Animal Farm
Chapter 1 (11-13)
“Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings?
Only get rid of Man, and the produce of our labour would be our own.
Almost overnight we could become rich and free.
What then must we do?
Why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race!
That is my message to you, comrades: Rebellion!
I do not know when that Rebellion will come, it might be in a week or in a hundred years, but I know, as surely as I see this straw beneath my feet, that sooner or later justice will be done.
Fix your eyes on that, comrades, throughout the short remainder of your lives!
And above all, pass on this message of mine/ to those who come after you, so that future generations shall carry on the struggle until it is victorious.
“And remember, comrades, your resolution must never falter.
No argument must lead you astray.
Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest, that the prosperity of the one is the prosperity of the others.
It is all lies.
Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
And among us animals/ let there be perfect unity, perfect comradeship in the struggle.
All men are enemies.
All animals are comrades.”
At this moment there was a tremendous uproar.
While Major was speaking/ four large rats had crept out of their holes/ and were sitting on their hindquarters, listening to him.
The dogs had suddenly caught sight of them, and it was only by a swift dash for their holes that the rats saved their lives.
Major raised his trotter for silence.
comprehend
- "Fix your eyes on that" 这个短语的意思是集中注意力在某物或某事上，保持目光不移。在这里，“fix”意味着使视线稳定、不分散，而“your eyes”指的是观察的主体，即这里的同志们或读者的视角。
- "Short remainder" 这个短语可以理解为“剩余的短暂时间”。在这里，“short”指的是时间的长度不长，而“remainder”意味着剩余的部分或余下的时间。
translation
- 那么，同志们，难道不是显而易见的吗，我们生活中的所有不幸都是由人类的暴政造成的？
- 只有摆脱了人类，我们的劳动成果才能属于我们自己。
- 我们几乎可以在一夜之间变得富有和自由。
- 那么我们该怎么办？
- 为什么，我们要夜以继日、全身心地工作，为了推翻人类的统治！
- 这是我要对你们说的话，同志们：起义！
- 我不知道那场起义何时会到来，可能是在一周内，也可能是在一百年后，但我知道，就像我确信自己脚下踩着稻草一样，正义迟早会得到伸张。
- 同志们，在你们余生短暂的时光里，始终将目光锁定在那上面！
- 最重要的是，将我的信息传递给你们之后的后代，让未来的世代继续这场斗争，直到胜利。
- 同志们，记住你们的决心绝不能动摇。
- 不要被任何争论引入歧途。
- 当他们告诉你人类和动物有着共同的利益，一方的繁荣就是另一方的繁荣时，千万不要听信。
- 这都是谎言。
- 人类只为自己的利益服务，不会为其他任何生物的利益服务。
- 在我们动物之间，让完美的团结和同志情谊在斗争中体现出来。
- 所有的人类都是敌人。
- 所有的动物都是同志。
- 就在这时，爆发了一阵巨大的骚动。
- 当梅杰讲话时，四只大老鼠从它们的洞里爬了出来，坐在后腿上，听他说话。
- 狗突然看到了它们，老鼠们只有迅速逃回洞里才保住了性命。
- 梅杰举起蹄子，示意大家安静。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "crystal",
"trans": [
"n. 结晶，晶体；水晶；水晶玻璃；（钟表的）石英玻璃保护面，表蒙子",
"adj. 晶莹的，清澈透明的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkrɪst(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "crystal clear",
"trans": [
"十分清楚；完全透明的；湛",
"完全或透明地清晰的，如水晶般清澈的"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "'ˌkrɪstl ˈklɪə(r)'"
},
{
"name": "spring from",
"trans": [
"起源于",
"来自；起源于；出身"
],
"usphone": "'sprɪŋ frəm'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "tyranny",
"trans": [
"n. 暴虐；苛政；专横；专政"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtɪrəni'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "rid",
"trans": [
"v. 使……去掉，使……去除；摆脱，消除",
"adj. 得到解脱的"
],
"usphone": "'rɪd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "overthrow",
"trans": [
"v. 推翻，打倒；背弃，摒弃（规则、观念或社会制度）；投（球）过猛，投球超过（接手或目标）",
"n. 推翻，打倒；投球过远，投球过猛；（因对方投球过远而得的）分；（拱门、门廊上方的）铁艺装饰板"
