THE SILK DRESS

“My dress is pretty,” a little girl said.
“Did you make it?” I asked. She shook her head.
“No, I didn’t make it,” she laughed in glee.
“It took lots of people to make it,” said she.
“I’ll tell you about it, because I know
What my mother told me is truly so.
“The silkworms grew it, and after a while
Men unraveled it into a pile;
Girls spun¹ it and wove² it and sent it away,
And my mother bought it for me one day;
And the dressmaker cut it and sewed it for me—
These are the reasons I love it,” said she.

1 spun   

v.纺，杜撰，急转身

参考例句：

• His grandmother spun him a yarn at the fire.他奶奶在火炉边给他讲故事。
• Her skilful fingers spun the wool out to a fine thread.她那灵巧的手指把羊毛纺成了细毛线。

2 wove   

adj.（指纸）有布纹的；weave的过去式v.编，织，织成( weave的过去式 )；编排；杜撰；（把…）编成

参考例句：

• He wove some branches together to form a roof. 他把一些树枝编起来搭成屋顶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。 来自《简明英汉词典》