夏洛的网 第189期:卵袋(4)

 　　Charlotte's web never looked more beautiful than it looked this morning. 夏洛的网从来没有像今天早上这样漂亮过。

　　Each strand¹ held dozens of bright drops of early morning dew. 每一条丝上停着几十颗清晨闪亮的小露珠。

　　The light from the east struck it and made it all plain and clear. 东方的晨光照着它。让它看得清清楚楚。

　　It was a perfect piece of designing and building. 这是一幅设计精巧的完美织品。

　　In another hour or two, a steady stream of people would pass by, 过一两个钟头，川流不息的人将要经过这里，

　　admiring it, and reading it, 他们会赞美它，读它，

　　and looking at Wilbur, and marveling at the miracle. 然后低头看威尔伯，惊叹这个奇迹。

　　As Wilbur was studying the web, a pair of whiskers and a sharp face appeared. 当威尔伯在细看这张网的时候，两撇长胡子和一张尖脸出现了。

　　Slowly Templeton dragged himself across the pen and threw himself down in a corner. 坦普尔顿慢慢地拖着身子走过猪圈，在角落里扑躺下来。

　　"I'm back," he said in a husky voice. "What a night!" “我回来了，”它用粗哑的声音说，“多好美好的一夜啊！”

　　The rat was swollen² to twice his normal size. 老鼠的个子比原先膨胀了一倍。

　　His stomach was as big around as a jelly jar. 它的肚子有啫哩瓶那么大。

　　"What a night!" he repeated, hoarsely³. “多么美好的一夜！”它沙哑地再说一遍，

　　"What feasting and carousing⁴! A real gorge⁵! “多么丰盛的大餐和酒席啊！真正是大吃大喝了一通！

　　I must have eaten the remains⁶ of thirty lunches. 我一准吃了三十顿饭菜剩下来的东西。

　　Never have I seen such leavings, 我从来没见过这样的残羹剩饭，

　　and everything well-ripened and seasoned with the passage of time and the heat of the day. 样样东西经过天长日晒，都十分成熟了。

　　Oh, it was rich, my friends, rich!" 噢，太丰盛了，朋友们，太丰盛了。”

1 strand   

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
• The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。

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 hoarsely   

adv.嘶哑地

参考例句：

• "Excuse me," he said hoarsely. “对不起。”他用嘶哑的嗓子说。
• Jerry hoarsely professed himself at Miss Pross's service. 杰瑞嘶声嘶气地表示愿为普洛丝小姐效劳。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

4 carousing   

v.痛饮，闹饮欢宴( carouse的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• During the next nine years he alternated between service in several armies and carousing in Paris. 在那以后的九年里，他时而在几个军队中服役，时而在巴黎狂欢作乐。 来自辞典例句
• In his youth George W. Bush had a reputation for carousing. 小布什在年轻时有好玩的名声。 来自互联网

5 gorge   

n.咽喉，胃，暴食，山峡；v.塞饱，狼吞虎咽地吃

参考例句：

• East of the gorge leveled out.峡谷东面地势变得平坦起来。
• It made my gorge rise to hear the news.这消息令我作呕。

6 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。