E.B.懷特---《夏洛的網》
發布時間：2012-07-19 共6頁
| 第 1 頁：chapter1 《夏洛的網》 |
| 第 2 頁：Chapter 2. Wilbur |
| 第 3 頁：Chapter 3(1). Escape |
| 第 4 頁：Chapter 4. Loneliness |
| 第 5 頁：Chapter 5. Charlotte |
| 第 6 頁：Chapter 6. Summer Days |
Chapter 6. Summer Days
№.1 - She knew that they were in a desperately cramped position inside the shell and were most anxious to break through and get out.
【譯文】她知道他們已經在里面呆不安穩，急著打破蛋殼出來走走了。
【短語筆記】break through - (太陽或月亮從云層后面)露出，出現;出來，長出;穿過，透過;突破，沖破(障礙)
【英英釋義】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.(他們用鑿子鑿穿頭骨。)
№.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.
【譯文】他偷看了芬一眼，然后貼著墻小心地朝母鵝這邊溜過來。大家都警惕地看著他，因為他既不討人喜歡，也不被人相信。
【小編評注】一連串的動詞短語構成的動作描寫，外加我們已經十分熟悉的分詞短語修飾成分，讓人不得不喜歡上作者親切可人的寫作手法。
【短語筆記】creep toward - 朝著……爬過去;glance at - v. + prep 朝……看一眼，匆匆一瞥
【舉一反三】creep相關的短語有：
1. to creep up/down/into sth 躡手躡腳地走上/下/進某處
2. to creep in 不知不覺地到來
【詞義辨析】creep, climb, crawl這些動詞都有“爬”之意：
1. creep: 多指人或四足動物匍匐爬行，尤指偷偷地或不出聲地緩慢向前爬行。也指植物的蔓延生長等。
2. climb: 通常指用手或足爬上或爬下，也指飛機、日、月的上升，還可用作比喻。
3. crawl: 指人或動物以身軀貼著地面緩慢地移動。
【例】
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.(如果你倆輕手輕腳地爬進蘆葦叢，一動也不動地趴在那里，也許黑水雞會帶著她的小雞回來的，這樣，你們就可以在離得很近的地方觀察這些小動物了。)
2. Something in his tone made Carole glance at him sharply.(他話中帶話，使卡羅嚴厲地看著他。)
№.3 - "What are you going to do with it?" continued Templeton, his little round beady eyes fixed on the goose.
【譯文】“你將怎么處理它?”坦普爾曼那圓溜溜的小眼珠盯向母鵝，繼續說道。
【短語筆記】fix on - 把……固定在……上;把……集中在……上
【英英釋義】
(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.(我們所有的工程師利用空閑時間發現錯誤。)
№.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.
【譯文】那天下午，當風漸弱，谷倉里變得又靜又暖的時，灰色的母鵝把她的七只小鵝領到了巢外的世界。
【短語筆記】die down - 停止;熄滅;平息
【英英釋義】
(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.(他以為他的聲明招來的批評會慢慢地平息下來。)
