夏洛的网 第168期:上集市去(6)

 　　"That's because you've never been to one," remarked the old sheep. “那是因为你从来没有去过，”老羊说，

　　"A fair is a rat's paradise. “集市是老鼠的乐园。

　　Everybody spills food at a fair. 集市里人人扔食物。

　　A rat can creep out late at night and have a feast. 老鼠夜里可以出来大吃特吃。

　　In the horse barn you will find oats that the trotters and pacers have spilled. 在马棚里，你会找到马洒落的燕麦；

　　In the trampled¹ grass of the infield you will find old discarded lunch boxes 在场地上践踏过的草丛中，你会找到扔下的旧饭盒，

　　containing the foul² remains³ of peanut butter sandwiches, 里面有吃剩的花生酱三明治、

　　hard-boiled eggs, 煮鸡蛋、

　　cracker⁴ crumbs⁵, 饼干屑、

　　bits of doughnuts, 炸面圈屑、

　　and particles of cheese. 干酪屑；

　　In the hard-packed dirt of the midway, 在游艺场的硬泥地上，

　　after the glaring lights are out and the people have gone home to bed, 等到闪亮的灯关了，人们回家睡觉去了，

　　you will find a veritable treasure of popcorn⁶ fragments, 你会找到真正的宝贝：累坏的孩子们扔下的爆米花、

　　frozen custard dribblings, 一滴滴奶油冰淇淋、

　　candied apples abandoned by tired children, 冰糖苹果，

　　sugar fluff crystals, 还有棉花糖、

　　salted almonds, 盐水杏仁、

　　popsicles, 冰棍、

　　partially⁷ gnawed⁸ ice cream cones⁹, 咬剩的冰淇淋蛋卷筒、

　　and the wooden sticks of lollypops. 棒棒糖棍。

　　Everywhere is loot for a rat 到处都是老鼠的好东西

　　- in tents, in booths, in hay lofts¹⁰ ——在帐篷里，在货亭里，在干草阁楼上

　　- why, a fair has enough disgusting leftover¹¹ food to satisfy a whole army of rats." ——这还用说，集市上留下了足够的让人恶心的食物，够大队老鼠吃个痛快。”

　　Templeton's eyes were blazing. 坦普尔顿听了，眼睛一下子发亮了。

　　"Is this true?" he asked. "Is this appetizing yarn¹² of yours true? “这是真的吗？”它问道，“你说的这些吊胃口的故事奇谈是真的吗？

　　I like high living, and what you say tempts¹³ me." 我喜欢高档生活，你说的东西引得我直流口水。”

1 trampled   

踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 )； 践踏； 无视； 侵犯

参考例句：

• He gripped his brother's arm lest he be trampled by the mob. 他紧抓着他兄弟的胳膊，怕他让暴民踩着。
• People were trampled underfoot in the rush for the exit. 有人在拼命涌向出口时被踩在脚下。

2 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 cracker   

n.（无甜味的）薄脆饼干

参考例句：

• Buy me some peanuts and cracker.给我买一些花生和饼干。
• There was a cracker beside every place at the table.桌上每个位置旁都有彩包爆竹。

5 crumbs   

int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式

参考例句：

• She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater. 她站起身掸掉了毛衣上的面包屑。
• Oh crumbs! Is that the time? 啊，天哪！都这会儿啦？

6 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。

7 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

8 gnawed   

咬( gnaw的过去式和过去分词 )； （长时间） 折磨某人； （使）苦恼； （长时间）危害某事物

参考例句：

• His attitude towards her gnawed away at her confidence. 他对她的态度一直在削弱她的自尊心。
• The root of this dead tree has been gnawed away by ants. 这棵死树根被蚂蚁唼了。

9 cones   

n.（人眼）圆锥细胞；圆锥体( cone的名词复数 )；球果；圆锥形东西；（盛冰淇淋的）锥形蛋卷筒

参考例句：

• In the pines squirrels commonly chew off and drop entire cones. 松树上的松鼠通常咬掉和弄落整个球果。 来自辞典例句
• Many children would rather eat ice cream from cones than from dishes. 许多小孩喜欢吃蛋卷冰淇淋胜过盘装冰淇淋。 来自辞典例句

10 lofts   

阁楼( loft的名词复数 )； （由工厂等改建的）套房； 上层楼面； 房间的越层

参考例句：

• He lofts it into the air, and hugs his head in the deep secret embrace. 他抬手甩了出去，然后赶忙把头紧紧的抱了个密不透风。
• Spring Loaded Bed Loft-Lofts bed, freeing up extra storage space underneath. 弹性床铺抬高器---抬高床铺，释放更多床底下的空间。

11 leftover   

n.剩货，残留物，剩饭；adj.残余的

参考例句：

• These narrow roads are a leftover from the days of horse-drawn carriages.这些小道是从马车时代沿用下来的。
• Wonder if that bakery lets us take leftover home.不知道那家糕饼店会不会让我们把卖剩的带回家。

12 yarn   

n.纱，纱线，纺线；奇闻漫谈，旅行轶事

参考例句：

• I stopped to have a yarn with him.我停下来跟他聊天。
• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。

13 tempts   

v.引诱或怂恿（某人）干不正当的事( tempt的第三人称单数 )；使想要

参考例句：

• It tempts the eye to dream. 这种景象会使眼睛产生幻觉。 来自辞典例句
• This is the tidbit which tempts his insectivorous fate. 就是这一点东西引诱它残杀昆虫。 来自互联网