Animal Farm
Chapter 1 (P1-3)
Mr. Jones, of the Manor Farm, had locked the hen-houses for the night, but was too drunk to remember to shut the popholes.
With the ring of light from his lantern dancing from side to side, he lurched across the yard, kicked off his boots at the back door, drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery, and made his way up to bed, where Mrs.Jones was already snoring.
As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a fluttering all through the farm buildings.
Word had gone round during the day that old Major, the prize Middle White boar, had had a strange dream on the previous night and wished to communicate it to the other animals.
It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr.Jones was safely out of the way.
Old Major(so he was always called, though the name under which he had been exhibited was Willingdon Beauty) was so highly regarded on the farm that everyone was quite ready to lose an hour's sleep in order to hear what he had to say.
At one end of the big barn, on a sort of raised platform, Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam.
He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout, but he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut.
Before long the other animals began to arrive and make themselves comfortable after their different fashions.
First came the three dogs, Bluebell, Jessie, and Pincher, and then the pigs, who settled down in the straw immediately in front of the platform.
translation
sentence:
庄园农场的琼斯先生在晚上锁上了鸡舍，但由于他喝醉了，记不起要关闭小窗（通风口）。
随着他手中提灯发出的光芒左右摇曳，他蹒跚地穿过院子，在后门踢掉靴子，从洗涤间的桶里给自己倒了最后一杯啤酒，然后踉跄着上楼去睡觉了，而琼斯夫人已经在床上打起了鼾。
卧室里的灯光一熄灭，整个农场的建筑里立刻响起了一阵骚动和扑腾声。
消息在白天传开，说是老公猪——那头获奖的米德尔白猪——前一晚做了一个奇怪的梦，并希望与其他动物分享。
大家都同意了，一旦琼斯先生安全离开，它们就都到大谷仓里集合。
老少校（他总是被这样称呼，尽管他在展览时用的名字是威灵顿美人）在农场上享有极高的声望，以至于每个动物都愿意牺牲一个小时的睡眠时间来听他讲话。
在谷仓的一端，老少校已经安置在他的草床上，上方的横梁上挂着一盏灯笼，为他提供了一个类似高台的平台。
他已经十二岁了，近来有些发胖，但他依然是一头相貌庄严的猪，尽管他的獠牙从未被剪掉，但他看起来依然智慧而仁慈。
不久，其他动物也开始到达，并以它们各自的方式让自己感到舒适。
首先到来的是三条狗，蓝铃、杰西和品彻，然后是那些猪，它们直接在平台的正前方的稻草上安顿下来。
Understand
"made his way" -> 表示这个人通过某种方式前进或移动
"up to bed" -> 指的是他上楼或者去到他的睡眠区域。
"All through" -> 在这里可以理解为遍及某个区域的每一个部分，意思是从一处到另一处，穿越整个区域。
“Word had gone round” -> 意味着消息已经四处传播开来。
"Out of the way" -> 是一个常用的英语短语，字面意思是“不在道路上”或“不挡道”。在更广泛的语境中，这个短语可以理解为某人或某物不在某个地方，不会干扰或妨碍别人。
"On a sort of" -> 这个短语在英语中用来表示一种不特别明确或难以准确描述的事物。它通常用于指代那些不容易分类的物体、情况或概念，给人一种模糊或不太具体的感觉。
The hens perched themselves on the window-sills, the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters, the sheep and cows lay down behind the pigs and began to chew the cud.
The two cart-horses, Boxer and Clover, came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care lest there should be some small animal concealed in the straw.
Clover was a stout motherly mare approaching middle life, who had never quite got her figure back after her fourth foal.
Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together.
A white stripe down his nose gave him a somewhat stupid appearance, and in fact he was not of first-rate intelligence, but he was universally respected for his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work.
After the horses came Muriel, the white goat, and Benjamin, the donkey.
Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm, and the worst tempered.
