Animal Farm
Chapter 2 (9-12)
For the first few minutes the animals could hardly believe in their good fortune.
Their first act was to gallop in a body/ right round the boundaries of the farm, as though to make quite sure that no human being was hiding anywhere upon it; then they raced back to the farm buildings to wipe out the last traces of Jones's hated reign.
The harness-room at the end of the stables was broken open; the bits, the nose-rings, the dog-chains, the cruel knives with which Mr.Jones had been used to castrate the pigs and lambs, were all flung down the well.
The reins, the halters, the blinkers, the degrading nosebags, were thrown on to the rubbish fire which was burning in the yard.
So were the whips.
All the animals capered with joy when they saw the whips going up in flames.
Snowball also threw on to the fire the ribbons/ with which the horses' manes and tails/ had usually been decorated on market days.
“Ribbons,” he said, “should be considered as clothes, which are the mark of a human being.
All animals should go naked.”
When Boxer heard this he fetched the small straw hat which he wore in summer to keep the flies out of his ears, and flung it on to the fire with the rest.
In a very little while the animals had destroyed everything that reminded them of Mr. Jones.
Napoleon then led them back to the store-shed and served out a double ration of corn to everybody, with two biscuits for each dog.
Then they sang Beasts of England from end to end seven times running, and after that they settled down for the night and slept/ as they had never slept before.
comprehension
1."For the first few minutes" 这个短语用来描述在开始的几分钟时间内发生的事情。这里的 "first" 指的是某个事件或活动开始的初期阶段，而 "few" 通常意味着不多的、数量较小的。所以，当你看到 "for the first few minutes" 这样的表述时，它通常是指在一个时间段的起始几分钟内，某件事情发生了或者某种状态持续了。 2. "Make quite sure" 是一个表达，意思是彻底确认或完全确定某事。在这个短语中，"make" 表示进行确认的行为，"sure" 意味着确信无疑，而 "quite" 用来强调这种确信的程度。 3. 在这个句子中，"upon it" 是一个介词短语，用来指代在某个特定的地点或物体上。"Upon" 在这里与 "on" 同义，而 "it" 通常指代前面提到的名词或对象。 4. "Capered with joy" 这个短语描述的是一种欢快、兴奋的行为，通常是指因为极大的快乐或满足而表现出来的活泼跳跃。"Caper" 本身是一种跳跃或欢蹦的动作，通常与高兴或得意的情绪相关联。当这个词语与 "with joy" 结合时，它传达了动物们因为看到鞭子被烧毁——象征着它们不再受到压迫和痛苦——而感到的极大喜悦和解放感。 5. "In a very little while" 是一个表达时间流逝的短语，意思是在很短的时间之内。它强调某个动作或一系列动作发生得很快，不需要很多时间。 6. "From end to end" 是一个表示从开始到结束、不间断地做某事的短语。
translation
- 最初的几分钟里，动物们几乎不敢相信自己的好运。
- 他们的第一项行动是集体狂奔，绕着农场的边界跑了一圈，仿佛是为了彻底确保没有人类藏匿在农场的任何地方；然后他们又冲回农场的建筑群，以消除琼斯统治时期留下的最后痕迹。
- 缰绳、笼头、眼罩和屈辱的鼻囊都被扔到了院子里正在燃烧的垃圾火堆上。
- 鞭子也是如此。
- 当动物们看到鞭子被火焰吞噬时，它们都欢蹦乱跳地表达着喜悦。
- 雪球也将那些通常在集市日用来装饰马鬃和马尾的彩带扔进了火中。
- “彩带，”他说，“应该被视为人类的标志，就像衣服一样。
- 所有动物都应该赤身裸体。”
- 当鲍克瑟听到这些，他拿起自己在夏天戴的小草帽，用来防止苍蝇进入耳朵，然后把它和其他东西一起扔进了火里。
- 很快，动物们摧毁了一切让他们想起琼斯的东西。
- 拿破仑随后带领他们回到储藏棚，给每个人分发了双份的玉米，并且每条狗额外得到了两块饼干。
- 然后他们连续七次从头到尾唱完了《英格兰的兽》，之后他们安顿下来过夜，睡得前所未有地香甜。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "fortune",
"trans": [
"n. 好运，机遇；时运，命运；财富，巨款；未来，前途",
"v. 给予财富；偶然发生"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfɔːrtʃən'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "gallop",
"trans": [
"v. （马）飞跑，飞奔；骑马奔驰，使（马）疾驰；飞速移动，极快发展；急急忙忙地说；迅速运输",
"n. （马的）飞跑，疾驰；骑马奔驰；极快的速度；<英>训练马的跑道，驰马场"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɡæləp'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "in a body",
