沪教牛津版 · 七年级上 · Unit 1 Friendship · Section 4 Focusing on culture
A true friend
文体：记叙文（名著节选） · 改编自 E. B. White《Charlotte's Web》
词性套色
名词
动词
形容词
副词
介词
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原文精读（名著节选）
1Wilbur often thought of Charlotte.
威尔伯常常想起夏洛。
2All winter Wilbur watched over Charlotte's eggs.
整个冬天，威尔伯都在照看夏洛的卵。
3For Wilbur, nothing in life was as important.
对威尔伯来说，生命中没有什么比这更重要。
4He waited patiently for the big day to come.
他耐心地等待重要的那一天到来。
5One sunny morning, Wilbur saw something move — a very small spider that looked like Charlotte.
一个晴朗的早晨，威尔伯看到有东西在动——一只非常小的蜘蛛，长得像夏洛。
6Then three more, then eight, then ten ... Charlotte's children were here at last.
然后又来了三只、八只、十只……夏洛的孩子们终于来了。
7“I am an old friend of your mother's,” said Wilbur. “I am glad to see you.”
“我是你妈妈的老朋友，”威尔伯说。“见到你真高兴。”
8The little spiders were glad to see him too.
小蜘蛛们见到他也很高兴。
9One day, Wilbur felt a warm wind come into the barn.
有一天，威尔伯感到一股暖风吹进了谷仓。
10As he watched, one baby spider rose into the air.
他正看着，一只小蜘蛛升到了空中。
11“Good-bye!” it said.
“再见！”它说。
12“Wait,” Wilbur cried out. “Where are you going?”
“等等，”威尔伯喊道。“你们要去哪儿？”
13“We are leaving on the warm wind.”
“我们要乘着暖风离开。”
14“You can't all go. I will have no friends,” said Wilbur.
“你们不能都走。我就没有朋友了，”威尔伯说。
15“Good-bye!” they called. “Good-bye, good-bye!”
“再见！”它们喊道。“再见，再见！”
16This felt like the end of the world to Wilbur.
这对威尔伯来说感觉就像世界末日。
17He cried himself to sleep.
他哭着哭着睡着了。
18When he woke up, there were three small spiders on the wall.
当他醒来时，墙上有三只小蜘蛛。
19“Hello! Three of us are staying. We like this place, and we like you,” said a very small spider.
“你好！我们三个留下。我们喜欢这个地方，我们也喜欢你，”一只非常小的蜘蛛说。
20It was a happy day for Wilbur.
对威尔伯来说，这是快乐的一天。
21And there were many more happy days.
而且还有更多快乐的日子。
22As the months and years came and went, he was never without friends.
随着岁月流逝，他从来没有缺过朋友。
23Wilbur never forgot Charlotte.
威尔伯永远不会忘记夏洛。
24He loved her children and grandchildren, but they could never take her place in his heart.
他爱她的孩子们和孙辈，但它们永远无法替代她在他心中的位置。
25It is not often that a true friend like her comes along.
像她这样的真朋友，不是常能遇到的。
词汇
patientlyadv. 耐心地
spidern. 蜘蛛
barnn. 谷仓；畜棚
grandchildrenn. 孙辈（复数）
词组
动宾搭配
thought of Charlottephr. 想起夏洛
watched over eggsphr. 照看卵
saw something movephr. 看到有东西在动
looked like Charlottephr. 长得像夏洛
was herephr. 在这里
was glad to seephr. 很高兴见到
woke upphr. 醒来
were three small spidersphr. 是三只小蜘蛛
are stayingphr. 留下
like this placephr. 喜欢这个地方
never forgot Charlottephr. 永远不会忘记夏洛
loved her childrenphr. 爱她的孩子们
could never take her placephr. 永远无法取代她的位置
comes alongphr. 出现；到来
介词短语
all winterphr. 整个冬天
something in lifephr. 生命中的某些事
as important asphr. 和……一样重要
waited for the big dayphr. 等待重要的一天
a very small spiderphr. 一只非常小的蜘蛛
as he watchedphr. 正当他看着时
rose into the airphr. 升到空中
on the warm windphr. 乘着暖风
all gophr. 都走
no friendsphr. 没有朋友
the end of the worldphr. 世界末日
to Wilburphr. 对威尔伯来说
to sleepphr. 睡着了
when he woke upphr. 当他醒来时
on the wallphr. 墙上
three of usphr. 我们三个
this placephr. 这个地方
without friendsphr. 没有朋友
in his heartphr. 在他心中
not oftenphr. 不常；很少
like herphr. 像她这样的
语法讲解
① as ... as 原级比较
nothing in life was as important——as + 原级 + as（省略第二个 as），表示"和……一样"。
② as 引导时间状语（一边……一边）
As he watched, one baby spider rose into the air.——as 表示"正当……时"，强调两个动作同时发生。
③ 使役动词 + 宾语 + 动词原形
felt a warm wind come into the barn——feel / see / watch / hear 等感官动词后，宾语补足语用动词原形（表示动作全过程）。
④ It is ... that ... 强调句
It is not often that a true friend like her comes along.——It is + 被强调部分 + that ...，强调"not often"（不常发生）。