He seldom talked, and when he did, it was usually to make some cynical remark, for instance, he would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies.
Alone among the animals on the farm he never laughed.
If asked why, he would say that he saw nothing to laugh at.
Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer; the two of them usually spent their Sundays together in the small paddock beyond the orchard, grazing side by side and never speaking.
translation
sentence:
母鸡们栖息在窗台上，鸽子们飞到屋椽上，而羊和牛躺在猪后面开始反刍。
两匹拉车的马，鲍克瑟和克拉弗，一起走进来，他们走得很慢，小心翼翼地放下巨大的毛茸茸的蹄子，生怕稻草里藏着什么小动物。
克拉弗是一匹健壮、母性十足的中年母马，自从生了第四个小驹后，她的体型就再也没有完全恢复过来。
鲍克瑟是一头巨大的动物，身高几乎达到十八只手的高度，他的力气相当于两匹普通马的总和。
他鼻子上的一道白色条纹让他看起来有点傻，事实上他的智力也确实不是最顶尖的，但他因其性格的稳重和惊人的工作能力而受到普遍的尊敬。
在马儿之后，穆丽尔——那头白山羊，以及本杰明——那匹驴子也来到了。
他很少说话，而当他说话时，通常都是发表一些讽刺性评论。比如，他会说上帝给了他一条尾巴来驱赶苍蝇，但他宁愿没有尾巴也没有苍蝇。
在农场的所有动物中，只有他从不笑。
如果被问及原因，他会说他看不出有什么好笑的。
然而，尽管没有公开承认，他非常忠于鲍克瑟；他们俩通常一起在果园外的小围场度过周日，肩并肩地吃草，彼此之间从不交谈。
Understand
"Never quite" 这个短语意味着“从未完全”或“始终没有彻底”。它用来表示某种事物或状态一直没有达到特定的程度、标准或预期。
"sooner have" 是一个英语表达，用来表示某人宁愿或更倾向于在两个不理想的选择之间选择其一。这个短语通常用在比较结构中，表明即使两个选项都不好，但说话者更倾向于第一个选项。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "manor",
"trans": [
"n. 庄园；领地；采邑，采地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmænər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "pophole",
"trans": [
"n. 小门（家畜，多指家禽进入或离开的地点）"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lantern",
"trans": [
"n. 灯笼，提灯；（灯塔上的）灯室；天窗"
],
"usphone": "'ˈlæntərn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "from side to side",
"trans": [
"左右摇晃/左右移动：指来回摇晃或移动"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lurch",
"trans": [
"v. 蹒跚；突然倾斜；（因震惊或惊恐等）心猛地一跳，胃猛地翻腾；突然改变（行为或态度）；见死不救；击败",
"n. 突然倾斜；失败，挫折；蹒跚"
],
"usphone": "'lɜrtʃ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "kick off",
"trans": [
"na. 踢脱(鞋等)；(足球)中线开球；开始(某种活动)；死；",
"网络 开锣；拉开序幕；开踢"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "'ˈkɪk ɒf'"
},
{
"name": "draw",
"trans": [
"v. 获得，得到；描画；拖（动）；拉（动）；牵引；",
"n. 抽彩；抽奖；抽签；平局"
],
"usphone": "'drɔː'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "barrel",
"trans": [
"n. 桶；一桶（的量）；枪管，炮管；（马等四足动物的）躯干",
"v. 飞奔，高速行驶；把……装入桶内"
],
"usphone": "'ˈbærəl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "scullery",
"trans": [
"n. 碗碟洗涤室"
],
"usphone": "'ˈskʌləri'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "snoring",
"trans": [
"v. 打鼾；鼾声；正在打呼噜（****e的 ing 形式）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈsnɔːrɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "went out",
"trans": [
"出去；结束；参加社交活动；约会；罢工；成为候选人"
],
"usphone": "'went aʊt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stirring",
"trans": [
"adj. 激动人心的；<古>移动轻快的，活跃的",
"n. （感情、想法或发展的）开始",
"v. 搅拌；激发，打动；（情感）逐渐产生，萌发（**** 的现在分词）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈstɜːrɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "boar",
"trans": [
"n. 野猪；（未阉的）公猪"
],
"usphone": "'bɔːr'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "barn",
