《夏洛的网》英文版精读训练（20）

《夏洛的⽹》英⽂版精读训练（20）

在⼈⼯智能时代，做⼀个有趣的⼈

这⼀章⾥，作者利⽤弗恩和⽗母之间提问与回答的⽅式推动和展开故事。最让⼈拍案叫绝的是对每⼀个问题的回答都能巧妙的引出下⾯的问

题，可谓环环相扣，⽆懈可击。我把问题和回答摘录如下，我们可以先领略⼀番作者的精⼼设计和巧妙构思，相信你⼀定会感受到那⼀⽓呵成的畅

快。

Fern: Did you know that Uncle Homer's goslings had hatched?

Father: How many?

Fern: Seven, There were eight eggs but one egg 鸳鸯面 didn't hatch and the goo toldtold Templeton she didn't want it any more, so he

took it away.

Mother: The goo did what?

Fern: Told TempletonTempleton she didn't want the egg any more,

Mother: Who is Templeton?

Fern: He's the rat, None of usus like him much.

Father: Who's 'us'?

Fern: Oh, everybody in the barn cellar. Wilbur and the sheep and the lambs and the goo and the gander and the goslings

and Charlotte Charlotte and me.

Mother: Charlotte? Who's Charlotte?

Fern: "She's Wilbur's best friend. She's terribly clever.

Mother: What does she look like?

Fern: Well-l, she has eight legs. All spidersspiders do, I guess.

Mother: Charlot中秋节起源 te is a spider?

Fern: A big grew one. She has a web across the top of Wilbur's doorway. She catched flies and sucks their blood. Wilbur

adores her.

Mother: Does he really?

Fern: Oh, yes. Wilbur adores Charlotte, Do you know what Charlotte saidwhat Charlotte said when the goslings hatched?

Father: I haven't the faintest idea, Tell us.

Fern: Well, when the first gosling stuck its little head out from under the goo, I was sitting on my stool in the corner and

Charlotte was on her web. She made a speech. She said: 'I am sure that every one of红薯甜汤 us here in the barn cellar will be gratified

to learn that after four weeks of unremitting effort and patience on the part of the goo, she now has something to show

for板栗红烧肉 it.' Don't you think that was a pleasant thing to for her to say?

语⾔精华：

1.“我不知道。”除了可以说“I don't know.”之外，还可以怎么说？

2.“她聪明极了。”除了可以说“She is very clever.”之外，还可以怎么说？

仔细阅读原⽂，你会找到答案。

语法点滴：

⼀般过去时和过去完成时的⽐较

Did you know that Uncle Homer's goslings had hatched?

这是弗恩问⽗亲的⼀句话，⾥⾯既有⼀般过去时（Did you know..），也有过去完成时（...had hatched）,那么该如何理解这两种时态呢？

⼀般过去时表⽰的是说话者说话时间之前发⽣的动作，这⾥弗恩是想知道在她询问⽗亲时，他是否已经知道⼩鹅出⽣的事，所以⽤了⼀般过去时，

⽽只有⼩鹅出⽣后，⽗亲才可能知道，所以⼩鹅出⽣应该发⽣在⽗亲知道⼩鹅出⽣之前，所以⼩鹅出⽣就⽤了过去完成时。

也就是说，对于都是发⽣在过去的动作，为了能表达动作彼此的前后顺序，就需要同时使⽤⼀般过去时和过去完成时。

查词乐趣：

slingshot: 这是⼀种玩具，⽤树枝或铁丝做成“丫”形，然后在顶部两端绑上橡⽪绳，可以把⼩⽯头弹射出去。你也许猜到了，这个词的意思

的“弹⼸”。那么⽤英语该如何解释呢？

现在我们看看字典是怎么⽤英语解释这个词的：

朗⽂字典：

slingshot: a small Y-shaped stick with a thin band of rubber across the top ud to throw stones

柯林斯字典：

slingshot: A slingshot is a device for shooting small stones. It is made of a Y-shaped stick with a piece of elastic tied between

the two top posts.

