逸清远(内阁元老)
楼主 2012-08-13
内容简介：
《夏洛的网》是美国作家E.B.怀特所著的三部被誉为“二十世纪读者最多、最受爱戴的童话”之一。
在朱克曼家的谷仓里，快乐地生活着一群动物，其中小猪威尔伯和蜘蛛夏洛建立了最真挚的友谊。然而，一个最丑恶的消息打破了谷仓的平静：威尔伯未来的命运竞是成为熏肉火腿。作为一只小猪，悲痛绝望的威尔伯似乎只能接受任人宰割的命运了，然而，看似渺小的夏洛却说：“我救你。”于是，夏洛用自己的丝在猪栏上织出了被人类视为奇迹的网上文字，彻底逆转了威尔伯的命运，终于让它在集市的大赛中赢得特别奖，和一个安享天命的未来。但，这时，蜘蛛夏洛的生命却走到了尽头……
作者简介：
Chapter 1. Before Breakfast
№.1 - It's very small and weak, and it will never amount to anything.
【译文】它长得又小又弱，没有任何可留下来的价值了。
【短语笔记】amount to
【双语释义】 (1)To add up in number or quantity: 总共，合计：数字或数量加在一起：
【例】The purchases amounted to 50 dollars.（买东西总共花了50美元。）
(2)To add up in import or effect: 等同，接近：重要性或效果相当于：
【例】That plan will never amount to anything.（那个计划无关紧要。）
(3)To be equivalent or tantamount: 等于，如同：
【例】accusations that amount to an indictment（等同于是起诉的控告）
№.2 - "But it's unfair," cried Fern. "The pig couldn't help being born small, could it? If I had been very small at birth, would you have killed me?"
【译文】"可是这不公平，"芬哭叫着。"这头猪愿意让自己生下来就小吗，它愿意吗？如果我生下来时也很瘦小，你就会杀死我吗？"
正是这句话触动了我们作为人类最敏感的神经，生命有其存在的权利——这样简单的道理，却是由一个小女孩讲给世界上的大人们。也不禁让人感叹：Why do people look at something and straight away make a judgement? We may have heard the phrase 'never judge a book by its cover' but it's not so easy to do!
【短语笔记】couldn't help doing - 禁不住…；不得不…
【例】I couldn't help wondering, can we be friends with ex? （我不禁纳闷，我们可以和旧情人做朋友吗？）
№.3 - Fern couldn't take her eyes off the tiny pig.
【短语笔记】not take one's eyes off - 始终注视着，目不转睛地注视着
读《夏洛的网》，最大的感触就在于其直抵内心的纯净，真实与透彻。这个故事不需繁复的逻辑评判或是心理分析，它感动我们往往只在一举一动，一颦一笑的瞬间。You can see, hear, smell, taste and touch.【例】I couldn't keep my eyes off her amazing hairdo.（我目不转睛地盯着她令人惊喜的发型。）
21楼 2012-08-20
Chapter 17.
【段落赏析】
After the heat of the day, the evening came as a welcome relief to all. The Ferris wheel was lighted now. It went round and round in the sky and seemed twice as high as by day. There were lights on the midway, and you could hear the crackle of the gambling machines and the music of the merry-go-round and the voice of the man in the beano booth calling numbers. The children felt refreshed after their nap. Fern met her friend Henry Fussy, and he invited her to ride with him in the Ferris wheel. He even bought a ticket for her, so it didn't cost her anything. When Mrs. Arable happened to look up into the starry sky and saw her little daughter sitting with Henry Fussy and going higher and higher into the air, and saw how happy Fern looked, she just shook her head. "My, my!" she said. "Henry Fussy. Think of that!"
【段落点评】
前半段是景物描写，作者笔下的场景是鲜活而生动的。光线的穿梭构成了场景的主体，本应该是如此欢乐的场景。而孩子们的心情也如同这天气一样是快活的。孩子们笑着跳着，在阳光下享受现场的热烈。回想我们的幼年，每到这样大的集会或者玩耍活动，是否也是这样的蹦蹦跳跳，乐此不疲呢？
№.1 -'Humble' has two meanings. It means 'not proud' and it means 'near the ground.
【单词笔记】humble
【英英释义】
1. not considering yourself or your ideas to be as important as other people's
2. having a low social class or position
3. used humorously to give your opinion about something
4. simple and ordinary, but useful or effective
5. to admit that you were wrong about something
【词组笔记】
in my humble opinion 依本人之拙见
my humble apologies 我真诚地向您道歉
eat humble pie 的确做错了
【例句】
1. He started his career as a humble peanut farmer.
2. The humble potato may be the key to feeding the world's population.
3. Welcome to our humble abode.
【举一反三】
humble,humiliate,degrade,disgrace
这些动词均含有“使丢脸、使受耻辱”之意。
humble常可和degrade换用，强调降级所带来的耻辱；也多指自卑和感到渺小无能的心理状态。
humiliate指损伤或剥夺自尊感，损坏自尊心，强调蒙受耻辱。
degrade指因过失而受到降级、阶格；也多指因自身的境遇而感到耻辱。
disgrace指降低某人在他人心目中的地位，使其丢脸。
№.2 - He vanished into the shadows.
【单词笔记】vanish
1.get lost, as without warning or explanation
2.become invisible or unnoticeable
3.pass away rapidly
4.cease to exist
5.decrease rapidly and disappear
He disappeared without a trace.
The effect vanished when day broke.
An entire civilization vanished.
【谚语】
Vanish=Time flies like an arrow. 时光如梭
vanish,disappear,fade,evaporate
这些动词均有“消失”之意。
vanish语气强，指完全、往往是神秘而突然的消失，不留任何蛛丝马迹。
disappear普通用词，强调从视线或脑海中消失。这消失可能是暂时的、突然的或永久的，视上下文而定。
fade侧重逐渐消失。
evaporate指像水蒸发时那样悄然逝去，也指某人悄悄地、突然退出或离去。
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20楼 2012-08-20
Chapter 16.
"You children be quiet till we get the pig unloaded," said Mrs. Arable.
"Let's let the children go off by themselves," suggested Mr. Arable, "The Fair only comes once a year." Mr. Arable gave Fern two quarters and two dimes. He gave Avery five dimes and four nickels.along!" he said. "And remember, the money has to last all day. Don'tspend it all the first few minutes. And be back here at the truck atnoontime so we can all have lunch together. And don't eat a lot ofstuff that's going to make you sick to your stomachs.
"And if you go in those swings," said Mrs. Arable, you hang on tight!You hang on very tight. Hear me?"
