夏洛的网 第129期:进展顺利(2)

 　　A spider can produce several kinds of thread. 一只蜘蛛能吐好几种丝。

　　She uses a dry, tough thread for foundation lines, 它用粗的干丝做底线，

　　and she uses a sticky thread for snare¹ lines 用有黏性的丝做捕捉昆虫的线

　　- the ones that catch and hold insects. ——它们会粘住昆虫，把它们捉住。

　　Charlotte decided² to use her dry thread for writing the new message. 夏洛决定用它的干丝织出新的字。

　　"If I write the word 'Terrific' with sticky thread," she thought, “如果我用有黏性的丝织‘了不起’这几个字，”它想，

　　"every bug³ that comes along will get stuck in it and spoil the effect." “甲虫来了就会粘在上面，把字弄坏。”

　　"Now let's see, the first letter is T." “现在让我想想，第一个字是‘T’。”

1 snare   

n.陷阱，诱惑，圈套；（去除息肉或者肿瘤的）勒除器；响弦，小军鼓；vt.以陷阱捕获，诱惑

参考例句：

• I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。
• Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 bug   

n.虫子；故障；窃听器；vt.纠缠；装窃听器

参考例句：

• There is a bug in the system.系统出了故障。
• The bird caught a bug on the fly.那鸟在飞行中捉住了一只昆虫。