"trans": [
"作为一个团体，以正式的方式一起做某事",
"网络 一起；整个；全体一起"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "boundaries",
"trans": [
"n. 边界；界限；分界线；（板球越过边界线）击球得分（*****ry 的复数）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈbaʊndriz'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "as though",
"trans": [
"好像，仿佛"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "raced back",
"trans": [
"匆忙返回"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "wipe out",
"trans": [
"彻底摧毁：完全摧毁，使彻底消失。",
"失控坠毁：由于失去控制而坠毁或撞毁。"
],
"usphone": "'waɪp aʊt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "trace",
"trans": [
"n. 痕迹；轨迹；追踪；微量；",
"v. 追踪；追溯；查出；描摹"
],
"usphone": "'treɪs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "reign",
"trans": [
"n. （君主）在位时期，统治时期；领导期，任期；支配期，极盛期；（运动员或运动队）持有指明荣誉头衔的时期",
"v. 为王，统治；支配，盛行；成为最佳，成为最重要的"
],
"usphone": "'reɪn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "harness",
"trans": [
"n. （马的）挽具，马具；系带，吊带；日常工作",
"v. 控制并利用；（把动物）拴在一起（或拴到某物上）；给（马）套上挽具；连接，串联"
],
"usphone": "'ˈhɑːrnɪs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stable",
"trans": [
"n. 马厩；马房；（养马作特定用途的）养马场",
"adj. 稳定的；稳固的；牢固的；稳重的",
"v. 使（马）入厩；把（马）拴在马厩"
],
"usphone": "'ˈsteɪb(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "castrate",
"trans": [
"vt. 阉割；删除；去掉最重要的部分；使丧失力量"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkæstreɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "well",
"trans": [
"n. 井；水井；楼梯井；电梯井道",
"adv. 好；很；大大地；对",
"int. 噢；啊；好啦；嗨",
"adj. 健康；身体好；状态良好；情况良好",
"v. 涌出；冒出；流出；溢出"
],
"usphone": "'wel'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "rein",
"trans": [
"n. 缰绳；（成人牵引幼儿用的）安全绳套；控制，主宰",
"v. 用缰绳勒（马）使停步或放慢步子，勒（马）；控制住，约束"
],
"usphone": "'reɪn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "halter",
"trans": [
"n. 缰绳；绞索",
"vt. 给……套上缰绳；束缚"
],
"usphone": "'ˈhɔːltər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "blinker",
"trans": [
"n. 马眼罩",
"v. 给…上眼罩；蒙蔽"
],
"usphone": "''blɪŋkə(r)'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "degrading",
"trans": [
"adj. 有辱人格的，贬低身份的",
"v. 侮辱，轻视；（使）降解，衰变；使恶化；把某人降级或贬职（*****de 的现在分词）"
],
"usphone": "'dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "nosebag",
"trans": [
"n. 马粮袋；挂在马等颈上的饲料袋"
],
"usphone": "'ˈnoʊzbæɡ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "caper",
"trans": [
"v. 雀跃",
"n. 刺山柑花蕾；不法活动；惊险喜剧片；跳跃；刺山柑；滑稽怪诞的行为"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkeɪpər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "naked",
"trans": [
"adj. 裸露的，无遮盖的；肉眼的；裸体的，不穿衣服的；露骨的，明显的；缺乏保护的，无力自卫的；（动物）没有皮毛的，没有羽毛的；公然的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈneɪkɪd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "fetch",
"trans": [
"v. （去）拿来，（去）找来；售得，卖得；推导出，演绎出；吸引，迷住；抵达，到达；<非正式>给（某人）以（重重的一击或一巴掌）"
],
"usphone": "'fetʃ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "remind",
"trans": [
"v. 使想起，提醒；（因相像）使联想起（**** sb. of）"
],
"usphone": "'rɪˈmaɪnd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "serve out",
"trans": [
"na. 分给；分配(食粮等)；端出(饭菜等)；斟(酒等)"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "corn",
"trans": [
"n. 谷物，谷粒；玉米；鸡眼；老一套，煽情的东西",
"v. 腌（肉类等）；使成粒状"
],
"usphone": "'kɔːrn'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]