"And don't get lost! " said Mrs. Zuckerman.
"And don't get dirty!"
"Don't get overheated!" said their mother.
"Watch out for pickpockets!" cautioned their father.
"And don't cross the race track when the horses are coming!"cried Mrs. Zuckerman.
这里选择的不是一般的描写性段落，而是一段人物对话。说是对话，但是我们看到的是父母絮絮叨叨的叮咛嘱咐。回想一下你要离家之前，你的父母是不是也是这样千叮咛万嘱咐，生怕什么东西忘了，你在外面不安全呢？语言方面，几乎都是同样句式的命令式句子，一个是口语化，另一方面更凸显了一对平凡普通的父母形象。人物的语言通常是最能代表一个人身份的，演员的语言通常夸张，官员的不偏不倚的官腔，孩子的童真戏语都是他们身份的代表。作者显然对这一表现手法非常的老道，信手拈来的絮叨对话给人一种亲切感。
№.1 - Clinging upside down to the ceiling, she settled down for a nap, leaving Wilbur very much worried.
【单词笔记】to
1、used after a verb, noun, or adjective when aninfinitive completes its meaning
2、used by itself instead of an infinitive in order to avoid repeating the same verb
3、used to say where someone or something goes
【语法笔记】 to的用法归纳
一、表示相对，针对
Aircrafts are vulnerable to interference caused by radiation.
This injection will make you immune to infection.
二、表示对比，比较
1）以-ior结尾的形容词，后接介词to表示比较，如：superior,inferior,prior,senior,junior
The quarrel happened prior to my arrival.
2）一些本身就含有比较或比拟意思的形容词，如equal，similar，equivalent，analogous
A is similar to B in many ways.
3）表示一些先后顺序的形容词，如：second,subsequent,next,preliminary,preparatory
Subsequent to the war,they returned to their hometown.
4）to也偶尔出现在个别动词之后,与动词形成固定词组,表示比较,如:prefer to,compare to,in contrast to
【注1】 compare to sth.表示比喻或比拟，而compare with sth，表示比较,如:
World is usually compared to a stage
Compared with his past,he has changed a lot.
【注2】Prefer的正确句型是:prefer A to B或prefer doing A to doing B，但当prefer后接动词不定式时,表示比较的介词to就要改成rather than
Many people prefer spending money to earning money.
They prefer to pursue careers rather than remain home as house wives.
5）to与及个别的名词构成比较之意,如:alternative
Going to an under water concert is a great alternative to going to dinner.
三、表示修饰关系
1）表示回复,反应意思的词,如:answer to question,
solution to problem, response to inquiry, reaction to proposal, reply to letter
2）表示建筑构件的词汇,如:entry, entrance, approach, access, passage, exit, vent, path
the approach to a bridge引桥
The access to education 接受教育的机会
4）表示人物职位和官衔的词,如:assistant to manager, ambassador to Spain
5）表示权利和许可的词汇,如:right,admission
The employee finally got the admission to the boardroom.
Everyone has an equal right to ….
6）表示栅栏或障碍的词汇,如:bars to development,the barrier to progress
7）表示与书籍,文本相关的词,如:introduction to passage.
8）表示恭喜或是祝贺,如:
The director proposed a toast to the health of the guests.
9）另外还有一些名词符合这种用法,有的具有两者息息相关,缺一不可的含义.
如:key to door, invitation to party, guide to action, limitation to life, accessory to school
四、to还具有依据,伴随,和着节奏的含义
如:sing to piano,chance to the tune,stamp to the rhythm of the song,add salt to taste
1）表示相关联，相连接
be related to,be relative to,in relation to,be relevant to,link to
Investigate all the facts related to the problem.
2）表示反对和赞同。
（1）to引导的表示反对，抗拒，对抗意义的词组。
Be opposed to,be oppsist to,be contrary to,be adverse to,be resistant to,be contradictory to,object to,oppose to,deny to, be aline to
（2）to引导的表示同意，赞同意义的词组：
consent to,subscribe to,
（3）表示调整，使符合，使适应的含义
adapt to, adjust to, conform to, habituate to, fit to, suit to, correspond to, cater to
（3）表示投降,屈服,服从的含义
be subject to,be subordinate to,submit to,subject to,surrender to,give in to, confess to, admit to..
五、表示趋势或倾向
tend to, be prone to, be inclined to, be apt to, be liable to
六、表示对事情的坚持与执着
sick to, hold to, adhere to, cling to
七、表示约束,局限
limit to,confine to,resrict to
八、表示一种习惯或是一种适应性
get(be)to,used to,be accustomed to
九、表示起因和原由
owing to,due to,thanks to,attribute to,come down to
十、表示目的或结果
aim to, lead to, give rise to
十一、表示命运,注定
be doomed to, be destined to,
十二、表示数量上的积累或增加
in addition to, add to, amount to
十三、表示全身心投入的含义
be addicted to, contribute to, devote to, commit to
十四、表示展望或是回顾
look forward to, date back to
The church dates back to the 13th century.
十五、表示方位概念
close to,next to
十六、表示依靠或借助
resort to,turn to,appeal to,
十七、表示有关注,关于
as to,with regard to
十八、表示关注或重视
pay attention to,attach to,
十九、表示依据或是根据
according to,in proportion to
二十、表示应该或必须含义的句式
It's time to get up.
We are supposed to get here at seven.
19楼 2012-08-20
Chapter 15.
Lurvy was in bed by eight-thirty. He lay dreaming that he was throwing baseballs at a cloth cat and winning a genuine Navajo blanket. Mr. and Mrs. Zuckerman were in bed by nine. Mrs. Zuckerman lay dreaming about a deep freeze unit. Mr. Zuckerman lay dreaming about Wilbur. He dreamt that Wilbur had grown until he was one hundred and sixteen feet long and ninetytwo feet high and that he had won all the prizes at the Fair and was covered with blue ribbons and even had a blue ribbon tied to the end of his tail.
When morning came, everybody got up at daylight. The day was hot. Up the road at the Arables' house, Fern lugged a pail of hot water to her room and took a sponge bath. Then she put on her prettiest dress because she knew she would see boys at the Fair. Mrs. Arable scrubbed the back of Avery's neck, and wet his hair, and parted it, and brushed it down hard till it stuck to the top of his head - all but about six hairs that stood straight up. Avery put on clean underwear, clean blue jeans, and a clean shirt. Mr. Arable dressed, ate breakfast, and then went out and polished his truck. He had offered to drive everybody to the Fair, including Wilbur.
