Animal Farm
Chapter 2 (4-8)
Now, as it turned out, the Rebellion was achieved much earlier and more easily than anyone had expected.
In past years Mr.Jones, although a hard master, had been a capable farmer, but of late he had fallen on evil days.
He had become much disheartened after losing money in a lawsuit, and had taken to drinking more than was good for him.
For whole days at a time he would lounge in his Windsor chair in the kitchen, reading the newspapers, drinking, and occasionally feeding Moses on crusts of bread soaked in beer.
His men were idle and dishonest, the fields were full of weeds, the buildings wanted roofing, the hedges were neglected, and the animals were underfed.
June came and the hay was almost ready for cutting.
On Midsummer's Eve, which was a Saturday, Mr.Jones went into Willingdon and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back/ till midday on Sunday.
The men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out rabbiting, without bothering to feed the animals.
When Mr.Jones got back/ he immediately went to sleep on the drawing-room sofa with the News of the World over his face, so that when evening came, the animals were still unfed.
At last they could stand it no longer.
One of the cows broke in the door of the store-shed with her horn and all the animals began to help themselves from the bins.
It was just then that Mr.Jones woke up.
The next moment he and his four men were in the store-shed with whips in their hands, lashing out in all directions.
This was more than the hungry animals could bear.
With one accord, though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand, they flung themselves upon their tormentors.
Jones and his men suddenly found themselves being butted and kicked from all sides.
The situation was quite out of their control.
They had never seen animals behave like this before, and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose, frightened them almost out of their wits.
After only a moment or two they gave up trying to defend themselves and took to their heels.
A minute later/ all five of them were in full flight down the cart-track that led to the main road, with the animals pursuing them in triumph.
Mrs. Jones looked out of the bedroom window, saw what was happening, hurriedly flung a few possessions into a carpet bag, and slipped out of the farm by another way.
Moses sprang off his perch and flapped after her, croaking loudly.
Meanwhile the animals had chased Jones and his men out/ on to the road and slammed the five-barred gate behind them.
And so, almost before they knew what was happening, the Rebellion had been successfully carried through: Jones was expelled, and the Manor Farm was theirs.
comprehension
- "As it turned out" 是一个常用的英语短语，可以理解为“结果证明”或“事实上”。
- “more than was good for him” 则强调这种行为已经超出了健康的界限，变得有害或不利。
- "For whole days at a time" 指的是这个角色会连续好几天这样做，表明这是一种习惯性的行为。
- "Got so drunk" 这个短语意味着某人饮酒到了极度醉酒的状态。这里的 "so" 强调了醉酒的程度，表示琼斯先生不是轻微或适度地饮酒，而是喝到了完全失去控制的地步。
- "help themselves" 是一个常见的短语，通常用来描述一个人或一群人在没有外界帮助的情况下，主动去获取他们所需要的东西，尤其是在食物方面。
- "Nothing of the kind" 这个短语在英语中用来表示某事并不存在，或者没有发生类似的事情。它通常用于否定的语境中，强调某种情况、事件或物品的不存在。
- "Out of their wits" 是一个英语成语，意思是极度害怕、惊慌或困惑到失去了理智和思考能力。
- "took to their heels" 是一个成语，意思是迅速逃跑，其中 "heels" 是指人的脚后跟，形象地描述了他们转身就跑的情景。
- "In full flight" 这个短语通常用来描述某人或某物以最快的速度逃跑或移动。在这里，"flight" 指的是迅速的逃离或逃避，而 "full" 强调了这种逃跑的强度和速度。
translation
- 事实证明，叛乱比任何人预期的都要早得多、容易得多就实现了。