],
"usphone": "'ˌoʊvərˈθroʊ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "rebellion",
"trans": [
"n. 叛乱，反抗； （对权威的）反抗，不服从；叛逆，不顺从"
],
"usphone": "'rɪˈbeljən'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "as surely as",
"trans": [
"毫无疑问地",
"就像……一样无疑"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "justice",
"trans": [
"n. 公平，正义；公道，合理；司法，法律制裁；<美>法官"
],
"usphone": "'ˈdʒʌstɪs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "throughout",
"trans": [
"adv. 遍及，到处；自始至终，贯穿整个时期",
"prep. 遍及，到处；自始至终，贯穿整个时期"
],
"usphone": "'θruːˈaʊt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "above all",
"trans": [
"尤其是",
"最主要的；最重要的是"
],
"usphone": "'əˈbʌv ɔːl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "come after",
"trans": [
"继……而来；紧跟；",
"跟在…后面；跟着...来；跟随"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "so that",
"trans": [
"以便，为了"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "future generations",
"trans": [
"指子孙；下辈；后代子孙",
"未来的一代"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "carry on",
"trans": [
"继续做，从事",
"坚持，不顾困难或挫折",
"行为或言谈愚蠢、兴奋或不当"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "victorious",
"trans": [
"adj. 胜利的，获胜的"
],
"usphone": "'vɪkˈtɔːriəs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "resolution",
"trans": [
"n. 解决；分辨；解析；决议"
],
"usphone": "'ˌrezəˈluːʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "falter",
"trans": [
"n. 不稳；摇晃；结巴；踌躇；",
"v. 衰弱，衰退；结巴地说，支支吾吾地说；蹒跚，踉跄；犹豫，踌躇；（目光）游离，（微笑）僵住"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfɔːltər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "astray",
"trans": [
"adv. 迷失，迷路；步入歧途，堕落"
],
"usphone": "'əˈstreɪ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "interest",
"trans": [
"n. 利益，好处；权益，股权；兴趣，关注；吸引力，趣味；爱好；利息；利害关系，重要影响；利益集团，利益相关者",
"v. 使感兴趣，引起……的关注；劝说（某人）做（或参与）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɪntrəst'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "prosperity",
"trans": [
"n. 繁荣，成功"
],
"usphone": "'prɑːˈsperəti'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "let there be",
"trans": [
"让……存在；让……发生；让……出现"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "unity",
"trans": [
"n. 团结，统一；整体性，统一性；三一律（指戏剧在时间、地点和情节三点上的统一性）；统一体；（数目或数字）一"
],
"usphone": "'ˈjuːnəti'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "comradeship",
"trans": [
"n. 友谊；同志关系"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkɑːmrædʃɪp'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "uproar",
"trans": [
"n. 吵闹，喧嚣；骚乱，骚动"
],
"usphone": "'ˈʌprɔːr'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "rat",
"trans": [
"n. 老鼠；耗子；讨厌的人；卑鄙的小人",
"v. 责骂；脱党；不参加罢工；做特务"
],
"usphone": "'ræt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "crept",
"trans": [
"v. 匍匐爬行（***ep 的过去式）"
],
"usphone": "'krept'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "hindquarter",
"trans": [
"n. 后腿及臀部"
],
"usphone": "'ˈhaɪndkwɔːrtər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "dash",
"trans": [
"v. 猛冲；急奔；急驰；猛掷",
"n. 短跑；破折号；匆忙；少量"
],
"usphone": "'dæʃ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "trotter",
"trans": [
"n. 猪脚；小跑步的马；快步走的人；当跑腿的人"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtrɑːtər'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]