№.1 - "That's some pig!" said Mrs. Arable.
【译文】亚拉伯夫人说：“是那只猪！”
【单词笔记】some
1、 number of people or things, or an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not stated
2、 a number of people or things or an amount of something, but not all
3、 a fairly large number of people or things or a fairly large amount of something
4、 used to mean a person or thing, when you do not know or say exactly which
5、 used when you are talking about a person or thing that you do not know, remember, or understand, or when you think it does not matter
6、 used, especially when you are annoyed, to mean someone or something has disappointed you by not behaving in the way you think they should
1、I need some apples for this recipe.
2、Some people believe in life after death.
3、It was some time before they managed to turn the alarm off.
4、Can you give me some idea of the cost?
5、Some guy called for you while you were gone.
6、You won't lend me the money? Some friend you are!
1.and then some 而且还不止如此;至少
2.for some reason由于某种原因,不知怎么回事
3.in some respects在某些方面
【词义辨析】
any,some
两者都表示“一些”的意思。
any多用在否定，疑问句中。
some多用于肯定句中。
此外any还能表示“任何一个”
而some则是“某一个”
№.2 -The heat is too much for him.
【译文】那个对他来说太烫了。
【词组笔记】too much
too much
在这个短语中，中心词是much, too修饰much，用来加强语气。
（1）much作形容词时，too much可用在不可数名词前，表示太多。如：
I drank too much wine last night.
我昨天晚上喝酒太多。
（2）作为短语起名词作用。后面可加of短语，也可单独使用。如:
You have given me too much.
你给我的太多了。
You gave me too much of the paper.
你给我的纸张太多了。
（3）作为副词短语，修饰动词性很强的过去分词。在正式的文体中用too much比用too好。如：
I’m not too much bothered by his criticism.
我并不因为他的批评而感到不高兴。
（4）放在句末修饰动词。如：
He talked too much.
他讲得太多了。
（5）不能直接修饰形容词或副词（因为much不能这样用）。如，
不能说：This one is too much big.
（6）一般不放在be后面作名词主语的表语。如，
不能说：The noise was too much.
应改为：There was too much noise.
much too
much可以修饰“too+形容词或副词的原级”，用来加强语气。如：
This one is much too big.
这个大得太多了。
You are going much too fast.
你走得实在太快了。
（2）much一般不能放在too many或too few前。如，
不能说：We’ve got much too many eggs and much too few eggcups.
应改为：We’ve got far too many eggs and far too few eggcups.
18楼 2012-08-19
Chapter 14.
Everybody heard the song of the crickets. Avery and Fern Arable heard it as the walked the dusty road. They knew that school would soon begin again. The young geese heard it and knew that they would never be little goslings again. Charlotte heard it and knew that she hadn't much time left. Mrs. Zuckerman, at work in the kitchen, heard the crickets, and a sadness came over her, too. "Another summer gone," she sighed. Lurvy, at work building a crate for Wilbur, heard the song and knew it was time to dig potatoes.
№.1 - One day more than a hundred people came to stand at his yard and admire him.
【译文】每天都会有100多人来到他的笼舍，膜拜他。
【词组笔记】more than
A. “More than+名词”表示“不仅仅是”
1) Modern science is more than a large amount of information.
2) Jason is more than a lecturer; he is a writer, too.
We need more than material wealth to build our country.建设我们国家，不仅仅需要物质财富。
B. “More than+数词”含“以上”或“不止”之意
3) I have known David for more than 20 years.
4) Let's carry out the test with more than the sample copy.
More than one person has made this suggestion. 不止一人提过这个建议.
C. “More than+形容词”等于“很”或“非常”的意思
5) In doing scientific experiments, one must be more than careful with the instruments.
6) I assure you I am more than glad to help you.
D. more than + (that)从句，其基本意义是“超过（=over）”，但可译成“简直不”“远非”. 难以，完全不能（其后通常连用情态动词can）
That is more than I can understand . 那非我所能懂的.
That is more than I can tell. 那事我实在不明白。
The heat there was more than he could stand. 那儿的炎热程度是他所不能忍受的
此外，“more than”也在一些惯用语中出现，如：
More often than not （经常），people tend to pay attention to what they can take rather than what they can give.
All of us are more than a little concerned about（非常关心）the current economic problems
more...than 的用法
1. 比……多，比……更
He has more books than me. 他的书比我多。
He is more careful than the others. 他比其他人更仔细。
2. 与其……不如
He is more lucky than clever. 与其说他聪明，不如说他幸运。
He is more （a）scholar than （a）teacher. 与其说他是位教师，不如说他是位学者。
注：该句型主要用于同一个人或物在两个不同性质或特征等方面的比较，其中的比较级必须用加more 的形式，不能用加词尾-er 的形式。
no/not more than
1. no more than 的意思是“仅仅”“只有”“最多不超过”，强调少。如：
This test takes no more than thirty minutes. 这个测验只要30分钟。
The pub was no more than half full. 该酒吧的上座率最多不超过五成。
For thirty years，he had done no more than he （had）needed to. 30年来，他只干了他需要干的工作。
2. not more than 为more than （多于）的否定式，其意为“不多于”“不超过”。如：
Not more than 10 guests came to her birthday party. 来参加她的生日宴会的客人不超过十人。
比较：
She has no more than three hats. 她只有3顶帽子。（太少了）
She has not more than three hats. 她至多有3顶帽子。（也许不到3顶帽子）
I have no more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱最多不过5元。（言其少）
I have not more than five yuan in my pocket. 我口袋里的钱不多于5元。（也许不到5元）
no/not more...than
1. no more...than 表示对两者都否定，意为“同……一样不”（=neither...nor...）。如：
He is no more a writer than a painter. 他既不是画家，也不是作家。（=He is neither a painter nor a writer.）
He’s no more able to read Spanish than I am. 他和我都读不懂西班牙语。（=Neither he nor I am able to read Spanish.）
I know no more Spanish than I know Greek. 我对西班牙语和希腊语同样都不懂。（=I know neither Spanish nor Greek.）
2. not more...than 指两者都具有某种特征，但是程度不同，意为“不如”“不及”（=not so... as）。如：(less…than…)
She is not more clever than he is. 她不如他聪明。（=She is not so clever as he is.）
This book is not more difficult than that one. 这本书不及那本书难。（This book is not so difficult as that one.）
此外还有：
1)no other...than... ;；除...之外，不再...
如：I have no other relative in Binzhou than my aunt. 在滨州除了姑妈之外我再无其它亲戚了。
2)would rather ...than...；宁愿...也不...
