Animal Farm
Chapter 2 (13-14)
But they woke at dawn as usual, and suddenly remembering the glorious thing that had happened, they all raced out into the pasture together.
A little way/ down the pasture/ there was a knoll that commanded a view/ of most of the farm.
The animals rushed to the top of it and gazed round them in the clear morning light.
Yes, it was theirs - everything that they could see was theirs!
In the ecstasy of that thought/ they gambolled round and round, they hurled themselves into the air in great leaps of excitement.
They rolled in the dew, they cropped mouthfuls of the sweet summer grass, they kicked up clods of the black earth and snuffed its rich scent.
Then they made a tour of inspection of the whole farm/ and surveyed with speechless admiration the ploughland, the hayfield, the orchard, the pool, the spinney.
It was as though/ they had never seen these things before, and even now/ they could hardly believe that/ it was all their own.
Then they filed back to the farm buildings and halted in silence/ outside the door of the farmhouse.
That was theirs too, but they were frightened to go inside.
After a moment, however, Snowball and Napoleon butted the door open with their shoulders and the animals entered in single file, walking with the utmost care/ for fear of disturbing anything.
They tiptoed from room to room, afraid to speak above a whisper and gazing with a kind of awe at the unbelievable luxury, at the beds with their feather mattresses, the looking-glasses, the horsehair sofa, the Brussels carpet, the lithograph of Queen Victoria over the drawing-room mantelpiece.
They were just coming down the stairs when Mollie was discovered to be missing.
Going back, the others found that she had remained behind in the best bedroom.
She had taken a piece of blue ribbon from Mrs.Jones's dressing-table, and was holding it against her shoulder and admiring herself in the glass in a very foolish manner.
The others reproached her sharply, and they went outside.
Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial, and the barrel of beer in the scullery was stove in with a kick from Boxer's hoof, otherwise nothing in the house was touched.
A unanimous resolution was passed on/ the spot that the farmhouse should be preserved as a museum.
All were agreed that no animal must ever live there.
comprehend
- "Discovered to be missing" 意味着在检查或点名时，发现某个不在预期的地方，或者是找不到某人了。
translation
- 但是他们像往常一样在黎明醒来，突然间记起那件辉煌的事情，于是他们一起冲到牧场上去。
- 在牧场稍远的地方有一个小丘，从那里可以俯瞰大部分农场。
- 动物们冲到小丘的顶部，在清晨的明亮光线中环视四周。
- 是的，这一切都是他们的 —— 他们所看到的一切都是他们的！
- 在这个想法的狂喜中，他们围着转圈，他们兴奋地跳跃着扑向空中。
- 他们在露水中打滚，他们啃食着甜美的夏草，他们踢起一块块黑土，嗅着它浓郁的香气。
- 然后他们对整个农场进行了一次视察，并无言地欣赏着整个农场的犁地、干草地、果园、池塘和小树林。
- 就好像他们以前从未见过这些东西，即便到了现在，他们也几乎不敢相信这一切都属于他们自己。
- 然后他们排成一行回到农场建筑群，在农舍的门外静静地停了下来。
- 那也是他们的，但他们害怕进去。
- 然而，片刻之后，雪球和拿破仑用他们的肩膀撞开了门，动物们便一个接一个小心翼翼地走了进去，生怕扰乱了屋内的一切。
- 他们踮着脚从一个房间走到另一个房间，生怕自己的声音超过低语，带着一种敬畏之情凝视着难以置信的奢华——羽毛床垫的床、镜子、马毛沙发、布鲁塞尔地毯，以及挂在客厅壁炉台上的维多利亚女王的石版画。
- 他们刚走下楼梯，就发现莫利不见了。
- 大家回去找，发现她留在了最好的卧室里。
- 她从琼斯太太的梳妆台上拿了一段蓝色丝带，正把它搭在自己肩上，在镜子里傻乎乎地自我欣赏。
- 其他人严厉地责备了她，然后他们走了出去。
- 厨房里挂着的一些火腿被拿走埋掉了，洗碗间的一桶啤酒被布克斯特踢了一脚，结果酒桶破裂。除此之外，房子里的东西都没有被动过。
- 当场通过了一项一致的决议，农舍应该被保留作为博物馆。
- 所有人都同意，农舍里不得有任何动物居住。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "glorious",
"trans": [
"adj. 光荣的，值得称道的；辉煌的，绚丽的；极其愉快的；（天气）阳光灿烂的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɡlɔːriəs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "pasture",
"trans": [
"n. 牧场，牧草地；生活状况，个人发展的机遇",
"v. 放牧；（牛、羊等）在草地上吃草"
],
"usphone": "'ˈpæstʃər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "knoll",
"trans": [
"n. 小山；着陆滑道"
],
"usphone": "'noʊl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "command",
"trans": [
"v. 俯瞰，居高临下；命令，下令；统率，指挥；博得，赢得；控制，掌管；值（高价）",
"n. 命令，指示；（计算机的）指令；控制，管辖；指挥权，控制权；兵团，军区；指挥部，司令部；掌握，精通"
],
"usphone": "'kəˈmænd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "gazed round",
"trans": [
"环顾：四处观望。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "ecstasy",
"trans": [
"n. 狂喜，陶醉；摇头丸（E*****）；（情绪或宗教原因引起的）疯狂，出神"
],
"usphone": "'ˈekstəsi'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "gambol",
"trans": [
"v. 跳跃，嬉戏",
"n. 雀跃，嬉戏"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɡæmb(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "hurl",
"trans": [
"v. 猛扔，猛摔；大声说出（辱骂或斥责等）；呕吐",
"n. <非正式>乘车，搭便车；猛投，投掷"
],
"usphone": "'hɜːrl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "leap",
