Chapter 12 A Meeting
第十二章 会议
One evening, a few days after the writing had appeared in Charlotte's web,
在夏洛的网上出现大字几天以后的一个傍晚，
the spider called a meeting of all the animals in the barn cellar.
蜘蛛召集仓底的所有动物开会。
"I shall begin by calling the roll. Wilbur?" "Here!" said the pig.
“我现在点名了。威尔伯？”“到！”小猪说。
"Gander?" "Here, here, here!" said the gander.
“公鹅？”“到，到，到！”公鹅说。
"You sound like three ganders," muttered Charlotte. "Why can't you just say 'here'?
“你这样叫，听说去像是三只公鹅，”夏洛咕噜说，“你为什么不能只说一声‘到’呢？
Why do you have to repeat everything?" "It's my idio-idio-idiosyncrasy," replied the gander.
你为什么说什么都要重复呢？”“这是我的习惯——习惯——习惯。”公鹅回答。
"Goose?" said Charlotte. "Here, here, here!" said the goose. Charlotte glared at her.
“母鹅？”夏洛说。“到，到，到！”母鹅回答。夏洛瞪了瞪它。