于是，我们就可以知道，“a thin band of rubber” 和 “a piece of elastic” 都是“弹性绳”的意思。

“between the two top posts” 和 “ across the top”，你觉得哪⼀种说法更好呢？

通过查字典不但爱离别 了解了如何⽤英语解释“弹⼸”这个词，⽽且还发现同⼀个词可以⽤不同的⽅式去解释，这本⾝就是⼀种乐趣。

也许单从读书速度，或者读书数量⽅⾯，我们远远不是⼈⼯智能的对⼿，所以从今往后别那么焦虑于读书速度和读书量了。我们可以在读书过程中

沿着⾃⼰的好奇⼼去探险，从⽽获得⾃⼰的趣味和收获，我想这也是⼀种选择。

附第⼋章原⽂：

Chapterpter 8 A Ta 8 A Talk at Hommee

On Sunday morning Mr and Mrs. Arable and Fern were sitting at breakfast in the kitchen. Avery had finished and was upstairs

looking for his slingshot.

"Did you know that Uncle Homer's goslings had hatched?" asked Fern.

"How many?" asked Mr. Arable.

"Seven," replied Fern. "There were eight eggs but one egg didn't hatch and the goo told Templeton she didn't want it any

more, so he took it away."

"The goo did what?" asked Mrs. Arable, gazing at her daughter with a queer, worried look.

"Told Templeton she didn't want the egg any more," repeated Fern.

"Who is Templeton?" asked Mrs. Arable.

"He's the rat," replied Fern. "None of us like him much."

"Who's 'us'?" asked Mr. Arable.

"Oh, everybody in the barn cellar. Wilbur and the sheep and the lambs and the goo and the gander and the goslings and

Charlotte and me."

"Charlotte?" said Mrs. Arable. "Who's Charlotte?"

"She's Wilbur's best friend. She's terribly clever."

"What does she look like?" asked Mrs. Arable.

"Well-l," said Fern, thoughtfully, "she has eight legs. All spiders do, I guess."

"Charlotte is a spider?" asked Fern's mother.

Fern nodded. "A big grew one. She has a web across the top of Wilbur's doorway. She catched flies and sucks their blood.

Wilbur adores her."

"Does she really?" said Mrs. Arable, rather vaguely. She was staring Fern with a worried expression on her face.

"Oh, yes. Wilbur adores Charlotte," said Fern. "Do you know what Charlotte said when the goslings hatched?"

"I haven't the faintest idea," said Mr. Arable. "Tell us."

"Well,蒸青菜 when the first gosling stuck its little head out from under the goo, I was sitting on my stool in the corner and

Charlotte was on her web. She made a speech. She said: 'I am sure that every one of us here in the barn cellar will be gratified

to learn that after four weeks of unremitting effort and patience on the part of the goo, she now has something to show

for it.' Don't you think that was a pleasant thing to for her to say?"

"Yes, I do," said Mrs. Arable. "And now, Fern, it's time to get ready for Sunday School. And tell me more about what goes on in

Uncle Homer's barn. Aren't you spending quite a lot of time there? You go there almost every afternoon, don't you?"

"I like it there," replied Fern. She wiped her mouth and ran upstairs. After she had left the room, Mrs. Arable spoke in a low

voice to her husband.

"I wor经典网络 ry about Fern," she said. "Did you hear the way she rambled on about the animals, pretending that they talked?"

Mr. Arable chuckled. "Maybe they do talk," he said. "I've sometimes wondered. At any rate, don't worry about Fern---she's just

got a lively imagination. Kids think they hear all sorts of things."

"Just the same, I do worry about her," replied Mrs. Arable. "I think I shall ask Dr. Dorian about her the next time I e him. He

loves Fern almost as much as we do, and I want him to know how queerly she is acting about that pig and everything. I don't

think it's normal. You know perfectly well animals don't talk."

grinned. "Maybe our ears aren't as sharp as Fern's." he said.