威尔伯犹豫了一下，接着悬空往下跳。

　　He glanced hastily behind to see if a piece of rope was following him to check his fall,

　　它赶快往身后瞧，看后面是不是有根绳子拉住它不让它掉下去，

　　but nothing seemed to be happening in his rear,

　　可是它身后似乎一无所有，

　　and the next thing he knew he landed with a thump.

　　紧接着就蓬通一声落到地上了。

　　"Ooomp!" he grunted. Charlotte laughed so hard her web began to sway.

　　“哎哟！”它哼哼叫了一声。夏洛哈哈大笑，笑得它的网晃来晃去。

　　"What did I do wrong?" asked the pig, when he recovered from his bump.

　　“我做错什么了？”小猪从摔跤中缓过气来，问道。

　　"Nothing," said Charlotte. "It was a nice try."

　　“什么也没做错，”夏洛说，“这个尝试做得很好。”

　　"I think it try again," said Wilbur, cheerfully.

　　“我想再试一次，”威尔伯开心地说，

　　"I believe what I need is a little piece of string to hold me."

　　“我认为我要的是根绳子把我拉住。”