Animal Farm
Chapter 1 (18-25)
Old Major cleared his throat and began to sing.
As he had said, his voice was hoarse, but he sang well enough, and it was a stirring tune, something between Clementine and La Cucaracha.
The words ran:
Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken to my joyful tidings Of the golden future time.
Soon or late the day is coming, Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown(overthrown), And the fruitful fields of England Shall be trod by beasts alone.
Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back, Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack.
Riches more than mind can picture, Wheat and barley, oats and hay, Clover, beans, and mangel - wurzels Shall be ours upon that day.
Bright will shine the fields of England, Purer shall its waters be, Sweeter yet shall blow its breezes On the day that sets us free.
For that. day we all must labour, Though we die before it break; Cows and horses, geese and turkeys, All must toil for freedom's sake.
Beasts of England, beasts of Ireland, Beasts of every land and clime, Hearken well and spread my tidings Of the golden future time.
translation
- 老梅杰清了清嗓子，开始唱起歌来。
- 正如他所说，他的嗓音很沙哑，但他唱得很好，那是一首激昂的曲调，介于《克莱门汀》和《蟑螂之歌》之间。
- 歌词是这样的：
- 英格兰的野兽们，爱尔兰的野兽们，每一片土地和每一个地方的野兽们，倾听我关于金色未来时光的喜讯。
- 迟早会有那么一天，暴君人类将被推翻，英格兰富饶的土地将只属于野兽们踏足。
- 我们鼻子上的环将被去除，我们背上的挽具将被卸下，马嚼子和马刺将永远生锈，残酷的鞭子将不再抽响。
- 财富将超出想象，小麦和大麦，燕麦和干草，苜蓿、豆子和甜菜根，那天将属于我们。
- 英格兰的田野将更加明亮，它的水将更加纯净，它的微风将更加甜美，那一天将带给我们自由。
- 为了那一天，我们都必须辛勤劳动，即使我们可能在黎明前逝去；牛和马，鹅和火鸡，都必须为了自由的缘故而努力。
- 英格兰的野兽们，爱尔兰的野兽们，各个国家和气候的野兽们，仔细聆听并传播我的消息，关于那金色的未来时光。
vocabulary
[
{
"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": "clime",
"trans": [
"n. 地方；气候"
],
"usphone": "'klaɪm'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "hearken",
"trans": [
"vt. 留心；听明白",
"vi. 倾听；听给予注意"
],
"usphone": "'ˈhɑːrkən'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "tidings",
"trans": [
"n. 消息；音信"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtaɪdɪŋz'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "tyrant",
"trans": [
"n. 暴君"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtaɪrənt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "trod",
"trans": [
"v. 践踏；行走；（小心）行事；踩；沿着……走（tread的过去式和过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'trɑːd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bit",
"trans": [
"n. 马嚼子；钻头；比特；小块；嚼子",
"adj. 很小的",
"v. 制约，限制；给（马）上嚼子",
"v. 咬，咬伤；叮，蜇（***e 的过去式和过去分词形式）"
],
"usphone": "'bɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "spur",
"trans": [
"n. 马刺，靴刺；一时冲动之下，心血来潮；刺激，激励；山嘴，尖坡；（公路或铁路的）支线，岔线；",
"v. 激励，鼓励；促进，加速，刺激（某事发生）；用马刺策（马）前进；紧贴主干剪短（副梢）"
],
"usphone": "'spɜːr'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "rust",
"trans": [
"n. 锈，铁锈；（植物的）锈病，锈菌；铁锈色，赭色",
"v. （使）生锈；成铁锈色；（因疏忽或不用而）衰退，变迟钝；（因长时间不用或有害使用而）损害，腐蚀"
],
"usphone": "'rʌst'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "whip",
"trans": [
"n. 鞭子；【无线】鞭状天线；投票指示；(某党)议员领袖",
"v. 鞭打；鞭笞；〈口〉击败；抽打"
],
"usphone": "'wɪp'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "crack",
"trans": [
"v. （使）发出爆裂声，劈啪作响；破裂，裂开；崩溃，垮掉；砸开，砸碎；破译，解决；重击，猛击；（嗓音）变嘶哑；说（笑话），开（玩笑）；阻止，打击；开瓶，（尤指）开瓶饮酒；使（碳氢化合物）裂化",
"n. 裂缝，裂纹；缝隙，窄缝；瑕疵，缺点；爆裂声，噼啪声；尝试，试图；破解信息，破解码；俏皮话，粗鲁的话；重击，猛击；好时光，友好愉快的交谈；嗓音变哑；强效可卡因；<非正式>股沟",
"adj. 优秀的，训练有素的"
],
"usphone": "'kræk'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "picture",
"trans": [
"n. 脑海中的情景，形象；图片，绘画；照片；肖像；（电视或电影的）图像；情况，局面；电影院（the ******s）；影片；描述；酷似的人（或物）；典范",
"v. 想象；绘画，拍摄；描绘；（在报纸、杂志等上）登载……的照片（或图片）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈpɪktʃər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "barley",
"trans": [
"n. 大麦"
],
"usphone": "'ˈbɑːrli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "oats",
"trans": [
"n. 燕麦；燕麦片（*** 的复数）；燕麦粥"
],
"usphone": "'oʊts'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "clover",
"trans": [
"n. 三叶草，苜蓿"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkloʊvər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "mangel",
"trans": [
"",
"n. 饲料甜菜"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmæŋɡl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "wurzel",
"trans": [
"n. 一种饲牛用的甜菜"
],
"usphone": "'ˈwɜːzəl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "turkey",
"trans": [
"n. 火鸡；火鸡肉；<美，非正式>（电影或戏剧的）失败之作；笨蛋，傻瓜；土耳其（****）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtɜːrki'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "toil",
"trans": [
"v. （长时间地）苦干，辛勤劳作；艰难缓慢地移动，跋涉",
"n. （尤指体力上的）苦工，苦活；网，捕捉野兽的陷阱"
],
"usphone": "'tɔɪl'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]