如：The soldier would rather die than give in. 那位士兵宁可死也不投降。
3)、no/none other than...；不是别的，正好是...
如：The man with a book in his hand is no/none other than our Engljsh teacher.
手里拿着书的那个人不是别人，正是我们的英语老师。
4)nothing else than...;完全是...
如：What he said just now was nothing else than a joke. 他刚才说的简直是笑话。
less than 的用法
1. （指数量）不到，不足
It’s less than half an hour’s drive from here. 开车到那里不到半个钟头。
In less than an hour he finished the work. 没要上一个小时，他就完成了工作。
2. 比……（小）少
She eats less than she should. 她吃得比她应该吃的少。
Half the group felt they spent less than average. 半数人觉得他们的花费低于平均水平。
3. 不太，一点也不
The boys were less than happy about having a party. 开晚会男孩子们并不很高兴。
We were less than delighted to have company that day. 那天有客人我们并不太高兴。
He was less than helpful when we arrived. 我们到达时他一点也不帮忙。
less...than 的用法
1. 不像（如）
He is less honest than his brother. 他不如他哥哥诚实。
2. 比……少，不如……多
We drink less coffee than tea. 我们喝咖啡不如喝茶多。
I got less money than the others did. 我比别人得到的钱少。
3. 与其……不如……
I regard him less as my teacher than as my friend. 与其说我把他当作老师，不如说我是把他当作朋友。
注：表示此义时可与more...than 结构替换（但要注意词序的变化）。如：
He is less a teacher than an expert./He is more an expert than a teacher. 与其说他是老师，不如说他是专家。
17楼 2012-08-19
Chapter 13.
"Oh, it happened all right," replied Fern. "Charlotte never fibs. This cousin of hers built a web across a stream. One day she was hanging around on the web and a tiny fish leaped into the air and got tangled in the web. The fish was caught by one fin, Mother; its tail was wildly dangerously under the weight of the fish? Charlotte's cousin kept slipping in, dodging out, and she was beaten mercilessly over the head by the wildly thrashing fish, dancing in , dancing out, throwing..."
№.1 -But I can crochet a doily and I can knit a sock.
【译文】可我也能织桌布和袜子。
【单词笔记】crochet & knit
Crochet
to make clothes etc from wool or cotton, using a special needle with a hook at one end
Knit
to make clothing out of wool, using two knitting needles
My grandmother taught me how to knit.
crochet a doily and knit a sock
亲爱的沪友们，考验大家生活常识的时候到啦：你们知道为什么doily（桌布）要用crochet而sock得用knit么？通俗的汉语解释，crochet和knit都是编织的意思，不过它们可是不完全相同的哟。
crochet一般呢是指钩针编织，想象下白色蕾丝桌布或者是其他繁复的花纹，那些需要用有钩的小针一点点挑线编织出来，所以织物的空隙比较不规则，适用于繁复镂空纹样的织品。
而knit就通俗的多啦，小时候穿过妈妈打的毛衣没~对，knit就是打毛衣的打。两根长长的毛线针上下穿梭织出绵密的针脚。这种织法的纹样一般是用不同色的线接续织完成的，像是毛衣毛裤毛袜子都要用knit的织法才会有软软暖暖的感觉哦！
作者在这里分开使用两个动词一是为了避免动词的重复使用，而也是为了更贴合实际。这里也是侧面反映出作者的细心和全文贴合生活的地方哟！
№.2 - "Do you think she'll ever start thinking about something besides pigs and sheep and geese and spiders?"
【译文】“她想没想过除了猪啊，羊啊，鹅啊，蜘蛛什么的之外的东西？”
【单词笔记】pig & sheep & goose & spider
上面的单词大家都很熟悉吧，不过是不是所有的动物你都叫得出名呢？我们来整理下常见动物的英文吧~
Mammals(哺乳类):
rabbit兔 hare 棕色的兔子（田野）
elephant象 cat猫
mouse小老鼠 rat大灰鼠
bull公牛 cow母牛 cattle小牛
tiger虎 lion狮 leopard豹
dophin海豚 whale鲸
donkey驴 horse马 zebra斑马
bear熊 monkey猴
sheep绵羊 goat山羊
deer鹿 boar野猪 pig猪
鸟类bird
rooster公鸡 hen母鸡 turkey 火鸡
chicken小鸡（通指鸡）
duck鸭子 goose鹅 swan天鹅
crane鹤 eagle通指鹰 hawk猎鹰
鱼类fish
shark鲨鱼 carp鲤鱼 bass鲈鱼
eel鳗鱼 salmon 鲑鱼 tuna金熗鱼
昆虫insect
fly苍蝇 cockroach蟑螂 mosquito蚊子
dragonfly蜻蜓 butterfly蝴蝶 ant蚂蚁
beetle甲虫 bee蜜蜂 wasp黄蜂
Amphibian&Reptile两栖爬虫类
frog蛙 toad蟾蜍 crocodile鳄鱼
snake蛇 lizard蜥蜴
tortoise陆龟 turtle水（海）龟
python 蟒蛇 dinosaur恐龙
16楼 2012-08-18
Chapter 12.
Lurvy picked up a pitchfork and walked away to get some clean straw. Having such an important pig was going to mean plenty of extra work, he could see that.
Below the apple orchard, at the end of a path, was the dump where Mr. Zuckerman threw all sorts of trash and stuff that nobody wanted anymore. Here, in a small clearing hidden by young alders and wild raspberry bushes, was an astonishing pile of old bottles and empty tin, cans and dirty rags and bits of metal and broken bottles and broken hinges and broken springs and dead batteries and last month's magazines and old discarded dishmops and tattered overalls and rusty spikes and leaky pails and forgotten stoppers and useless junk of all kinds, including a wrong-size crank for a broken ice-cream freezer.
№.1 -Next morning, Wilbur arose and stood beneath the web.
【译文】第二天一早，韦伯醒了，爬了起来，站在网下。
【单词笔记】beneath
1. in or to a lower position than something, or directly under something[= underneath]:
2. covered by something:
3. used to say that someone's real character or feelings are not shown because their appearance or behaviour is different[= underneath]:
4. not good enough or suitable for someone:
5. in a lower, less important rank or job than someone else[= below]
【例】
1. The dolphins disappeared beneath the waves.
2. Shiona shivered beneath the bedclothes.
3. Dave sensed that something more sinister lay beneath the woman's cheerful exterior.
4. She acts as if even speaking to us is beneath her.
under, underneath, below, beneath
Under is the usual way to say that one thing is at a lower level than another, or is covered by it
1. Your shoes are under the table.
2. He lay under a blanket.
Under常作介词，与名词连用，表示地点。
Underneath has a similar meaning to under, and is used especially when something is hidden or covered
1. a box underneath the floorboards.
