wilbur

The widely read tale takes place on a farm and concerns a pig named Wilbur and his devoted friend Charlotte , the spider who manages to save his life by writing about him in her web .

CHARLOTTE'SWEB《夏洛的网》这个广为流传的故事发生在一个农场，讲述了一只名叫威尔伯的小猪和他的挚友夏洛的故事。蜘蛛夏洛通过在自己织的网里写出威尔伯的故事，成功地拯救了威尔伯的生命。

We found that they started to call people early , says Wilbur .

我们发现，它们开始提前把人员召集到位，威尔伯说。

He filled her in on Wilbur Kantor 's visit .

他告诉她威尔伯·坎特此行的详细经过。

Wilbur didn 't want food , he wanted love .

威伯想要的不是食物，而是关爱。

Wilbur could see the goose a few feet away .

威伯现在能看清几步远的母鹅了。

If she went into the house , Wilbur went , too .

如果她进屋，威伯便也跟着往里走；

Even Wilbur , who could eat almost anything , was appalled .

甚至连几乎什么都吃的威伯见此情景也感到恶心。

Wilbur 's stomach was empty and his mind was full .

威伯的肚子是空的，脑子里却装得满满的。

As the days went by , Wilbur grew and grew .

很多天过去了，威伯长了又长。

It was still only about four o'clock but Wilbur was ready for bed .

虽然此刻只不过才四点钟，威伯却准备上床就寝了。

Wilbur came and stood directly under the web .

威伯一直朝网这边走过来。

Wilbur had gone to sleep thinking about these plans .

昨晚睡觉时，威伯还一直想着这些计划。

Wilbur ’ s heart almost stopped when he saw what was going on .

当看到他在做什么时，威伯的心跳几乎都停止了。

The two men walked silently down to Wilbur 's yard .

两个男人悄悄来到威伯的院子里。

Wilbur was pleased to receive so much attention .

威伯很高兴能如此引人注目。

The news of Wilbur 's escape spread rapidly among the animals on the place .

威伯逃跑的消息在这里的动物中间迅速传开了。

Wilbur liked Charlotte better and better each day .

威伯一天比一天更喜欢夏洛了。

Wilbur next tried one of the lambs .

威伯又试着去问羊羔。

Wilbur heard them coming and got up .

听到他们的脚步声，威伯忙爬了起来。

After all , Wilbur was a very young pig-not much more than a baby , really .

真的，威伯毕竟只不过是一头比婴儿大不多少的小猪罢了。

They got up , and together they walked down to Wilbur 's yard .

他们站起来，一同往威伯的院子走。

Having promised Wilbur that she would save his life , she was determined to keep her promise .

她已经对威伯许诺过要拯救他的生命，因此她决定实现自己的承诺。

Wilbur 's new home was in the lower part of the barn , directly underneath10 the cows .

威伯的新家在谷仓的下层，正好在牛棚底下。

Wilbur hesitated a moment , then jumped out into the air .

威伯犹豫了一下，然后朝空中跳去。

Wilbur lay down and closed his eyes .

威伯忙闭上双眼，躺了下来。

Wilbur walked into his yard just at that moment .

这时威伯走进了他的院子里。

Sadly , Wilbur lay down and listened to the rain .

威伯悲伤地躺下来，去听雨的声音。

People came from miles around to look at Wilbur and to read the words on Charlotte 's web .

人们从四面八方赶来看威伯，读着夏洛的网里的字。

Wilbur scrambled to the top of the manure pile .

威伯爬到了牛粪堆的最上面。

Wilbur crouched low , with his thin , curly tail toward the rat .

威伯趴下来，把他那根又细又弯的尾巴朝向老鼠那边。