夏洛的网 第15期:小猪威尔伯(6)

 　　One warm afternoon,

　　一个暖和的下午，

　　Fern and Avery put on bathing suits and went down to the brook¹ for a swim.

　　弗恩和艾弗里穿上泳衣到下面的小河去游泳。

　　Wilbur tagged along at Fern's heels.

　　威尔伯紧跟着

　　When she waded² into the brook, Wilbur waded in with her.

　　下了水。

　　He found the water quite cold - too cold for his liking³.

　　它觉得水很凉——凉得它受不了。

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　　So while the children swam and played and splashed water at each other,

　　因此，当两个朋友游泳、玩耍、用水你泼我我泼你时，

　　Wilbur amused himself in the mud along the edge of the brook,

　　威尔伯就待在河边的烂泥里自得其乐，

　　where it was warm and moist and delightfully⁴ sticky and oozy⁵.

　　烂泥暖和，湿嗒嗒的，黏黏糊糊，舒服极了。

　　Every day was a happy day,

　　天天这样，白天快快活活，

　　and every night was peaceful.

　　夜里安安静静。

1 brook   

n.小河，溪；v.忍受，容让

参考例句：

• In our room we could hear the murmur of a distant brook.在我们房间能听到远处小溪汩汩的流水声。
• The brook trickled through the valley.小溪涓涓流过峡谷。

2 waded   

（从水、泥等）蹚，走过，跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She tucked up her skirt and waded into the river. 她撩起裙子蹚水走进河里。
• He waded into the water to push the boat out. 他蹚进水里把船推出来。

3 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

4 delightfully   

大喜，欣然

参考例句：

• The room is delightfully appointed. 这房子的设备令人舒适愉快。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The evening is delightfully cool. 晚间凉爽宜人。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 oozy   

adj.软泥的

参考例句：

• What calls erythema oozy sex gastritis? 什么叫红斑渗出性胃炎？ 来自互联网