- 过去几年里，虽然琼斯先生是个严厉的主人，但他是个能干的农场主，但最近他的日子不好过。
- 他在一场官司中输钱后变得非常沮丧，并且开始饮酒过度。
- 他会整天躺在厨房的温莎椅上，阅读报纸，喝酒，偶尔用浸过啤酒的面包皮喂摩西。
- 他的雇员懒惰而不诚实，田地里长满了杂草，建筑物需要屋顶修缮，树篱被忽视不管，动物们也吃不饱。
- 六月到了，干草几乎可以开始收割了。
- 在夏至夜那天，正好是个星期六，琼斯先生去了威灵顿，在红狮酒吧喝得烂醉如泥，直到星期天中午才回来。
- 雇员们早上已经挤了牛奶，然后出去打兔子，根本不管动物们的饮食。
- 当琼斯先生回来时，他立刻在客厅的沙发上睡着了，脸上盖着《世界新闻报》，所以到了晚上，动物们还是没有吃饱。
- 最后他们再也忍受不了了。
- 有一头牛用角撞坏了贮藏室的门，所有的动物都开始从饲料槽里随意取食。
- 就在琼斯先生醒来的时候。
- 下一刻，他和他的四个雇员拿着鞭子进了贮藏室，到处乱抽。
- 饥饿的动物们已经无法忍受当前的状况，达到了它们忍耐的极限。
- 尽管事先没有任何此类计划，但所有动物都一致地、自发地向他们那些折磨他们的人发起了攻击。
- 琼斯和他的雇员们突然发现自己被从四面八方撞击和踢打。
- 这种情况完全超出了他们的控制。
- 他们从未见过动物如此行为，这种突如其来的起义来自于他们习以为常地随意殴打和虐待的生物，几乎吓得他们魂飞魄散。
- 那些人在短短一两分钟后就放弃了自卫的尝试，转身逃跑了。
- 一分钟之后，他们五个人全都沿着通往主路的马车道全速逃跑，而动物们则在胜利中追逐着他们。
- 琼斯太太从卧室的窗户往外看，看到了正在发生的事情，急忙将几件随身物品扔进一个毛毡袋里，然后从农场的另一个出口溜走了。
- 摩西从他的栖木上跳了下来，呱呱叫着追了出去。
- 与此同时，动物们追赶琼斯和他的手下，将他们赶到了大路上，并在后面关上了五栏栅门。
- 因此，几乎在他们意识到发生了什么之前，叛乱已经成功完成：琼斯被驱逐了，庄园农场归他们所有。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "capable",
"trans": [
"adj. 有能力的；有本领的，能干的；可以……的，容许……的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkeɪpəb(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "fall on",
"trans": [
"na. 开始(行动)；进攻；(节日)正当；忽然看出来",
"落在"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "dishearten",
"trans": [
"vt. 使灰心，使沮丧，使气馁"
],
"usphone": "'dɪsˈhɑːrtn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lawsuit",
"trans": [
"n. 诉讼，诉讼案"
],
"usphone": "'ˈlɔːsuːt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lounge",
"trans": [
"n. 休息室；酒吧；闲逛；躺椅",
"v. 闲逛；懒洋洋地靠[躺]；吊儿郎当地混日子"
],
"usphone": "'laʊndʒ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "crust",
"trans": [
"n. 面包皮；（馅饼或比萨饼等的）酥皮；硬外皮，硬外壳；地壳；<非正式>生活，生计",
"v. 形成（或结成）硬皮（或硬壳）"
],
"usphone": "'krʌst'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "soaked",
"trans": [
"adj. 湿透的，浸透的",
"v. 浸湿（**** 的过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'soʊkt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "idle",
"trans": [
"adj. 懈怠的；懒惰的；闲置的；没有工作的",
"v. 无所事事；空转；混时间；闲荡"
],
"usphone": "'ˈaɪd(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "neglect",
"trans": [
"v. 疏于照顾，未予看管；不予重视，忽视；漏做",
"n. 忽略，忽视，未被重视"
],
"usphone": "'nɪˈɡlekt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "underfed",
"trans": [
"adj. 营养不良的；没吃饱的；未喂饱的",
"v. 不充分供料（*****feed 的过去式和过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'ˌʌndərˈfed'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "rabbiting",
"trans": [
"v. 猎兔；（非正式）喋喋不休（****** 的现在分词）",
"n. 猎兔"
],
"usphone": "'ˈræbɪtɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bother to",
"trans": [
"费心去做某事"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "unfed",
"trans": [
"adj. 未得到食物的；得不到支持的；"
],
"usphone": "'ʌnˈfed'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stand",
"trans": [
"v. 忍受，容忍；保持有效，维持不变；经得起，经受；站，站立；起立，站起来；使直立，竖放；位于（某处或某位置）；高度为，高达；处于（某种状态）；停，停靠；搁，不流动；很可能会；",
"n. 态度；立场；观点；保卫"
],
"usphone": "'stænd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "shed",
"trans": [
"n. 工棚；简易房；剪羊毛棚；挤奶棚",
"v. 摆脱；去除；蜕；落"
],
"usphone": "'ʃed'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "horn",
"trans": [
"n. 角；角质；号角；喇叭；角状物",
"v. （动物）用角抵撞（或顶撞）；对（丈夫或妻子）不忠诚；装角于"
],
"usphone": "'hɔːrn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "just then",
"trans": [
"就在那时，正当那时；正在那时"
],
"usphone": "'dʒʌst ðen'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lashing",
"trans": [
"v. 鞭打；冲击；怒斥；捆绑；（动物）抽动（尾巴）；（肢体）抽动；系紧（**** 的现在分词）",
"n. （作为惩罚的）鞭打；捆绑用的绳索；猛烈抨击"
],
"usphone": "'ˈlæʃɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "with one accord",