"trans": [
"v. 跳，跳跃；猛冲，突然而迅速地移动；剧增，猛涨；赶紧抓住（机会）；（心）猛跳；",
"n. 跳跃，跳高；骤变，激增；（对新事物的）认真尝试"
],
"usphone": "'liːp'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "roll",
"trans": [
"v. 滚动；翻转；摇晃；（使）原地转圈",
"n. 卷；打滚；翻滚；名单"
],
"usphone": "'roʊl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "dew",
"trans": [
"n. 露水；（似露珠的）小水珠",
"v. <文>用水珠弄湿"
],
"usphone": "'duː'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "crop",
"trans": [
"v. （牲畜）啃吃（草）；剪短；剪裁（照片）；种植（庄稼）；收获",
"n. 庄稼；作物；产量；一批人"
],
"usphone": "'krɑp'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "clod",
"trans": [
"n. 土块；笨蛋；牛颈肉",
"vt. 对……掷土块"
],
"usphone": "'klɑːd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "snuff",
"trans": [
"vi. 嗅；扑灭；断气；",
"vt. 剪烛花；掐灭；消灭；嗅出",
"n. 鼻烟；烛花；灯花"
],
"usphone": "'snʌf'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "scent",
"trans": [
"n. 香味，芳香；（动物或人的）气味，臭迹；香水；察觉，预示；线索，踪迹；<古>嗅觉",
"v. 使……带有某种香味；（动物）嗅出，闻到；预感，觉察"
],
"usphone": "'sent'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "inspection",
"trans": [
"n. 视察；检查，审视"
],
"usphone": "'ɪnˈspekʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "ploughland",
"trans": [
"n. 耕地；田地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈplaʊlænd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "spinney",
"trans": [
"n. （英）灌木林；小树林"
],
"usphone": "'ˈspɪni'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "frighten",
"trans": [
"v. 使惊吓，使惊恐"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfraɪt(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "single file",
"trans": [
"单列排列：一排人、动物或物品依次排列在一起，一个跟着一个。"
],
"usphone": "'ˈsɪŋɡl faɪl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "utmost",
"trans": [
"adj. 极度的，最大的；<正式>最远的",
"n. 极度，极限"
],
"usphone": "'ˈʌtmoʊst'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "disturbing",
"trans": [
"v. 打扰，妨碍；使焦虑，使烦恼（**** 的现在分词形式）",
"adj. 令人不安的，引起恐慌的",
],
"usphone": "'dɪˈstɜːrbɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "tiptoe",
"trans": [
"v. 踮着脚走，蹑手蹑脚地走；回避（难应付的话题、问题或人）（**** round/around）",
"adj. 踮着脚走的；偷偷摸摸的",
"adv. 踮着脚尖地",
"n. 脚尖"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtɪptoʊ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "feather",
"trans": [
"n. 羽毛；翎毛",
"v. 长羽毛；用羽毛覆盖；在…上装箭羽；使(桨)与水面平行"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfeðər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "mattress",
"trans": [
"n. 床垫，褥垫；（工程）垫层，沉排，钢筋网"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmætrəs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lithograph",
"trans": [
"n. 平版印刷",
"vt. 用平版印刷术印刷"
],
"usphone": "'ˈlɪθəɡræf'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "mantelpiece",
"trans": [
"n. 壁炉架；壁炉台"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmæntlpiːs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "against",
"trans": [
"prep. 倚着；碰；反对；（行为）违背……；（法律或法规）禁止；与……竞争；对……造成伤害（威胁，不利）；逆向；以……为背景；与……相比；防备，抵御；讨厌某人，不赞同某人；作为（某物的）应付款项；（赌博用语）预计……的失败"
],
"usphone": "'əˈɡenst'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "reproach",
"trans": [
"v. 责备；自责；指责；批评",
"n. 责备；羞耻；批评；责备的话语"
],
"usphone": "'rɪˈproʊtʃ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "sharply",
"trans": [
"adv. 严厉地，尖锐地；急剧地，突然大幅度地；鲜明地，明显地；迅疾而突然地，急促而大声地；锋利地；敏锐地；时髦地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈʃɑːrpli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "ham",
"trans": [
"n. 火腿；蹩脚演员；无线通讯爱好者；（人的）大腿后部",
"v. 过火地表演"
],
"usphone": "'hæm'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stove",
"trans": [
"v. 击穿；挡开，延缓（**a** 的过去式和过去分词）",
"n. （取暖或烹饪用的）炉子，火炉；厨灶，炉头；窑；<英>温室",
"v. 用火炉烤[烘干]；把…放入温室内培育"
],
"usphone": "'stoʊv'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stove in",
"trans": [
"破碎，损坏：指物体被撞击或压力导致破碎或损坏。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "otherwise",
"trans": [
"adv. 除此以外，在其他方面；否则，不然；不同地，另外地；以其他方式，用别的方法",
"adj. 不是那样的，另外情况下的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈʌðərwaɪz'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "unanimous",
"trans": [
"adj. （投票、决定、协议等）全体同意的，无异议的；（所有人）一致同意的，意见一致的"
],
"usphone": "'juˈnænɪməs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "resolution",
"trans": [
"n. 决议，正式决定；（冲突、问题等的）解决，解决办法；决心，决定；坚决，果断；（电视、照相机、显微镜等的）清晰度，分辨率；（故事中主要矛盾的）冲突解开；（乐）解决（指和声中不协和音向协和音的进行）；（医）（炎症或其他症状的）消散，消退；（化）分解；（物理）（力或其他矢量的）分解"
],
"usphone": "'ˌrezəˈluːʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]