美国小学英语教材5:第245课 祖母的那不勒斯之旅(14)

“Ah, that Vesuvius! I hope he will be spitting forth¹ his smoke and fire and lava² while I am there. That Bay of Naples! I wonder if it is really so beautiful. But no, there’s nothing so beautiful there as our Giotto’s Tower in Florence! I will tell my Uncle Tony and my Aunt Vanna about that, how lovely it is, rising up beside the Cathedral like a finger pointing heavenward.”

“啊,维苏威火山！我希望当我在那里的时候，火山会吐出烟、火和熔岩。那不勒斯湾！我想知道它是否真的那么美。但是，没有什么比佛罗伦萨的乔托塔更美丽的了！我要告诉我的叔叔托尼和我的阿姨瓦娜，这是多么可爱，站在大教堂旁边，像一根手指指向天空。”

When at last in August the cocoons³ had been carefully loosened from the delicate threads that held them tied to the twigs⁴, and when each girl had neatly⁵ rolled and wrapped up her straw braid, they all went again to Florence. Annina said not a word in all the four lovely miles, ripe with the ripeness of the late summer, but listened to the gay and excited talk of Mario and Fioretta, both so anxious for the trip to Naples. But was not she herself just as eager to go? Yes, but…

终于在八月，茧被小心翼翼地从细线上解开，细线把茧系在树枝上，当每个姑娘都把她的草编整齐地卷好，包好以后，她们又都到弗洛伦斯去了。在这四英里的路程里，安妮娜一句话也没说，现在已经是晚夏了，但她听着马里奥和菲奥雷塔快活而兴奋的谈话，他们两人都渴望着去那不勒斯旅行。可是她自己不也同样想去吗？是的，但······

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 lava   

n.熔岩，火山岩

参考例句：

• The lava flowed down the sides of the volcano.熔岩沿火山坡面涌流而下。
• His anger spilled out like lava.他的愤怒像火山爆发似的迸发出来。

3 cocoons   

n.茧，蚕茧( cocoon的名词复数 )v.茧，蚕茧( cocoon的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The silkworms have gone into the bushes to spin their cocoons. 蚕上山了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• In two more days the " little darlings" would spin their cocoons. 再得两天，“宝宝”可以上山。 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕

4 twigs   

细枝，嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some birds build nests of twigs. 一些鸟用树枝筑巢。
• Willow twigs are pliable. 柳条很软。

5 neatly   

adv.整洁地，干净地，灵巧地，熟练地

参考例句：

• Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好。
• The child's dress is neatly gathered at the neck.那孩子的衣服在领口处打着整齐的皱褶。