"trans": [
"n. 畜棚，谷仓；空荡荡的大建筑；<美>（停放汽车、火车等的）大车库；（尤用于粒子物理学）靶（恩）",
"v. <美>把……贮存入仓"
],
"usphone": "'bɑːrn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "regard",
"trans": [
"v. 认为，把……看作；<正式>（尤指以某种方式）注视，凝视；<古>注意，留心；<古>与……有关，涉及",
"n. <正式> 尊重，敬佩；<正式> 关心，关注；注视，凝视；（用于信函结尾或转达问候）致意，问候（****s）"
],
"usphone": "'rɪˈɡɑːrd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "quite ready",
"trans": [
"相当准备就绪：表示某人或某事已经做好了准备，可以开始或继续进行。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "ensconce",
"trans": [
"vt. 安置；安顿下来；使……隐藏"
],
"usphone": "'ɪnˈskɑːns'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "straw",
"trans": [
"n. （干燥的）麦秆，稻草；（喝饮料用的）吸管；稻草色，淡黄色；一文不值的东西",
"adj. 稻草的；无价值的"
],
"usphone": "'strɔː'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "beam",
"trans": [
"n. 梁，横梁；<非正式>臀围；光线，光柱；喜色，笑容；（体操的）平衡木",
"v. 定向发出（无线电信号）；（光，光源）照耀；喜笑颜开，面露喜色"
],
"usphone": "'biːm'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "twelve",
"trans": [
"n. 十二；十二个",
"num. 十二；十二个",
"adj. 十二的；十二个的"
],
"usphone": "'twelv'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stout",
"trans": [
"adj. （人）肥胖的，壮实的；厚而结实的；不屈不挠的，顽强的",
"n. 烈性黑啤酒；特大号衣服；胖子"
],
"usphone": "'staʊt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "majestic-looking",
"trans": [
"威风凛凛"
],
"usphone": "'məˈdʒestɪk ˈlʊkɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "wise",
"trans": [
"adj. （行为或决定）明智的，高明的；有学问的，精通的；<美，非正式>说话粗鲁的",
"v. 了解，知道"
],
"usphone": "'waɪz'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "benevolent",
"trans": [
"adj. 仁慈的，乐善好施的；（用于慈善机构名称）慈善的，救济的"
],
"usphone": "'bəˈnevələnt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "in spite of",
"trans": [
"尽管、不管、虽然：表示尽管存在某种情况或条件，但仍然发生或存在另一种情况"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "tush",
"trans": [
"n. 犬齿；长牙；獠牙",
"vi. 发出呸声",
"int. 表示申斥，轻蔑；呸！"
],
"usphone": "'tʊʃ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "fashion",
"trans": [
"n. （做事的）方式；时髦打扮，流行装扮；时尚，时兴；时装领域，时尚界",
"v. （尤指用手工）制作，使成形；塑造"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfæʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "perch",
"trans": [
"v. （鸟）栖息，停留；（尤指人在高处或很窄的地方）稍坐，暂歇；（建筑物）坐落于……的上方（或边缘）；把……平稳置于，使坐落于",
"n. （鸟的）栖木，栖枝；高处，高位；河鲈，鲈鱼；杆（尤指用来测量土地长度的单位）"
],
"usphone": "'pɜːrtʃ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "window-sill",
"trans": [
"n. 窗台"
],
"usphone": "''windəu,sil'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "flutter",
"trans": [
"v. 振（翼），拍打（翅膀）；飘动，颤动；翩翩飞舞；（心脏等）砰砰乱跳；急赶，奔走；（心脏等）怦怦乱跳",
"n. 飘动，颤动；<英，非正式> 小赌注；激动，不安；（心脏因激动或紧张而）快速跳动；（录音中的）颤振"
],
"usphone": "'ˈflʌtər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "rafter",
"trans": [
"n. 椽；筏夫（等于 raftsman）",
"vt. 装椽于"
],
"usphone": "'ˈræftər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "vast",
"trans": [
"adj. 巨大的，广大的",
"n. <古>广阔空间"
],
"usphone": "'væst'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "hairy",
"trans": [
"adj. 多毛的；<非正式>惊险的，吓人的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈheri'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "hoof",
