Charlotte’sWeb（III）夏洛的網(wǎng) ( 三 )

作為一只豬，威爾伯似乎只能接受任人宰割的命運了，但夏洛卻承諾要救威爾伯。這是一場關(guān)于Track 9 信任、勇氣、拯救與自我拯救的對話，一起讀讀吧！

“Charlotte？” he said.

“Yes？” said the spider.

“Were you serious when you 1）promised you would keep them from killing me？”

“I was never more serious in my life. I am not going to let you die， Wilbur.”

“How are you going to save me？” asked Wilbur， whose curiosity was very strong on this point.

“Well，” said Charlotte， 2）vaguely， “I don’t really know. But I’m working on a plan.”

“That’s wonderful，” said Wilbur. “How is the plancoming， Charlotte？ Have you got very far with it？ Is itcoming along pretty well？” Wilbur was 3）trembling again，but Charlotte was cool and 4）collected.

“Oh， it’s coming all right，” she said， lightly. “Theplan is still in its early stages and hasn’t completelyshaped up yet， but I’m working on it.”

“When do you work on it？” begged Wilbur.

“When I’m hanging head-down at the top of myweb. That’s when I do my thinking， because then allthe blood is in my head.”

“I’d be only too glad to help in any way I can.”

“Oh， I’ll work it out alone，” said Charlotte. “I can think better if I think alone.”

“All right，” said Wilbur. “But don’t fail to let me know if there’s anything I can do to help， no matter how 5）slight.”

“Well，” replied Charlotte， “you must try to build yourself up. I want youto get plenty of sleep， and stop worrying. Never hurry and never worry！Chew your food thoroughly and eat every bit of it， except you must leave justenough for Templeton. Gain weight andstay well—that’s the way you can help.Keep fit， and don’t lose your nerve. Doyou think you understand？”

“Yes， I understand，” said Wilbur.

1） promise v. 承諾

2） vaguely adv. 含糊地

3） tremble v. 顫抖

4） collected adj. 鎮(zhèn)靜的

5） slight adj. 輕微的；不足道的

“夏洛？”他說。（剩余505字）