too noisy, and he cracks weak jokes. 它太放肆，太吵闹，还叽叽呱呱地说些蹩脚的笑话。

　　Also, he's not anywhere near as clean as you are, nor as pleasant. 还有，它一点没你干净，也不及你讨人喜欢。

　　I took quite a dislike to him in our brief interview. 我和它就谈了两句，已经觉得很不喜欢它。

　　He's going to be a hard pig to beat, though, Wilbur, on account of his size and weight. 不过由于它个子大，有分量，赢这只猪可不容易，威尔伯。

　　But with me helping¹ you, it can be done." 可是有我相助，这件事做得到。”

　　"When are you going to spin a web?" asked Wilbur. “你什么时候开始结网？”威尔伯问道。

　　"This afternoon, late, if I'm not too tired," said Charlotte. “要是不太累，今天下午，”夏洛说，

　　"The least thing tires me these days. “这几天最小的事也会把我累坏。

　　I don't seem to have the energy I once had. My age, I guess." 我似乎没有以前那种精力了。我想是岁数的关系。”

　　Wilbur looked at his friend. 威尔伯看着它的朋友。

　　She looked rather swollen² and she seemed listless. 夏洛看上去肿胀得厉害，像是很累的样子。

　　"I'm awfully³ sorry to hear that you're feeling poorly, Charlotte," he said. “听你说觉得不舒服，我特别难过，夏洛，”它说，

　　"Perhaps if you spin a web and catch a couple of flies you'll feel better." “也许你结出网来，捉上两只苍蝇会感到好些。”

　　"Perhaps," she said, wearily⁴. “也许吧，”夏洛有气无力地说，

　　"But I feel like the end of a long day." “不过我感觉漫长的一天好象到了尽头。”

　　Clinging⁵ upside down to the ceiling, 它倒过来挂在天花板上，

　　she settled down for a nap, 开始打盹，

　　leaving Wilbur very much worried. 留下威尔伯十分担心。

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 swollen   

adj.肿大的，水涨的；v.使变大，肿胀

参考例句：

• Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着，她的双腿已经肿了。
• A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她，她的手臂肿起来了。

3 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

4 wearily   

adv. 疲倦地，厌烦地

参考例句：

• He trudged wearily along the path. 他沿着小路疲惫地走去。
• He sagged wearily back in his chair. 他疲倦地瘫坐到椅子上。

5 clinging   

adj.执着的；有黏性的；紧靠着的；紧贴着的v.附着于( cling的现在分词 )；抓紧或抱住；坚持；依恋，依附于

参考例句：

• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
• I was very frightened and clinging on like mad. 我很害怕，拼命地向上爬。 来自《简明英汉词典》