"trans": [
"n. （马等动物的）蹄；人的脚",
"v. 步行；猛踢（球）；跳舞"
],
"usphone": "'huːf'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lest",
"trans": [
"conj. 以免，避免；唯恐，担心"
],
"usphone": "'lest'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "conceal",
"trans": [
"v. 隐匿，隐藏；隐瞒（真实感情或真相）；遮盖，遮住"
],
"usphone": "'kənˈsiːl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "mare",
"trans": [
"n. 母马，母驴；<英，非正式>梦魇，噩梦；（天文）海（月球表面的玄武岩平原）；<英，非正式>女人（贬）"
],
"usphone": "'mer'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "foal",
"trans": [
"n. 驹（尤指一岁以下的马、驴、骡）",
"v. 产驹，（马等）生仔"
],
"usphone": "'foʊl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "beast",
"trans": [
"n. 野兽，猛兽，牲畜；凶暴残忍的人，道德败坏的人；（具有某种特性的）东西，货色"
],
"usphone": "'biːst'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "ordinary",
"trans": [
"adj. 普通的，平常的；平淡无奇的，平庸的；（尤指法官、主教）常任的，本身有权的",
"n. 法官；〈英〉【商】普通股；宗教法官；普通事"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɔːrd(ə)neri'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stripe",
"trans": [
"n. 条纹，线条；（军装上表示等级的）臂章，军阶条；类型，特点",
"v. 给……加条纹"
],
"usphone": "'straɪp'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "first-rate",
"trans": [
"adj. 第一流的；最上等的",
"adv. 非常好地；极佳"
],
"usphone": "'ˌfɜːrst ˈreɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "universally",
"trans": [
"adv. 普遍地，人人；随时随地，在各种情况下"
],
"usphone": "'ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːrsəli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "steadiness",
"trans": [
"n. 稳定；稳健；不变；稳固"
],
"usphone": "'ˈstedinəs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "tempered",
"trans": [
"adj. 脾气……的，性情……的；有气质的；温和的，不暴力的",
"v. 使……温和；使（金属）回火；调整（音阶）（temper 的过去式和过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtempərd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "cynical",
"trans": [
"adj. 认为人皆自私的，愤世嫉俗的；悲观的，怀疑的；损人利己的；轻蔑的，嘲笑的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈsɪnɪk(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "instance",
"trans": [
"n. 例子，实例",
"v. 举……为例"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɪnstəns'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "tail",
"trans": [
"n. 尾；尾巴；尾部；燕尾服",
"v. 跟踪；尾随；盯梢",
"adj. 限定继承的"
],
"usphone": "'teɪl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "nevertheless",
"trans": [
"adv. 然而，不过"
],
"usphone": "'ˌnevərðəˈles'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "devote",
"trans": [
"v. 献身，致力；用于"
],
"usphone": "'dɪˈvoʊt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "paddock",
"trans": [
"n. 围场；小牧场"
],
"usphone": "'ˈpædək'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "orchard",
"trans": [
"n. 果园；果树林"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɔːrtʃərd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "grazing",
"trans": [
"n. 放牧；牧草",
"v. 擦过；抓伤（****e 的现在分词）",
"网络. 放牧；牧草；吃草"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɡreɪzɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]