Animal Farm
Chapter 4
The late summer the news of what had happened on Animal Farm had spread across half the county.
Every day Snowball and Napoleon sent out flights of pigeons whose instructions were to mingle with the animals on neighbouring farms, tell them the story of the Rebellion, and teach them the tune of Beasts of England.
Most of this time Mr.Jones had spent sitting in the taproom of the Red Lion at Willingdon, complaining to anyone/ who would listen of the monstrous injustice/ he had suffered in/ being turned out of his property by a pack of good-for-nothing animals.
The other farmers sympathised in principle, but they did not at first give him much help.
At heart, each of them was secretly wondering/ whether he could not somehow turn Jones's misfortune to his own advantage.
It was lucky that the owners of the two farms which adjoined Animal Farm were on permanently bad terms.
One of them, which was named Foxwood, was a large, neglected, old-fashioned farm, much overgrown by woodland, with all its pastures worn out and its hedges in a disgraceful condition.
Its owner, Mr.Pilkington, was an easy-going gentleman farmer who spent most of his time in fishing or hunting according to the season.
The other farm, which was called Pinchfield, was smaller and better kept.
Its owner was a Mr.Frederick, a tough, shrewd man, perpetually involved in lawsuits and with a name for driving hard bargains.
These two disliked each other so much/ that it was difficult for them to come to any agreement, even in defence of their own interests.
translation
- 夏末，动物农场发生的事已经传遍了半个郡。
- 每天，雪球和拿破仑都会派出鸽子小分队，指示它们与邻近农场的动物们混在一起，告诉他们起义的故事，并教他们《英格兰的野兽》的曲调。
- 这段时间里，琼斯先生大部分时间都坐在威灵顿的红狮酒吧里，向任何愿意听他说话的人抱怨他所遭受的极大不公——他被一群一无是处的动物从他的财产上赶了出来。
- 其他农场主原则上表示同情，但起初并没有给他太多帮助。
- 他们每个人心里都在暗自想，他们是否能以某种方式把琼斯的不幸变成自己的利益。
- 其中一个叫做狐狸林，是一个大而荒废的老式农场，被林木过度覆盖，所有的牧场都荒芜了，篱笆也处于令人不齿的状态。
- 它的主人皮尔金顿先生是一个悠闲的绅士农场主，大部分时间都在钓鱼或打猎，根据季节而定。
- 另一个农场叫做平奇菲尔德，规模较小，维护得较好。
- 它的主人是弗雷德里克先生，一个强硬、精明的人，经常卷入诉讼，并以讨价还价的名声闻名。
- 这两个人彼此如此厌恶，以至于很难就任何事达成一致，即使是为了捍卫自己的利益。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "spread across",
"trans": [
"横跨，遍布"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "county",
"trans": [
"n. （英国、爱尔兰的）郡，（美国的）县；<英>郡运动队，县运动队",
"adj. <英>有世家地位（或特点）的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkaʊnti'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "sent out",
"trans": [
"发送；派遣"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "instruction",
"trans": [
"n. 用法说明；指示，吩咐；教授，指导；（计算机的）指令，命令；给初级律师（或辩护律师、陪审团）的指示",
"adj. 说明用法的"
],
"usphone": "'ɪnˈstrʌkʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "mingle",
"trans": [
"v. （在聚会中）应酬，交际；（使）混合"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmɪŋɡ(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "mingle with",
"trans": [
"与……混在一起，与……交流"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmɪŋɡl wɪð'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "taproom",
"trans": [
"n. 酒吧"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtæpruːmˌˈtæprʊm'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "complain",
"trans": [
"v. 抱怨；发牢骚；向某人 申诉；〈诗〉呻吟"
],
"usphone": "'kəm'pleɪn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "monstrous",
"trans": [
"adj. 不公正道德的，残忍的；巨大的，庞大的；丑陋的，骇人的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmɑːnstrəs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "injustice",
"trans": [
"n. 不公正，无道义；非正义行为，不公正事件"
],
"usphone": "'ɪnˈdʒʌstɪs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "sympathise",
"trans": [
"vi. 同情；吊唁；共鸣（等于 ******ze）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈsɪmpəθaɪz'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "at heart",
"trans": [
"本质上",
"内心深处"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "misfortune",
"trans": [
"n. 厄运，不幸；不幸事件，灾难"
],
"usphone": "'ˌmɪsˈfɔːrtʃən'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "advantage",
"trans": [
"n. 有利条件，优势；优点；利益；（局末平分后）占先，优势分",
"v. 有利于，有助于"
],
"usphone": "'ədˈvæntɪdʒ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "adjoin",
"trans": [
"v. （建筑、房间或土地等）毗邻，连接"
],
"usphone": "'əˈdʒɔɪn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "term",
"trans": [
"n. （人们之间的）关系（terms）；词语，术语；措辞（terms）；学期，开庭期；期限，任期；到期，期满；方面，角度（terms）；条件，条款（terms）；（数列、方程等的）项；（三段论中的）项；（建筑）界标",
"v. 把……称为"
],
"usphone": "'tɜːrm'",
"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": "overgrow",
"trans": [
"vt. 长满于；长得超过",
"vi. 生长过度"
],
"usphone": "'ˈoʊvərˌɡroʊ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "woodland",
"trans": [
"n. 林地；森林",
"adj. 林地的；居住在森林中的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈwʊdlənd'",
"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": "worn out",
"trans": [
"破旧的，磨损的",
"极度疲惫的"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "disgraceful",
"trans": [
"adj. 不名誉的，可耻的"
],
"usphone": "'dɪsˈɡreɪsfl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "easy-going",
"trans": [
"adj. 随和的，不慌不忙的"
],
"usphone": "'ˌiːzi ˈɡoʊɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "gentleman",
"trans": [
"n. （称呼或指男子，尤其是不认识的）先生；彬彬有礼的人，有教养的人；<旧>有身份的人，富绅；（古时用语）出身高贵的男子；<美，非正式>（对立法机构男性议员的称呼）先生，阁下"
],
"usphone": "'ˈdʒent(ə)lmən'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "tough",
"trans": [
"n. 恶棍；暴徒；粗暴的人",
"adj. 艰苦的；艰难的；棘手的；严厉的",
"v. 坚持，忍受，忍耐",
"adv. 坚强地，坚定地"
],
"usphone": "'tʌf'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "shrewd",
"trans": [
"adj. （人）精明的，机敏的；（决定和判断）精明的，准确的；（打击）沉重的，尖锐的；邪恶的，恶意的；<古>（尤指天气）寒冷刺骨的，凛冽的"
],
"usphone": "'ʃruːd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "perpetually",
"trans": [
"adv. 永恒地，持久地"
],
"usphone": "'pərˈpetʃuəli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "driving hard",
"trans": [
"全力以赴"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bargain",
"trans": [
"n. 便宜货，减价品；协议，交易",
"v. 讨价还价，谈判"
],
"usphone": "'ˈbɑːrɡən'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "come to",
"trans": [
"网络 达到；来到；恢复知觉",
"na. 总计为；结果是；苏醒；把船朝着风头"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "defence",
"trans": [
"n. 防御，防御物；国防；辩护，答辩；辩方，辩护律师；防守队员，后卫；卫冕",
"v. 防御，防守"
],
"usphone": "'dɪˈfens'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]