它也可作副词。
1. She lifted the cover and peeped underneath.
Below is used when one thing is at a much lower level than another, and can be a preposition or an adverb
1. the apartment below ours
2. Mist lay in the valley below.
Beneath can be used in the same ways as underand below, but is a more literary or formal word1、beneath the silvery moon
3. the cliff, and the ocean beneath
№.2 - The rat looked disgusted.
【译文】老鼠似乎很不耐烦。
【单词笔记】disgust
V.
1. to make someone feel very annoyed or upset about something that is not acceptable:
2. to be so unpleasant that it makes you feel almost sick:
Disgusted
Adj.
very annoyed or upset by something that is not acceptable
1. disgusted at/by/with
Most locals are disgusted by the anti-foreigner violence.
2. disgusted that
Animal welfare workers were disgusted that anyone could do this to a puppy.
3. be disgusted to find/hear/see etc
Dear Sir, I was disgusted to see the picture on page one of Sunday's feature section.
【同反义词】
Disgusted, fed up, sick of, tired of
15楼 2012-08-18
Chapter 11.
Then the oldest sheep spoke up. “I agree that there should be something new written in the web if Wilbur’s life is to be saved. And if Charlotte needs help in finding words, I think she can get it from our friend Templeton. The rat visits the dump regularly and has access to old magazines. He can tear out bits of advertisements and bring them up here to the barn cellar, so that Charlotte can have something to copy.”
“Good idea,” said Charlotte. “But I’m not sure Templeton will be willing to help. You know how he is – always looking out for himself, never thinking of the other fellow.”
简洁流畅的文笔之下，整部小说中为数不多的两个智者形象就跃然纸上。无论是Charlotte还是老山羊，都是拥有相当的人生阅历的年长智者。他们的智慧来自他们的经验，来自他们识人的目光。他们看待任何事都是从平日点滴出发的，不赘言，也不参杂过多的自身情感。作者对他们的语言描述也是间接清晰的，想来是为了他们的形象描绘大大下了一番工夫。精雕细琢之下才有如此这般让人信服的智者，让人感动的瞬间。
№.1 “I shall begin by calling the roll. Wilbur
【译文】“那我该从点名开始咯。韦伯？”
【单词笔记】call
1. to telephone someone
2. to use a word or name to describe someone or something in a particular way
3. to have a particular name or title, or use a particular name or title for someone or something
4. to arrange for something to happen at a particular time
5. to say or shout something loudly so that someone can hear you
6. to tell someone that they must come to a law court or official committee
7. call round British English to stop at a house or other place for a short time to see someone or do something
1. She calls her father every couple of days.
2. You may call it harmless fun, but I call it pornography.
3. The arrow that appears on the screen is called a cursor.
4. What are you going to call the new puppy?
5. Peter called the waitress over and ordered a large brandy.
6. According to the law, the election must be called within the next two months.
7. I heard someone calling in the distance.
8. How could Julian call himself a friend and then let me down so badly?
9. They were called to give evidence at the trial.
10. She called round for a chat.
11. I regularly called in at his office for news.
【相关词组】
1. call at 打给某人，访问，停靠
2. call box 公共电话亭
3. call down 气球，引起，招惹，责骂，斥责
4. call for 呼吁，需要，接某人，取某物
5. call in 来访，打电话来（工作单位）
6. call it a day 今天就到此为止
7. call loan 通知放款
8. call off —sb 把某人叫走/ —sth 把某事停止
call非正式用词，含义广泛，指用说话或呼叫的形式召唤。
summon正式用词，指官方或正式的召集，召集者具有权力或权威性。
send for作“召唤”解时，语气较随便，暗示委派一件工作。
又到了大家喜闻乐见的一词多义，越是简单的单词，词义的变化就越丰富，由此可以看出英语语言文字的博大精深。上述给出的例句和词组，大家都熟悉了没？现在再给大家提几个一词多义特别多的词，好好想想查查，一词多义知多少？
work，roll，state，play…
№.2 - I dare say my trick will work and Wilbur's life can be saved.
【译文】我敢说我的招儿准有用，韦伯肯定化险为夷。
【单词笔记】dare
1. to be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do - used especially in questions or negative sentences
2. to show that you are very angry and shocked about what someone has done or said
3. to warn someone not to do something because it makes you angry
4. to try to persuade someone to do something dangerous or embarrassing as a way of proving that they are brave
5. used when saying something that you think people may not accept or believe
6. used when saying or agreeing that something may be true
1.He wanted to ask her, but he didn't dare.
2.How dare you accuse me of lying!
3.Don't you dare talk to me like that!
4.They dared Ed to steal a bottle of his father's whiskey.
5.I thought the play was, dare I say it, boring.
6.I dare say things will improve.
14楼 2012-08-17
Chapter 10.
On foggy mornings, Charlotte's web was truly a thing of beauty. This morning each thin strand was decorated with dozens of tiny beads of water. The web alistened in the light and made a pattern of loveliness and mystery, like a delicate veil. Even lurvy, who wasn't particularly interested in beauty, noticed the web when he came with the pig's breakfast. He noted how clearly it showed up and he noted how big and carefully built it was. And then he took another look and he took another look and he saw something that made him set his pail down. There, in the center of the web, nearly woven in block letters, was a message. It said:SOME PIG!
№.1 - A look of complete bewilderment came over Mrs. Zuckerman's face.
【单词笔记】bewilderment
a feeling of being very confused [= confusion]
She looked at him in bewilderment.
之前一次提到了英语中的名词作动词使用，这一次就要讲讲动词做名词啦！Bewilderment的动词是bewilder，都是令人不解，令人疑惑的意思。不过这两个有什么区别呢？难道是因为名词比较长？原谅小编又要用感性的方法来区别这两个词，动词的动态效果和名词的状态效果可是有大大的不同。Bewilder是因为某个东西或者某种原因使人疑窦丛生，这个动作可以是几秒，几分，几小时，它强调的是令人一瞬间产生对应的感觉（疑惑）。而bewilderment作为名词，更强调状态，一段时间里都是疑惑不解的，愁眉不解，黛眉深锁（咳咳）。总之bewilderment的情绪是长而持续的，其效果和bewilder自然有其不同之处。
№.2 - Just the same, I intend to have a look at that spider.
【词组笔记】intend to do sth.
