Animal Farm
Chapter 5
As winter drew on, Mollie became more and more troublesome.
She was late for work every morning and excused herself by saying that she had overslept, and she complained of mysterious pains, although her appetite was excellent.
On every kind of pretext she would run away from work and go to the drinking pool, where she would stand foolishly gazing at her own reflection in the water.
But there were also rumours of something more serious.
One day, as Mollie strolled blithely into the yard, flirting her long tail and chewing at a stalk of hay, Clover took her aside.
“Mollie,” she said, “I have something very serious to say to you.
This morning I saw you looking over the hedge that divides Animal Farm from Foxwood.
One of Mr.Pilkington's men was standing on the other side of the hedge.
And I was a long way away, but I am almost certain I saw this he was talking to you and you were allowing him to stroke your nose.
What does that mean, Mollie?”
“He didn't! I wasn't! It isn't true!” cried Mollie, beginning to prance about and paw the ground.
“Mollie! Look me in the face. Do you give me your word of honour that that man was not stroking your nose?”
“It isn't true!” repeated Mollie, but she could not look Clover in the face, and the next moment she took to her heels and galloped away into the field.
translation
- 随着冬天的临近，莫莉变得越来越难搞了。
- 她每天早晨都迟到，借口说自己睡过头了，虽然她的胃口很好，但她抱怨有神秘的疼痛。
- 她以各种借口逃避工作，跑到饮水池边，傻乎乎地凝视着自己在水中的倒影。
- 但也有些更严重的说法流传开来。
- 一天，当莫莉轻快地走进院子，摇晃着她的长尾巴，咀嚼着一根干草时，克洛弗把她拉到一边。
- “莫莉，”她说，“我有件很严肃的事要跟你说。
- 今天早上，我看见你朝动物农场与福克斯伍德之间的篱笆那边望。
- 皮尔金顿先生的一个手下站在篱笆的另一边。
- 我虽然站得很远，但我几乎可以确定我看到他和你说话，你还让他摸了你的鼻子。
- 莫莉，这是什么意思？”
- “他没有！我没让！这不是真的！”莫莉叫道，开始蹦跳并用蹄子刨地。
- “莫莉！看着我的眼睛。你敢用你的名誉发誓，那个人没有摸你的鼻子吗？”
- “这不是真的！”莫莉重复道，但是她不敢直视克洛弗的眼睛。紧接着，她转身飞奔，逃进了田野。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "draw on",
"trans": [
"接近，临近：指夜晚逐渐来临。",
"利用，借鉴：指从某个资源或经验中获取灵感或帮助"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "troublesome",
"trans": [
"adj. 引起麻烦的，（尤指）令人讨厌的；（形势、问题等）麻烦的，困难的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtrʌb(ə)lsəm'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "complain",
"trans": [
"v. 诉说 （病痛）；<文>悲叹，悲鸣；（构造，机械装置）（因拉力或压力）呻吟，咯吱作响；抱怨，投诉"
],
"usphone": "'kəmˈpleɪn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "mysterious",
"trans": [
"adj. 不可思议的，难以理解的；（人）神秘的，陌生的；保密的，故弄玄虚的"
],
"usphone": "'mɪˈstɪriəs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "appetite",
"trans": [
"n. 食欲，胃口；欲望，爱好"
],
"usphone": "'ˈæpɪtaɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "pretext",
"trans": [
"n. 借口，托词"
],
"usphone": "'ˈpriːtekst'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "foolishly",
"trans": [
"adv. 愚笨地；无聊地；可笑地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfuːlɪʃli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "rumour",
"trans": [
"n. 谣言，传闻",
"v. 谣传，传说（be ****ed）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈruːmər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stroll",
"trans": [
"v. 散步，闲逛；（体育比赛）轻而易举地获胜",
"n. 散步，溜达；（竞赛中）轻易的胜利"
],
"usphone": "'stroʊl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "blithely",
"trans": [
"adv. 快活地；无忧无虑地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈblaɪðli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "flirt",
"trans": [
"v. （鸟）轻快地扇动（翅膀），摆动（尾巴）；调情；不认真地考虑；几乎达到，差点儿做到；",
"n. 与人调情者"
],
"usphone": "'flɜːrt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stalk",
"trans": [
"n. 秆；柄；（叶）柄；（花）梗",
"v. 潜近（猎物或人）；（非法）跟踪；怒冲冲地走；趾高气扬地走"
],
"usphone": "'stɔːk'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "divide",
"trans": [
"v. （使）分开，分散；分配，分担；使分离；分隔，隔开；使产生分歧；除，除以；分岔",
"n. 差异，分歧；（两事物间的）界限；<美>分水岭，分水线"
],
"usphone": "'dɪˈvaɪd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "a long way away",
"trans": [
"遥远的地方：指距离很远的地方。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stroke",
"trans": [
"v. 抚摩（动物的毛皮）；轻抚；轻挪；轻触",
"n. 中风；笔画；钟声；抚摩"
],
"usphone": "'stroʊk'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "prance",
"trans": [
"v. 昂首阔步；（马）后足立地腾跃",
"n. 昂首阔步；（马）后足立地腾跃"
],
"usphone": "'præns'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "prance about",
"trans": [
"扭捏作态：指一个人走路时故意摆出一种夸张、矫揉造作的姿态。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "word",
"trans": [
"n. 诺言，承诺；字，词，单词；（某人说的）话，言语（words）；简短的交谈，谈话；命令，指示；消息，信息；",
"v. 措辞，用词"
],
"usphone": "'wɜːrd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "honour",
"trans": [
"n. 尊敬；荣幸；高尚品德，气节；荣誉；奖励，荣誉称号；大学荣誉学位课程；优异成绩；法官大人，（美国）市长阁下；<旧>贞操；最大点数的牌",
"v. 尊敬；表彰；信守，执行（承诺）；兑现（支票）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɑːnər'",
"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": "''"
}
]