Animal Farm
Chapter 4
The animals had now reassembled in the wildest excitement, each recounting his own exploits in the battle at the top of his voice.
An impromptu celebration of the victory was held immediately.
The flag was run up and Beasts of England was sung a number of times, then the sheep who had been killed was given a solemn funeral, a hawthorn bush being planted on her grave.
At the graveside Snowball made a little speech, emphasising the need for all animals to be ready to die for Animal Farm if need be.
The animals decided unanimously to create a military decoration, “Animal Hero, First Class,” which was conferred there and then on Snowball and Boxer.
It consisted of a brass medal (they were really some old horse-brasses which had been found in the harness-room), to be worn on Sundays-and holidays.
There was also “Animal Hero, Second Class,” which was conferred posthumously on the dead sheep.
There was much discussion as to what the battle should be called.
In the end, it was named the Battle of the Cowshed, since that was where the ambush had been sprung.
Mr.Jones's gun had been found lying in the mud, and it was known that there was a supply of cartridges in the farmhouse.
It was decided to set the gun up at the foot of the Flagstaff, like a piece of artillery, and to fire it twice a year - once on October the twelfth, the anniversary of the Battle of the Cowshed, and once on Midsummer Day, the anniversary of the Rebellion.
translation
- 动物们此刻在极度兴奋中重新聚集，每个动物都在用尽可能大的声音讲述自己在战斗中的英勇事迹。
- 一场即兴的胜利庆祝会立即举行了。
- 旗帜被升了起来，《英格兰野兽之歌》被演唱了多次，然后为那只被杀害的绵羊举行了庄严的葬礼，在她的坟墓上种了一棵山楂树。
- 在坟墓边，斯诺鲍发表了一场简短的演讲，强调了所有动物在必要时都应准备好为动物农场献出生命的必要性。
- 动物们一致决定创建一个军事勋章，“一级动物英雄”，随即授予斯诺鲍和拳击手。
- 它由一枚铜质勋章组成（实际上它们是一些旧马具，这些马具是在马具房里找到的），在星期天和节假日佩戴。
- 还有“二级动物英雄”，追授给已故的绵羊。
- 人们对这场战斗应该叫什么名字进行了很多讨论。
- 最后，这场战斗被命名为牛棚大战，因为伏击就是在那里发起的。
- 琼斯先生的枪被发现躺在泥泞中，而且大家都知道农舍里还有一大批弹药。
- 大家决定将枪支立在旗杆下，像一件大炮一样，每年射击两次——一次在十月十二日，即牛棚战役的周年纪念日，另一次在施洗约翰节，即起义的周年纪念日。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "reassemble",
"trans": [
"vi. 重新集合",
"vt. 重新装配；重新召集"
],
"usphone": "'ˌriːəˈsembl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "recount",
"trans": [
"v. 叙述，说明；重数，重新清点（选票）",
"n. 重新计算，重点选票；叙述，说明"
],
"usphone": "'rɪˈkaʊnt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "exploit",
"trans": [
"n. 英勇事迹，壮举；大胆的表演，不凡的身手",
"v. 剥削，压榨；利用（……为自己谋利）；运用，发挥；开发，开拓"
],
"usphone": "'ɪkˈsplɔɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "impromptu",
"trans": [
"adj. 即兴的，即席的",
"adv. 即兴地，即席地",
"n. 即兴曲（尤指独奏）；即席演出"
],
"usphone": "'ɪmˈprɑːmptuː'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "solemn",
"trans": [
"adj. 表情严肃的，庄严的；（承诺、协定等）庄严的，郑重的；（仪式）庄严的，隆重的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈsɑːləm'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "funeral",
"trans": [
"n. 葬礼，丧礼；<美>葬礼上的布道；<古>出殡行列，送葬队伍；<非正式>需要操心的事",
"adj. 葬礼的，似葬礼的
"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfjuːnərəl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "hawthorn",
"trans": [
"n. 山楂；山楂树"
],
"usphone": "'ˈhɔːθɔːrn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "grave",
"trans": [
"n. 坟墓；墓地；墓穴；死",
"v. 刻；对(船底)作清洗并涂上沥青等涂料；铭记",
"adj. 重要的；严重的；〔意大利语〕【音乐】沉重的；极慢的",
"adv. 庄重地；极慢地"
],
"usphone": "'ɡreɪv'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "emphasise",
"trans": [
"v. 强调，着重：使某事物显得更为重要或显著。"
],
"usphone": "'ˈemfəsaɪz'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "unanimously",
"trans": [
"adv. 全体一致地"
],
"usphone": "'juˈnænɪməsli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "military",
"trans": [
"adj. 军事的，军队的；陆军的；军人般的，军人作风的",
"n. 军人，军方"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmɪləteri'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "confer",
"trans": [
"v. 授予，赋予；商讨，交换意见"
],
"usphone": "'kənˈfɜːr'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "there and then",
"trans": [
"立即在那个地方"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "brass",
"trans": [
"n. 黄铜；铜管乐器；黄铜器，黄铜饰品；<非正式>高级官员，高级军官；<英，非正式>钱"
],
"usphone": "'bræs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "posthumously",
"trans": [
"adv. 于死后，于身后；于著作者死后出版地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈpɑːstʃəməsli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "since",
"trans": [
"conj. 因为；由于；既然；从…以后",
"adv. 此后；后来；自…以后；从…以来",
"prep. 自…以后；从…以来；（表示气愤）何曾"
],
"usphone": "'sɪns'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "ambush",
"trans": [
"n. 伏击，埋伏",
"v. 伏击，埋伏突袭；突然向（某人）提出尴尬的问题"
],
"usphone": "'ˈæmbʊʃ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "spring",
"trans": [
". 发源于，来自；跳，跃；突然弹开，突然移动；突然出现，涌现；突然启动，突然运转；突然向某人提供（或提出）；<非正式>帮助……逃跑（或越狱），营救；",
"adj. 春天的",
"n. 春天，春季；泉，泉水；源泉，根源；弹簧，发条；弹性，弹力；跳，跃；活力，朝气；"
],
"usphone": "'sprɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "a supply of",
"trans": [
"一批，一组，一份供应物品：指一定数量或一定时间内的物品供应。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "cartridge",
"trans": [
"n. 枪弹；子弹；墨盒；胶片盒"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkɑːrtrɪdʒ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "flagstaff",
"trans": [
"n. 旗杆"
],
"usphone": "'ˈflæɡstæf'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "artillery",
"trans": [
"n. 火炮，大炮；炮兵，炮兵部队"
],
"usphone": "'ɑːrˈtɪləri'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "twelfth",
"trans": [
"adj. 第十二的，第十二个的；十二分之一的",
"n. 第十二；月的第十二日；十二分之一",
"num. 第十二"
],
"usphone": "'twelfθ'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]