1. to have something in your mind as a plan or purpose
2. to be provided or designed for a particular purpose or person
3. the person, thing, result etc that an action is intended to affect or reach
1. I intend to spend the night there.
2. It is intended that these meetings will become a regular event.
3. The book is intended for children aged 5-7.
【举一反三】intend to do / be likely to do
这两个词都是表示可能，倾向于做某事，用法也很像。一定要说有什么区别的话，intend和intention是意向倾向的意思，因此可能做的某事是源自于本身的意愿，而likely只是客观上的可能性啦。举例子的话，我 intend / be likely to 逛街，前者是我自己想去，后者可能要是做什么别的事，然后顺便逛个街啦！
№.3 - All in all, the Zuckermans' pigpen was the center of attraction.
【词组笔记】all in all
with everything considered (and neglecting details)
【近义词组】
altogether, on the whole, tout ensemble
All in all, I 'm sorry it happened.
还在执着于finally，eventually或者是Take in consideration what is mentioned的同志们，快把all in all 收入囊中吧。这个词组又简单，字母又少，可正式可平民，乃总结陈词之上选。中文翻译就是总而言之，言而总之，是不是很对称呢？对了，就是听力碰到这个词要当心，后面的in all连读恐怕是很多人心中的痛吧...
13楼 2012-08-17
Chapter 9. Wilbur’s Boast
It was arranged so that you could swing without being pushed. You climbed a ladder to the hayloft. Then, holding the rope, you stood at the edge and looked down, and were scared and dizzy. Then you straddled the knot, so that it acted as a seat. Then you got up all your nerve, took a deep breath, and jumped. For a second you seemed to be falling to the barn floor far below, but then suddenly the rope would begin to cathch you, and you would sail through the barn door going a mile a minute, with the wind whistling in your eyes and ears and hair. Then you would zoom upward into the sky, and look up at the clouds, and the rope would twist and you would twist and ture with the rope. Then you would drop down, down, down out of the sky and come sailing back into the barn almost into the hayloft, then sail out again (not quite so far this time), then in again (not quite so high), then out again, then in again, then out, then in; and then you’d jump off and fall down and let somebody else try it.
№.1 - "That's a mercy,"replied Wilbur, and he lay down in the shade of his fence and went fast asleep. The spider, however, stayed wide awake, gazing affectionately at hime and making plans for his future.
【译文】“那不过了走运罢了，”韦伯趴在围栏下，很快就睡着了。可蜘蛛还很清醒，温柔地凝视着沉睡中的小猪，给他的将来做着打算。
【单词笔记】mercy
1. if someone shows mercy, they choose to forgive or to be kind to someone who they have the power to hurt or punish
2. unable to do anything to protect yourself from someone or something:
3. a journey taken to bring help to people
4. to let someone be dealt with by another person, who may treat them very badly or strictly - used humorously
5. to ask someone to help you or forgive you when you are in a very bad situation
6. used to say that it is lucky that a worse situation was avoided
1. He showed no mercy to his enemies.
2. After the boat's motor failed, they were at the mercy of the weather.
3. It's a mercy the accident happened so near the hospital.
【单词词组】
1. at the mercy of somebody/something
这个词组通常表示听任什么的摆布，无能为力。这里我们要注意到，很多抽象性名词都有这种用法：at /in + the + n. + of
如： at the expense of / in the mood of 等
这些单词通常本身表示一个抽象的含义，没办法表示一个具体的状态，因此变作介词词组，加上限定的成分，充当句子中的具体状语。
2. mercy flight/mission 救援航班/救援团
还在执着于rescue team的同学们可以换着用了。
3. The barge of mercy ferries all the miserable people to the world of bliss.—salvation through charity to others.
慈航普渡。/我佛慈悲，以心度化众人。
№.2 - "Come on, frog!" cried Avery. He scooped up his frog.
【译文】“快来，青蛙!”Avery叫着，抱起了他的青蛙。
【词组笔记】scoop up
1. to pick something up or remove it using a scoop or a spoon, or your curved hand
2. to be the first newspaper to print an important news report:
3. to win a prize or award
1. She bent down and scooped up the little dog.
2. Time and again we have scooped our rivals.
3. Britain scooped the top prize in the over 50s category.
【举一反三】英语中常见的名词动词化使用现象，在表示工具中的名词中特别常见，例如：
scoop up 用铲子铲起；hoe 锄地；needle 做针线；bat 用拍子拍打
№.3 - "Good night!" screamed Avery. "Good night! What a stink!"
【译文】“晚安！”Avery欢叫道。“晚安！臭死了！”
【单词笔记】stink
1. to have a strong and very unpleasant smell
2. used to say that something is bad, unfair, dishonest etc
1. The toilets stank to high heaven.
2. Don't eat there - the food stinks!
每次想到不好的事，很多同学都第一反应就是complain。这个词固然没有错，但是用得太多，是不是也让人略微感到厌烦了呢？Complain about the word "complain"? 其实英语中也有很多，其他的词，虽然并不是抱怨的意思，但是本身带有的厌恶的情感色彩或许比complain更有张力哦。Stink就是这样一个词，原意是发出恶臭的气味。延伸开来，不就是让人反感讨厌的意思了么。
12楼 2012-08-16
Chapter 8. Wilbur’s Boast
Wilbur hesitated a moment, then jumped out into the air. He glanced hastily behind to see if a piece of rope was following him to check his fall, but nothing seemed to be happening in his rear, and the next thing he knew he landed with a thump.”Ooomp!” he grunted.
短短三行字就将小猪Wilbur学习织网过程中的努力，犹疑，紧张，兴奋表现得淋漓尽致。作者笔下的动物每一只都是活灵活现，如同人类一样有思想有情感，非常值得阅读体会。
№.1 - He crept down into his hole, pushed the goose egg out of the way, and returned with an old piece of dirty white string.
【译文】坦普顿悄悄爬进洞里，一点点把鹅蛋推出来，再拽着一根破旧的白线回到原处。
【短语笔记】creep down
1. to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention
2. if something such as an insect, small animal, or car creeps, it moves slowly and quietly
3. to gradually enter something and change it
4. if a plant creeps, it grows or climbs up or along a particular place
5. if mist, clouds etc creep, they gradually fill or cover a place
1. Johann would creep into the gallery to listen to the singers.
2. Fog was creeping into the valley.
3. The feeling she had for Malcolm had crept up on her and taken her by surprise.
【举一反三】creep down和fall down
Creep down和fall down都有滑落的意思，那它们的区别在哪里呢？ 这里我们要看creep和fall的区别，creep是悄悄偷偷地移动，我们要注意到这个词在地质学范围内还有土石沙砾徐动的意思。想象下沙土滑落的感觉，平面在滑落后发生了变形。所以这个词不仅是动作上的动态，还有物体本身的动态变化感。而fall就没有那么动态，它只表示从上到下的位移变化。两个词的不同，大家有感觉了么？
№.2 – And summoning all his strength, he threw himself into the air, headfirst.
