1. Charlotte-->Wilbur: some pigs, terrific, radiant, humble
Wilbur-->Charlotte: brilliant, beautiful, and logyal, she is my friend
2. extraordinary: unexpected, surprising or strange / not normal or ordinary; greater or better than usual (ex: extraordinary people)
3. salutation: a greeting or the action of greeting somebody
4. Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web is an award-winning children's novel by acclaimed American author E. B. White, about a pig named Wilbur who is saved from being slaughtered by an intelligent spider named Charlotte. The book was first published in 1952, with illustrations by Garth Williams.
The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte. When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer, Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur (such as "Some Pig") in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live.
Written in White's dry, low-key manner, Charlotte's Web is considered a classic of children's literature, enjoyable to adults as well as children. The description of the experience of swinging on a rope swing at the farm is an often cited example of rhythm in writing, as the pace of the sentences reflects the motion of the swing. Publishers Weekly listed the book as the best-selling children's paperback of all time as of 2000.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte's_Web
5. make / keep / break + a promise
6. expecting = pregnant
7. languish: to be forced to stay somewhere or suffer something unpleasant for a long time / to become weaker or fail to make progress
8. childhood feast (童年幻想)
9. average: calculated by adding several amounts together, finding a total, and dividing the total by the number of amounts
10. terrific: excellent; wonderful
11. radiant: showing great happiness, love or health
12. humble: showing you do not think that you are as important as other people
13. supreme: highest in rank or position
14. Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, New Hampshire to the southwest, and the Canadian provinces of Quebecto the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is the northernmost portion of New England and is the easternmost state in the contiguous United States. It is known for its scenery—its jagged, mostly rocky coastline, its low, rolling mountains, and its heavily forested interior—as well as for its seafood cuisine, especially lobsters and clams.
The original inhabitants of the territory that is now Maine were Algonquian-speaking peoples. The first European settlement in Maine was in 1604 by a French party. The first English settlement in Maine, the short-lived Popham Colony, was established by the Plymouth Company in 1607. A number of English settlements were established along the coast of Maine in the 1620s, although the rugged climate, deprivations, and conflict with the local peoples wiped out many of them over the years. As Maine entered the 18th century, only a half dozen European settlements still survived. Patriot and British forces contended for Maine's territory during the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Maine was an exclave ofMassachusetts until 1820, when as a result of the growing population and a political agreement regarding slavery, it became the 23rd state on March 15 under the Missouri Compromise.
Maine is the only U.S. state to have a name that is one syllable long, and the only state which borders exactly one other state.
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