"trans": [
"一致地；",
"异口同声地；同心合意；全体一致地"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "accord",
"trans": [
"n. 协议，条约；符合，一致",
"v. 使受到，给予（某种待遇）；（与……）一致，符合"
],
"usphone": "'əˈkɔːrd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "beforehand",
"trans": [
"adv. 事先，预先，提前",
"adj. 早做准备的；提前的"
],
"usphone": "'bɪˈfɔːrhænd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "flung",
"trans": [
"v. （用力）投；猛地移动；强有力地说；向（某人）看去；气愤地离去；粗暴地说；猛推（某人）（**i** 的过去式及过去分词形式）"
],
"usphone": "'flʌŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "tormentor",
"trans": [
"n. 长肉叉；使苦恼的东西；使苦痛的人"
],
"usphone": "'tɔːrˈmentər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "butt",
"trans": [
"v. 用头（或角）顶，撞；（使）毗连，相邻",
"n. 烟蒂，烟头；（武器或工具）粗端；笑柄；<美，非正式>屁股；（头的）顶撞；大桶；枪靶，靶场；（尤指接近地面部分的）树干"
],
"usphone": "'bʌt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "uprising",
"trans": [
"v. 起义；起床；上升（****e 的现在分词形式）",
"n. 起义，暴动；升起"
],
"usphone": "'ˈʌpraɪzɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "thrashing",
"trans": [
"v. 打扑，抽打；（使）激烈扭动，翻来覆去；彻底击败，重创（***** 的现在分词）",
"n. 鞭打，殴打；打谷；（比赛）大败，轻松击败"
],
"usphone": "'ˈθræʃɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "maltreat",
"trans": [
"vt. 虐待；滥用；粗暴对待"
],
"usphone": "'ˌmælˈtriːt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "frightened",
"trans": [
"v. 使惊吓，使惊恐（****** 的过去分词形式）",
"adj. 受惊的，害怕的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfraɪt(ə)nd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "wit",
"trans": [
"n. 智力；风趣；才思；头脑",
"v. <古>知道；即，就是"
],
"usphone": "'wɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lead to",
"trans": [
"na. 通向",
"网络 导致；导致了"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "triumph",
"trans": [
"n. 巨大成功，重大胜利；（胜利或成功的）喜悦，狂喜；（成功的）典范，楷模；古罗马凯旋式",
"v. 获胜，成功；（因胜利或成功而）欣喜，欢跃；（古罗马将军）凯旋而归"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtraɪʌmf'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "hurriedly",
"trans": [
"adv. 匆忙地，仓促地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈhɜːrɪdli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "possession",
"trans": [
"n. 拥有；具有；属地；个人财产"
],
"usphone": "'pəˈzeʃn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "slip out",
"trans": [
"un. 一溜烟走出；披上；通过；伸到；",
"网络 滑出；无意中说出"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "spring off",
"trans": [
"弹跳离开：用力弹跳离开某个物体或地面。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "flapped",
"trans": [
"v. （鸟）振翅；飘动；挥臂；（用手）向某人示意；轻击；朝着……挥舞；发轻拍音；（非正式）激动（**** 的过去式及过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'flæpt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "croak",
"trans": [
"vi. 呱呱地叫；发牢骚；死",
"vt. 用嘶哑的声音说；死亡",
"n. 呱呱叫声；低沉沙哑的说话声"
],
"usphone": "'kroʊk'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "chase",
"trans": [
"v. 追逐，追赶；匆忙赶往，急奔；追求，努力争取；求爱；驱逐，赶走；撤职；催促；镂刻，雕刻",
"n. 追赶，追逐；争取，努力获得；狩猎，猎捕；越野赛马，障碍赛马"
],
"usphone": "'tʃeɪs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "slammed",
"trans": [
"v. 猛烈抨击（**** 的过去分词）；猛撞",
"adj. 猛烈抨击的；猛砸的"
],
"usphone": "'slæmd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "barred",
"trans": [
"v. （用栅栏）阻挡（bar 的过去式）",
"adj. 被禁止的；有条纹的"
],
"usphone": "'bɑːrd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "carry through",
"trans": [
"贯彻：指坚持完成某项任务或实施某项计划。",
"坚持到底：指坚持到最后，不放弃。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "expelled",
"trans": [
"v. 开除；驱逐（**** 的过去分词）；逐出；除名"
],
"usphone": "'ɪkˈspeld'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]