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LastDay
最后一天
CharlotteandWilburwerealone. Wilburlayrestingaftertheexcitementandstrainoftheceremony. Hismedalstillhungfromhisneck; bylookingoutofthecornerofhiseyehecouldseeit.
夏洛和威尔伯单独待着。经过颁奖典礼上一番兴奋和紧张后，威尔伯躺下来休息。他的奖章仍然挂在脖子上，通过眼角的余光就能看到它。
"Charlotte," saidWilburafterawhile, "whyareyousoquiet?"
"夏洛，"过了一会儿威尔伯说，"你为什么这么安静?"
"Iliketositstill," shesaid."I'vealwaysbeenratherquiet."
"我喜欢静静地坐着，"她说。"我一直都十分安静？"
"Yes, butyouseemspeciallysotoday. Doyoufeelallright?"
"是的，但今天你似乎出奇地安静。你感觉还好吗?"
"Alittletired, perhaps. ButIfeelpeaceful. Yoursuccessintheringthismorningwastoasmalldegree, mysuccess.Yourfutureisassured. Youwilllive, secureandsafe, Wilbur. Nothingcanharmyounow. Theseautumndayswillshortenandgrowcold. Theleaveswillshakeloosefromthetreesandfall. Christmaswillcome, thenthesnowsofwinter. Youwilllivetoenjoythebeautyofthefrozenworld, foryoumeanagreatdealtoZuckermanandhewillnotharmyou, ever. Winterwillpass, thedayswilllengthen, theicewillmeltinthepasturepond. Thesongsparrowwillreturnandsing, thefrogswillawake, thewarmwindwillblowagain. Allthesesightsandsoundsandsmellswillbeyourstoenjoy, Wilbur--thislovelyworld, thesepreciousdays..."
也许有点儿累吧。但我觉得很平静。今天早上你在围栏里的成功，在小小的程度上也是我的成功。你的未来有保证了。你将生活得十分安全，威尔伯。现在没 有什么能伤害你。秋天的白昼会缩短，天气会变冷。叶子将从树上松动落下。圣诞节即将来临，之后是冬天的飘雪。你将活着享受冰天雪地的美景，因为对于朱克曼先生来说，你意义重大，他不会伤害你的，永远不会。冬天会过去，白昼会延长，牧场池塘上的冰将融化。篱雀将飞回来歌唱，青蛙要苏醒，温暖的风会再次吹起。 所有这些景象、声音和香气都将供你享受，威尔伯-这个美好的世界，这些珍贵的日子……"
Charlottestopped. AmomentlateratearcametoWilbur'seye. "Oh, Charlotte," hesaid. "TothinkthatwhenIfirstmetyouIthoughtyouwerecruelandbloodthirsty!"
夏洛停了下来。不一会儿，眼泪涌入了威尔伯的眼眶。"哦，夏洛，"他说，"想当初第一次见到你，我还以为你很残忍，嗜血成性呢!"
Whenherecoveredfromhisemotion, hespokeagain.
等他从情绪中恢复过来，他又说话了。
"Whydidyoudoallthisforme?" heasked. "Idon'tdeserveit. I'veneverdoneanythingforyou."
"你为什么要为我做这一切？"他问，"我不值得。我从来没有为你做过任何事情。"
"Youhavebeenmyfriend," repliedCharlotte.
"你一直是我的朋友，"夏洛答道。
"Thatinitselfisatremendousthing. IwovemywebsforyoubecauseIlikedyou.Afterall, what'salife, anyway? We'reborn, welivealittlewhile, wedie. Aspider'slifecan'thelpbeingsomethingofamess, withallthistrappingandeatingflies.Byhelpingyou, perhapsIwastryingtoliftupmylifeatrifle. Heavenknowsanyoneslifecanstandalittleofthat."
"这本身就是一件了不起的事。我为你结网，因为我喜欢你。毕竟，生命到底是什么啊?我们出生，活一阵子，之后死去。蜘蛛的生命无非就是一团糟，全忙着捕食和吃苍蝇。但是，通过帮助你，或许我可以提升一点我生活的价值。毫无疑问，人活着该做一点有意义的事情。"
"Well," saidWilbur. "I'mnogoodatmakingspeeches. Ihaven'tgotyourgiftforwords. Butyouhavesavedme, Charlotte, andIwouldgladlygivemylifeforyou-Ireallywould."
"嗯，"威尔伯说。"我不善于演讲。我没有你能说会道的天赋。但你救了我，夏洛，我很乐意为你献出我的生命-我真的愿意。"
"I'msureyouwould. AndIthankyouforyourgeneroussentiments."
"我相信你会的。我感谢你的慷慨情怀。"
"Charlotte," saidWilbur. "We'reallgoinghometoday. TheFairisalmostover. Won'titbewonderfultobebackhomeinthebarncellaragainwiththesheepandthegeese? Aren'tyouanxioustogethome?"
"夏洛，"威尔伯说。"我们今天都要回家了。集市差不多结束了。重新回到谷仓，与那些羊和鹅团聚不是很美吗?你不急着回家吗?"
ForamomentCharlottesaidnothing. ThenshespokeinavoicesolowWilburcouldhardlyhearthewords.
有一阵子夏洛什么话也没说。之后，她用一个威尔伯几乎无法听到的很低的声音说:
"Iwillnotbegoingbacktothebarn," shesaid. Wilburleapttohisfeet. "Notgoingback?" hecried. "Charlotte, whatareyoutalkingabout?"
"我不会回到谷仓了，"她说。威尔伯跳了起来。"不回去?"他哭着."夏洛，你在说什么？"
"I'mdonefor ," shereplied. "InadayortwoI'llbedead. Ihaven'tevenstrengthenoughtoclimbdownintothecrate. IdoubtifIhaveenoughsilkinmyspinneretstolowermetotheground."
"我的生命要终止了，"她答道。"一两天后我就会死去。我甚至没有足够的力气爬到下面板条箱里。我怀疑我的吐丝器里是否有足够的丝把我吊到地面。"
Hearingthis, Wilburthrewhimselfdowninanagonyofpainandsorrow.Greatsobsrackedhisbody. "Charlotte," hemoaned. "Charlotte! Mytruefriend!"
听到这话，威尔伯瘫坐下来，极度痛苦和悲伤。他大声抽泣，浑身哆嗦。"夏洛，"他呻吟着。"夏洛!我真正的明友!"
"Comenow, let'snotmakeascene," saidthespider. "Bequiet, Wilbur. Stopthrashingabout!"
"别这样，我们不要婆婆妈妈了"蜘蛛说。"安静点，威尔伯。不要折腾自已了！"
ButIcan'tstandit," shoutedWilbur. "Iwon'tleaveyouherealonetodie. Ifyou'regoingtostayhereIshallstay, too."
"但我控制不住，"威尔伯喊道。"我不会留下你独自等死。如果你要留在这里，我也要留下。"
"Don'tberidiculous," saidCharlotte. "Youcan'tstayhere."
"别傻丁，"夏洛说。"你不能留在这里。"
Wilburwasinapanic. Heracedroundandroundthepen. Suddenlyhehadanideahethoughtoftheeggsacandthefivehundredandfourteenlittlespidersthatwouldhatchinthespring. IfCharlotteherselfwasunabletogohometothebarn, atleasthemusttakeherchildrenalong.
威尔伯惊慌不已。他在猪圈里飞奔了一圈又一圈。突然他有了一个想法--他想起了那个卵袋和五百十四只将在春季孵化的小蜘蛛。万一夏洛自己无法回到吞仓，至少他必须把她的孩子们带走。