Animal Farm
Chapter 5
In the long pasture, not far from the farm buildings, there was a small knoll which was the highest point on the farm.
After surveying the ground, Snowball declared that this was just the place for a windmill, which could be made to operate a dynamo and supply the farm with electrical power.
This would light the stalls and warm them in winter, and would also run a circular saw, a chaff-cutter, a mangel-slicer, and an electric milking machine.
The animals had never heard of anything of this kind before (for the farm was an old-fashioned one and had only the most primitive machinery), and they listened in astonishment while Snowball conjured up pictures of fantastic machines/ which would do their work for them while they grazed at their ease in the fields or improved their minds with reading and conversation.
Within a few weeks Snowball's plans for the windmill were fully worked out.
The mechanical details came mostly from three books which had belonged to Mr.Jones - One Thousand Useful Things to Do About the House, Every Man His Own Bricklayer, and Electricity for Beginners.
Snowball used as his study a shed/ which had once been used for incubators and had a smooth wooden floor, suitable for drawing on.
He was closeted there for hours at a time.
With his books held open by a stone, and with a piece of chalk gripped between the knuckles of his trotter, he would move rapidly to and fro, drawing in line after line and uttering little whimpers of excitement.
Gradually the plans grew into a complicated mass of cranks and cog-wheels, covering more than half the floor, which the other animals found completely unintelligible but very impressive.
All of them came to look at Snowball's drawings/ at least once/ a day.
Even the hens and ducks came, and were at pains/ not to tread on the chalk marks.
Only Napoleon held aloof. He had declared himself against the windmill from the start.
One day, however, he arrived unexpectedly/ to examine the plans.
He walked heavily round the shed, looked closely at every detail of the plans and snuffed at them once or twice, then stood for a little while/ contemplating them out of the corner of his eye; then suddenly he lifted his leg, urinated over the plans, and walked out without uttering a word.
translation
- 在离农舍不远处的辽阔草场上，有一座小丘，是农场的最高点。
- 在勘察过地形之后，斯诺鲍宣称这里正是建造风车的绝佳地点，可以安装一台发电机，为农场提供电力。
- 这将照亮畜栏，冬天还能供暖，并且还可以驱动一台圆锯、一台饲料切割机、一台甜菜切片机以及一台电动挤奶机。
- 动物们从未听说过这些东西（因为这座农场是个老式的农场，只有最基本的机械设施），他们惊讶地听着斯诺鲍描述这些神奇的机器，这些机器将在他们悠闲地在田野上吃草或用阅读和交流来提升心智时为他们工作。
- 在几周内，斯诺鲍的风车计划已经全部制定完毕。
- 机械细节主要来自琼斯先生的三本书——《家庭必备千用手册》、《人人成为砖瓦工》和《初级电工》。
- 斯诺鲍用作他的研究室的是一个曾经用于孵化器的棚子，那里有光滑的木质地板，适合绘画。
- 他常常一连几个小时闭门不出。
- 用一块石头压着书本，蹄子关节间夹着一支粉笔，他来回快速移动，画出一条又一条线，同时发出小小的兴奋的呜咽声。
- 渐渐地，这些计划演变成了一个复杂的曲柄和齿轮系统，覆盖了地板的一半以上，其他动物虽然完全看不懂，但觉得非常了不起。
- 他们全都至少每天来一次，观看斯诺鲍的图纸。
- 甚至母鸡和鸭子也来了，小心翼翼地不踩到粉笔标记。
- 只有拿破仑保持距离。他从一开始就宣布自己反对风车计划。
- 然而，有一天，他出乎意料地来了，要检查这些计划。
- 他重重地绕着棚子走了一圈，仔细查看了计划的每一个细节，还对着它们嗅了一两次，然后站了一会儿，斜着眼睛打量它们；接着突然抬起腿，在图纸上撒了泡尿，一句话没说就走了出去。
vocabulary
[
{
"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": "surveying",
"trans": [
"v. 查看，审视；调查；概述；测量；鉴定；做民意调查（****** 的现在分词）"
],
"usphone": "'sərˈveɪɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "dynamo",
"trans": [
"n. 发电机；精力充沛的人"
],
"usphone": "'ˈdaɪnəmoʊ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "saw",
"trans": [
"n. 锯；锯床；格言，谚语；锯齿状部位（或器官）",
"v. 锯，锯开；乱剪；拉锯似的来回移动；<加拿大>（两人或多人） 通过互让解决，相互妥协",
"v. 看见；观看（电影、电视节目等）；理解，领会（see 的过去式形式）"
],
"usphone": "'sɔː'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "chaff",
"trans": [
"n. 糠；谷壳；无价值的东西",
"vi. 开玩笑；打趣",
"vt. 开玩笑；逗趣"
],
"usphone": "'tʃæf'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "mangel",
"trans": [
"n. 饲料甜菜"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmæŋɡl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "primitive",
"trans": [
"adj. 原始的；远古的；（人类或动物）发展早期的；简陋的",
