Charlotte’sWeb（III）夏洛的网 ( 三 )

作为一只猪，威尔伯似乎只能接受任人宰割的命运了，但夏洛却承诺要救威尔伯。这是一场关于Track 9 信任、勇气、拯救与自我拯救的对话，一起读读吧！

“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. 承诺

2） vaguely adv. 含糊地

3） tremble v. 颤抖

4） collected adj. 镇静的

5） slight adj. 轻微的；不足道的

“夏洛？”他说。（剩余505字）