美国小学英语教材5:第88课 松毛虫(7)

 The caterpillars¹ stay in their nest all night, and come out about ten o'clock in the morning to take the sun on their veranda². 毛毛虫整晚都呆在巢里，大约在早上10点出来，在“阳台”上晒太阳。

They spend the whole day there, dozing³, motionless, heaped together, and from time to time show their bliss⁴ by nodding and wagging their heads. 它们在那里呆一整天，打瞌睡，一动不动，堆在一起，不时地点头和摇头来表示幸福。

At six or seven o'clock, when it grows dark, the sleepers⁵ awake, stir themselves, and go out over the surface of the nest. 六七点钟，天渐渐黑了，睡觉的虫醒了，爬起来，走到巢的外面去。

Wherever they go, they strengthen the nest or enlarge it by the threads of silk that come out of their mouths and trail behind them. 无论走到哪里，它们都要用嘴里吐出的丝线把巢筑得更坚固，或把巢做得更大。

More green leaves are taken in, and the tent becomes bigger and bigger. 更多的绿叶被吸收进来，帐篷变得越来越大。

They are busy doing this for an hour or two every evening. 他们每天晚上都要忙上一两个小时。

So far, they have known nothing but summer; but they seem to realize that winter is coming. 到目前为止，它们只知道夏天；但是它们似乎意识到冬天就要来了。

They work away at their house in a manner which seems to say: “Oh, how nice and warm we shall be in our beds here, nestling one against the other, when the pine tree is lighted with frost. 它们在房子里不停地干活，好像在说：“噢，当这棵松树被霜照亮的时候，我们将在这儿的床上互相依偎着，多么舒服，多么温暖啊！

Let us work with a will!” 让我们同心协力地工作吧！”

 

1 caterpillars   

n.毛虫( caterpillar的名词复数 )；履带

参考例句：

• Caterpillars eat the young leaves of this plant. 毛毛虫吃这种植物的嫩叶。
• Caterpillars change into butterflies or moths. 毛虫能变成蝴蝶或蛾子。 来自辞典例句

2 veranda   

n.走廊；阳台

参考例句：

• She sat in the shade on the veranda.她坐在阳台上的遮荫处。
• They were strolling up and down the veranda.他们在走廊上来回徜徉。

3 dozing   

v.打瞌睡,假寐 n.瞌睡

参考例句：

• The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
• He never falters in his determination. 他的决心从不动摇。

4 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

5 sleepers   

n.卧铺（通常以复数形式出现）；卧车( sleeper的名词复数 )；轨枕；睡觉（呈某种状态）的人；小耳环

参考例句：

• He trod quietly so as not to disturb the sleepers. 他轻移脚步，以免吵醒睡着的人。 来自辞典例句
• The nurse was out, and we two sleepers were alone. 保姆出去了，只剩下我们两个瞌睡虫。 来自辞典例句