Animal Farm
Chapter 3 (3-4)
But everyone worked according to his capacity The hens and ducks, for instance, saved five bushels of corn at the harvest by gathering up the stray grains.
Nobody stole, nobody grumbled over his rations, the quarrelling and biting and jealousy which had been normal features of life in the old days had almost disappeared.
Nobody shirked - or almost nobody.
Mollie, it was true, was not good at getting up in the mornings, and had a way of leaving work early on the ground/ that there was a stone in her hoof.
And the behaviour of the cat was somewhat peculiar.
It was soon noticed that when there was work to be done the cat could never be found.
She would vanish for hours on end, and then reappear at meal-times, or in the evening after work was over, as though nothing had happened.
But she always made such excellent excuses, and purred so affectionately, that it was impossible not to believe in her good intentions.
Old Benjamin, the donkey, seemed quite unchanged since the Rebellion.
He did his work in the same slow obstinate way as he had done it in Jones's time, never shirking and never volunteering for extra work either.
About the Rebellion and its results he would express no opinion.
When asked whether he was not happier now that Jones was gone, he would say only “Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey,” and the others had to be content with this cryptic answer.
translation
- 但是，每个人都根据自己的能力工作。例如，母鸡和鸭子在收割时通过捡拾散落的谷粒节省了五蒲式耳的玉米。
- 没有人偷窃，没有人抱怨自己的口粮，争吵、打架和嫉妒这些过去生活中的常态几乎消失了。
- 没有人偷懒 —— 或几乎没有人。
- 确实，莫莉不擅长早起，她总是找借口提前离开工作，理由是她的蹄子里有石头。
- 猫的行为有些特别。
- 很快人们就注意到，每当有工作要做时，猫总是找不到。
- 她会消失好几个小时，然后在吃饭时间或工作结束后的晚上再次出现，仿佛什么都没发生。
- 但她总是能提出很好的借口，并以如此亲切的方式喵喵叫，让人不得不相信她的良好意图。
- 驴子老本杰明似乎从起义以来就没有什么变化。
- 他以和琼斯时代一样缓慢固执的方式工作，从不偷懒，也从不主动做额外的工作。
- 对于起义及其结果，他从不发表任何意见。
- 当被问及琼斯走了之后他是否更加幸福时，他只会说“驴子活得很久。你们谁也没有见过一头死驴。”，其他人只能对这神秘的回答感到满意。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "capacity",
"trans": [
"n. 能力，才能；容积，容纳能力；职位，职责；功率，容积；生产量，生产能力",
"adj. 无虚席的，满场的"
],
"usphone": "'kəˈpæsəti'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bushel",
"trans": [
"n. 蒲式耳",
"vt. 修整（衣服等）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈbʊʃl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stray",
"trans": [
"adj. 离散的，零落的；（动物）走失的，流浪的；（物理量）杂散的",
"n. 走失（流浪）的动物；离群者，走散者；天电干扰",
"v. 走失，迷路；走神，离题；（眼睛，手）悠闲 （或漫不经心）地移动；入歧途，犯错误；有外遇，在别处拈花惹草；<文>游荡，徘徊"
],
"usphone": "'streɪ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "grumble",
"trans": [
"v. 抱怨，嘟囔；咕隆，发轰隆声；（内脏）间歇性地闹病",
"n. 抱怨，牢骚；咕隆声"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɡrʌmb(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "ration",
"trans": [
"n. 配给量，定量；（尤指发给作战士兵的）口粮配给，口粮定量；合理（正常）的量；粮食供应，食物储备；应得之量",
"v. 对（供应品）定量供应，实行配给；对（某人）实行定量供给，配给"
],
"usphone": "'ˈræʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "quarrel",
"trans": [
"v. 争吵，吵架；不同意，反对；抱怨",
"n. 争吵，拌嘴；抱怨（或不赞成）的理由；<史>（用石弓或劲弩发射的）方镞箭，方头投射物"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkwɑːrəl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "jealousy",
"trans": [
"n. 嫉妒，羡慕；吃醋，醋意"
],
"usphone": "'ˈdʒeləsi'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "shirk",
"trans": [
"vt. 逃避",
"vi. 推卸；逃避"
],
"usphone": "'ʃɜːrk'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "peculiar",
"trans": [
"adj. 奇怪的，不寻常的；特别的，独特的；不舒服的",
"n. <英>特殊教区（或教堂）；特权，特有财产"
],
"usphone": "'pɪˈkjuːliər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "purr",
"trans": [
"vi. 发出喉音；猫发出呜呜声",
"vt. 发出喉音；满意地说",
"n. 咕噜咕噜声；（猫的）呜呜声；（机器等）颤动声"
],
"usphone": "'pɜːr'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "affectionately",
"trans": [
"adv. 亲切地；挚爱地"
],
"usphone": "'əˈfekʃənətli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "intention",
"trans": [
"n. 意图，目的，打算；愈合；意念"
],
"usphone": "'ɪnˈtenʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "obstinate",
"trans": [
"adj. 执拗的，固执的；棘手的，难以去除的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɑːbstɪnət'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "be content with",
"trans": [
"以……为满足"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "cryptic",
"trans": [
"adj. 神秘的，含义模糊的；[动] 隐藏的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkrɪptɪk'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]