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Text C Last Day（第2页）

&on，”saidWilburiion，“ifyoudon’tstoptalkibusy，allwillbelost，andIwilldieofabroke。Pleaseclimbup!”

&onlaybathestralacedhisforepawsbehindhisheadandcrossedhisknees，inanattitudeofpleterelaxation。

“Dieofabroke，”hemimicked。“Howtoug!My，my!I’salwaysmeyouetowheniI’veneverheardofabreakingonmyat。Oh，no。WhoythingaboutoldTempleton?”

&up!”screamedWilbur。“Stopaglikeaspoiledchild!”

&ongrinnedandlaystill。“aftertriptothedump?”heasked。“Why，itwasoldTempleton!WhosavedCharlotte’slifebysgthatArableboyawaywitharottengooseegg?Blessmysoul，IbelieveitwasoldTempleton。Whobityourtailandgotyoubayourfeetthismafteryouhadfaintedinfrontofthepleton。HasiteveroccurredtoyouthatI’msiingerrandsanddoingfavors?WhatdoyouthinkIam，anyway，arat-of-all-work?”

erate。Thepe。Awasfailinghim。SuddenlyherememberedTempleton’sfondnessforfood。

&on，”hesaid，“IwillmakeyouasetCharlotte’seggsae，andfromnowonIwillletyoueatfirst，whenLurvyslopsme。IwillletyouhaveyourchoiceiroughandIwon’ttouguntilyh。”

&up。“Youmeanthat?”hesaid。

“Ipromise。Iyheart。”

“Allright，it’sadeal，”saidtherat。Hewalkedtothewallaoclimb。Hisstomachwasstillswollenfromlastnight’sgandplaining，hepulledhimselfslowlytotheg。Hegtillhereachedtheeggsaovedasideforhim。Shewasdying，butshestillhadstreomovealittle。Theonbaredhislohandbegansnippihreadsthatfasteheg。Wilburwatbelow。

&remecare!”hesaid。“Idon’twantasihoseeggsharmed。”

“Thiththruffthtimymouth，”plai’thworththancarameldy。”

ButTempletothejob，athesacadriftandcarryittotheground，wherehedroppeditinfrontofWilbur。Wilburheavedagreatsighofrelief。

“Thaon，”hesaid。“IwillthisaslongasIlive。”

&herwillI，”saidtherat，pighisteeth。“IfeelasthoughI’deatenaspoolofthread。Well，homewego!”

&ohedburiedhimselfiraw。Hegotoutofsightjustintime。LurvyandJohnArableandMr。Zugatthatmoment，followedbyMrs。ArableandMrs。ZudAveryandFern。Wilburhadalreadydecidedhowhewsac—therewasonlyoneossible。Hecarefullytookthelittlebundleinhismouthahereontopofhistongue。HerememberedwhatCharlottehadtoldhim—thatthesacro。Itfeltfunnyonhistongueandmadehimdroolabit。Andofcoursehe’tsayanything。Butashewasbeihecrate，helookedupatCharlotteandgaveherawink。Sheknewhewassayinggood-byeintheonlywayhedsheknewher

“Good-bye!”shewhispered。Thenshesummohandwavedolegsathim。

Shenevermovedagaiday，astheFerriswheelwasbeiandtheracehloadedintovaainerstheirbelongingsanddrivingawayirailers，Charlottedied。TheFairGroundsweresooheshedsandbuildiyandforlorn。

Theinfieldwaslitteredwithbottlesandtrash。Nobody，ofthehundredsofpeoplethathasvisitedtheFair，kagreyspiderhadplayedthemostimportantpartofall。hherwhenshedied。

&dfillintheblanks。

1）Ideers:Charlotteisthenameofa_____，Wilburisthenameofa_____aoniaactuallya_____。

2）Howdotheyimpressyou?Useproperwordstodescribethem。Charlotteis_____，Wilburis_____aonis_____。

2。Discussthefollowiions。

1）WhythepassageistitledLastDay?

2）WhatdidWilburgetwithCharlotte’shelp?

3）WhatfavordidWilburaskfromTempleton?

4）romisedidWilburmaketoTempletoninexgeforhishelp?

&heunderlinedressions。

1）emakease。

&，Wilbur。Stabout!

3）anic。Heradandroundthepen。

4）Whatkindofmohis?

5）HasiteveroccurredtoyouthatI’msiingerrandsanddoingfavors?

Notes

1。LymanFrankBaum（1856-1919）:Hewasahor，adifilmmakerbestknowwithillustrator，ofopopularbookseverwritteninAmeri’sliterature，TheWonderfulWizardofOz，betterknolyTheWizardofOz。Hewrotethirteensequels，asynovels，ahoraofotherworks，andmadeemptsthisworkstothestageands。

&e（1899-1985）:HeortantAmeriwriter，famousforhisnovels，essaysandjournalisticpieces。HismostfamousworksiLittleandCharlotte’sWeb;buthe’salsoknownforhisbookTheElementsofStyle。JamesThurberoncesaid，“easentee。”

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