【译文】他脑袋超前，全力一跃。
【单词笔记】summon
1. to order someone to come to a place
2. to officially order someone to come to a court of law
3. to arrange for a meeting to take place and order people to come to it
1. Robert summoned the waiter for the bill.
2. Hugh was summoned to appear before the magistrate.
3. He had to summon the energy to finish the race.
【词义辨析】call，summon，send for
call，summon，send for
这些动词或词组均含有“召集，召唤”之意。
№.3 - My goodness, I would have starved to death waiting that long. I can make a web in a single evening.
【词组笔记】starve to death
1. to suffer or die because you do not have enough to
2. to prevent someone from having enough food to live
1. They'll either die from the cold or starve to death.
2. The poor dog looked like it had been starved.
11楼 2012-08-16
Chapter 7. A Talk At Home
【特点段落】
"Charlotte?" said Mrs. Arable. "Who's Charlotte?"
"She's Wi lbur's best friend. She's terribly clever."
"What does she look l ike?" asked Mrs. Arable.
"Wel l-l ," said Fern, thoughtfully, "she has eight legs. Al l spiders do,I guess."
"Charlotte is a spider?" asked Fern's mother.
Fern nodded. "A big grey one. She has a web across the top of Wi lbur's doorway. She catches flies and sucks their blood. Wilbur adores her."
【段落有感】
这段是芬和她母亲的对话，母亲沉静而略带思虑的表情和小女孩欢乐地和母亲交流体验的模样一瞬间跃然纸上。母亲的短句干练，而芬的长句则体现了小女孩的欢脱之情。两相对比，不同的角色特质让人一目了然。也能产生自然的联想，母亲思虑的原因和芬的快乐是否会延续，都成了引发阅读兴趣的引玉之砖。
№.1 - “The goose did what?” asked Mrs. Arable, gazing at her daughter with a queer, worried look.
【译文】“那只鹅做了什么？”艾拉伯尔夫人盯着她的女儿，表情怪异，状似忧虑。
【短语笔记】gaze at
1. vi. to look at someone or something for a long time, giving it all your attention, often without realizing you are doing so [= stare]
2. n. a long steady look
1. Dad didn't take her out of the garden, but he'd walk up and down with her, chatting all the time. She'd gaze up at him, entranced.
2. He did not dream how ardent and masculine his gaze was, nor that the warm flame of it was affecting the alchemy of her spirit.
【举一反三】表示看的动词还有哪些呢？look, stare, gaze, glance, glare, glower, watch, peep 这些词的区别你都知道么？
1. Look vi. to turn your eyes towards something, so that you can see it 这个就是我们最常见的看啦~
2. Stare vi. to look at something or someone for a long time without moving your eyes, for example because you are surprised, angry, or bored
3. Gaze vi. to look at someone or something for a long time, giving it all your attention, often without realizing you are doing so
（stare和gaze都可以译为盯着看，却略有不同。stare相当于目不转睛，通常是因为情绪变化，而gaze则常是无意识地全神贯注，没有特别的诱因。）
4. Glance vi. to quickly look at someone or something 通常指速度很快地扫过目标
5. Glare vi. to look angrily at someone for a long time
6. Glower vi. to look at someone in an angry way
（glare和glower都是生气地看，不过glare还兼有盯着看的意思，怒气冲冲地盯着看，想想就觉得很可怕呢）
7. Watch vi. to look at someone or something for a period of time, paying attention to what is happening 这个词的意思略微复杂，它既可以表示比较正式的观看比赛或者演出，又可以表示一种监视监控。因此碰到这个词的时候大家可要留心一下哟~
8. Peep vi. to look at something quickly and secretly, especially through a hole or opening 这个词就是我们常说的偷看啦~词义要记住，偷看可别干啊！
№.2 - Mr. Arable grinned. “Maybe our ears aren’t as sharp as Fern’s,” he said.
【译文】艾拉伯尔先生笑，他说：“也许是我们的耳朵没芬的那么灵敏吧。”
【短语笔记】as sharp as (as + adj. + as )
【举一反三】as … as的词组我们经常使用，比如as soon as possible（ASAP），as fast as I can等等，不过英语中经常有用这个形式进行的比喻哟，我们一起来看一看。
1. as black as a raven 像乌鸦一般黑
2. as stupid as an ass 蠢极了，跟驴一样
3. as hard as iron 坚如磐石
4. as old as Adam 极其古老（Adam 圣经中人类的始祖）
5. as hard as nether millstone 铁石心肠
不过西方文化和中国略有不同，若不深究，可是要闹笑话的哟！
1. as cool as a cucumber 泰然自若，极其镇静
2. as strong as a horse 健壮如牛（健壮如马？中国的牛比较健壮啦~）
3. as timid as a hare 胆小如鼠（不是兔子哟）
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№.1 - She knew that they were in a desperately cramped position inside the shell and were most anxious to break through and get out.
【译文】她知道他们已经在里面呆不安稳，急着打破蛋壳出来走走了。
【短语笔记】break through - (太阳或月亮从云层后面)露出，出现；出来，长出；穿过，透过；突破，冲破(障碍)
【英英释义】break through -
1. vi. [intr] to penetrate
2. vi. [intr, adverb] to achieve success, make a discovery, etc, esp after lengthy efforts
3. n. a significant development or discovery, esp in science
4. n. the penetration of an enemy's defensive position or line in depth and strength
【例】They broke through the skull by using a chisel.（他们用凿子凿穿头骨。）
№.2 - He glanced at Fern, then crept cautiously toward the goose, keeping close to the wall. Everyone watched him, for he was not well liked, not trusted.
【译文】他偷看了芬一眼，然后贴着墙小心地朝母鹅这边溜过来。大家都警惕地看着他，因为他既不讨人喜欢，也不被人相信。
一连串的动词短语构成的动作描写，外加我们已经十分熟悉的分词短语修饰成分，让人不得不喜欢上作者亲切可人的写作手法。
【短语笔记】creep toward - 朝着……爬过去；glance at - v. + prep 朝……看一眼，匆匆一瞥
【举一反三】creep相关的短语有：
1. to creep up/down/into sth 蹑手蹑脚地走上/下/进某处
2. to creep in 不知不觉地到来
【词义辨析】creep, climb, crawl这些动词都有“爬”之意：
1. creep: 多指人或四足动物匍匐爬行，尤指偷偷地或不出声地缓慢向前爬行。也指植物的蔓延生长等。
2. climb: 通常指用手或足爬上或爬下，也指飞机、日、月的上升，还可用作比喻。
3. crawl: 指人或动物以身躯贴着地面缓慢地移动。
1. If you both creep down to the reeds and then keep still as statues, maybe the moorhen will come back with her chicks and you can see them close up.（如果你俩轻手轻脚地爬进芦苇丛，一动也不动地趴在那里，也许黑水鸡会带着她的小鸡回来的，这样，你们就可以在离得很近的地方观察这些小动物了。）
2. Something in his tone made Carole glance at him sharply.（他话中带话，使卡罗严厉地看着他。）
№.3 - "What are you going to do with it?" continued Templeton, his little round beady eyes fixed on the goose.
【译文】“你将怎么处理它？”坦普尔曼那圆溜溜的小眼珠盯向母鹅，继续说道。
【短语笔记】fix on - 把……固定在……上；把……集中在……上
(phrasal verb) if you fix your eyes or your attention on someone or something, you look straight at them and at nothing else
【例】All our engineers carry spare parts to enable any faults to be fixed on the spot.（我们所有的工程师利用空闲时间发现错误。）
№.4 - That afternoon, when the wind had died down and the barnyard was quiet and warm, the grey goose led her seven goslings off the nest and out into the world.
【译文】那天下午，当风渐弱，谷仓里变得又静又暖的时，灰色的母鹅把她的七只小鹅领到了巢外的世界。
【短语笔记】die down - 停止；熄灭；平息
（phrasal verb） if something dies down, it becomes much less noisy, powerful, or active
【例】He thought that the criticism that had followed his announcement would die down.（他以为他的声明招来的批评会慢慢地平息下来。）
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【译文】就在威伯准备躺下来睡个早觉时，他又听到了昨夜曾呼唤过他的那个微弱声音。
【短语笔记】address sb. - 称呼某人
(speak or write to using a particular title of rank)
【例】I didn't know he was addressing me until he repeated my name.（直到他又重复了我的名字,我才知道他是和我说话。）
№.2 - She was about the size of a gumdrop. She had eight legs, and she was waving one of them at Wilbur in friendly greeting.
【译文】她有一粒树胶糖丸那么大。她长着八条腿，正挥舞着其中一条腿友好地对威伯致意。
【短语笔记】 be about the size of - 约摸……般大小
【例】The committee laid down rule about the size of tennis court.（委员会对于网球场面积的大小作出了规定。）
№.3 - Wilbur was merely suffering the doubts and fears that often go with finding a new friend. In good time he was to discover that he was mistaken about Charlotte. Underneath her rather bold and cruel exterior, she had a kind heart, and she was to prove loyal and true to the very end.
【译文】威伯像那些初交新朋友的人一样，被猜疑和恐惧困绕着。但他很及时地发现自己误解了夏洛。其实，在她那可怕冷漠的外表下，有着一颗善良的心，并且，后来发生的事情证明，她对朋友是忠实而真诚的，每一刻都是如此。
“Appearances are often deceptive.”
或是
“ Never judge a look by its cover.”
【短语笔记】in good time - 及时地, 迅速地
We sent the letter by air mail in order that it might reach them in good time .（这封信我们航空寄去以便他们能及时收到。）
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Chapter 3(2). Escape
№.1 - Lurvy, the hired man, heard the noise and came up from the asparagus patch where he was pulling weeds. 【译文】在龙须菜地里拔草的雇工鲁维，听到喊声，也赶紧跑了出来。
【语法笔记】插入语大都是对一句话进行附加说明或解释，通常由一个词、一个短语或一个句子构成，常置于句首、句中或句末，一般用逗号或破折号与句子隔开。
【短语笔记】spread among... - 蔓延，流传
【例】Users connect to the database and issue queries as usual without the need to know the database is spread among several partitions.
用户像往常一样连接到数据库发出查询时，并不需要知道数据库已经扩展到了几个分区上面。
【举一反三】spread from ... to ... 从某处蔓延到……
№.3 - He didn't like being the center of all this fuss. 【译文】他可不喜欢成为这一片混乱的焦点。
【短语笔记】fuss - n.紧张不安，大惊小怪，忙乱
【例】James said he'd better be getting back or there'd be a fuss.（詹姆斯说他最好被人弄回来，不然一定出乱子。）
№.4 - He's appealing to your stomach.
【译文】他正在用好吃的诱惑你的胃。
【短语笔记】appeal to - 对...产生吸引力，对...有吸引力
【例】On balance, joint ventures appeal to me more than state-owned enterprises.（总的来说，合资企业比国有企业更吸引我
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Chapter 3(1). Escape
№.1
- One afternoon in June, when Wilbur was almost two months old, he wandered out into his small yard outside the barn. Fern had not arrived for her usual visit. Wilbur stood in the sun feeling lonely and bored.
【译文】六月的一个下午，威尔伯差不多两个月大的时候，他晃到了牲口棚外面的小院子里。芬没有像平时那样到来。威尔伯在太阳底下站着，觉得寂寞而无聊。
【短语笔记】wander out
【双语释义】漫步走；move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
【举一反三】类似用法有：wander through/about/over - 漫步，徘徊；wander off - 走开，走失，离题。
【例】Please don't wander off the point. （请不要离题。）
用短句表意更明确，更具有感情色彩。
【短语笔记】feel like - 想要；be tired of - 对……感到厌烦，厌烦
【译文】不一会儿，他就挤过了围栏，站在了院子外面的草地上。
【短语笔记】squeeze through - 挤过去
【举一反三】squeeze的英英解释 - "the act of gripping and pressing firmly" 对应的用法有"squeeze up".
【例】There'll be enough room if we all squeeze up a bit. （咱们大家挤一挤就够地方了。）
【译文】他感到非常幸福。他犁了差不多一块地才有人注意到他。扎克门斯太太是第一个见到他的。她从厨房的窗户看到韦伯后马上大叫那个男人。
非常紧凑而又节奏感的句子，表意清晰，节奏明了。
【短语笔记】shout for - 大叫，呼喊
【例】Today I can whine because I have to go to work or I can shout for joy because I have a job to do.（今天由于不得不上班，我可以抱怨哭诉；但最少我还有工作可以往做，所以我可以高声欢呼。）
暮夏°(总版主)
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