"n. 文艺复兴前的艺术家（或作品）；原始派画家（或作品）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈprɪmətɪv'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "machinery",
"trans": [
"n. 机器，机械（尤指大型机械）；体系，机制；运转部份，装置"
],
"usphone": "'məˈʃiːnəri'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "astonishment",
"trans": [
"n. 惊讶，惊愕"
],
"usphone": "'əˈstɑːnɪʃmənt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "conjured",
"trans": [
"vt. 使如变魔术般凭空出现；变魔术；念咒召唤；想象；使想起（***** 的过去式和过去分词）",
"vi. 施魔法；变魔术（***** 的过去式和过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "conjure up",
"trans": [
"想象出，使人想起：通过想象或回忆使某事物出现在脑海中。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "grazed",
"trans": [
"v. 放牧（***** 的过去分词）；擦过；抓破",
"adj. 擦破的"
],
"usphone": "'ɡreɪzd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "conversation",
"trans": [
"n. （非正式的）谈话，交谈；<旧>社交，交际"
],
"usphone": "'ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "thousand",
"trans": [
"num. （数字）一千；许许多多，数以千计；千位数",
"pron. 成千上万"
],
"usphone": "'ˈθaʊz(ə)nd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bricklayer",
"trans": [
"n. 砖匠"
],
"usphone": "'ˈbrɪkleɪər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "incubator",
"trans": [
"n. （用于体弱婴儿或早产儿护理的）恒温箱，保育箱；孵化器；细菌培养器；微生物培养器；（新兴小企业的）孵化基地（常配有后勤人员及设备，租金低廉）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɪŋkjubeɪtər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "closet",
"trans": [
"v. 把…关在房间里（尤指为了私下会谈或避免他人打扰）",
"adj. 隐藏（身份等）的；不公开（个人信息）的",
"n. 壁橱；贮藏室"
],
"usphone": "'ˈklɑːzɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "held open",
"trans": [
"被保持敞开：指某物被保持在敞开的状态，不被关闭或合上。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "chalk",
"trans": [
"n. （白色或彩色的）粉笔；白垩；",
"v. 用粉笔写（或画）"
],
"usphone": "'tʃɔːk'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "gripped",
"trans": [
"vt. 紧握（**** 过去时形式）；紧咬，夹住；"
],
"usphone": "'ɡrɪpt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "knuckle",
"trans": [
"n. 指节；脚圈；蹄；【机】钩爪",
"v. 用指关节打[压,碰,擦]；(儿童弹玻璃弹子时)以指关节贴地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈnʌklz'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "trotter",
"trans": [
"n. 猪脚；小跑步的马；快步走的人；当跑腿的人"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtrɑːtər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "rapidly",
"trans": [
"adv. 快速地，迅速地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈræpɪdli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "fro",
"trans": [
"adv. 来回地，往复地",
"prep. 从，来自",
"n. 非洲式发型，爆炸式发型（A*** 的简称）"
],
"usphone": "'froʊ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "uttering",
"trans": [
"v. 发出；作声；使用伪币（***** 的 ing 形式）",
"n. 故意提供或传递伪造文件罪"
],
"usphone": "'ˈʌtərɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "whimper",
"trans": [
"v. 呜咽，啜泣；啜泣着说；低声抱怨",
"n. 呜咽声，啜泣声；牢骚，怨声；微弱的声音；虎头蛇尾"
],
"usphone": "'ˈwɪmpər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "gradually",
"trans": [
"adv. 逐渐地，逐步地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɡrædʒuəli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "grow into",
"trans": [
"逐渐变成：随着时间的推移而变成（某物）",
"长大到适合（某尺寸的衣物）：变得足够大以适合（某尺寸的衣物）。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "crank",
"trans": [
"n. 曲轴；（想法）古怪的人；脾气坏的人；容易恼怒的人",
"adj. 活泼的；逞能的；(建筑物等)松松垮垮的；像要翻似的",
"v. 用曲柄转动（或启动）"
],
"usphone": "'kræŋk'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "cog",
"trans": [
"n. 齿轮，轮齿；（木工）凸榫；小人物；中世纪海船",
"v. 给……装配齿轮；以雄榫连接；抄袭；掷骰子时作弊，诈骗"
],
"usphone": "'kɑːɡ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "unintelligible",
"trans": [
"adj. 莫名其妙的；无法了解的"
],
"usphone": "'ˌʌnɪnˈtelɪdʒəb(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "impressive",
"trans": [
"adj. 给人印象深刻的，令人钦佩的"
],
"usphone": "'ɪmˈpresɪv'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "tread",
"trans": [
"v. 踩；踏；践踏；踩碎",
"n. 步法；步态；脚步声；（轮胎的）胎面"
],
"usphone": "'tred'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "aloof",
"trans": [
"adj. 冷漠的，疏远的；远离的，不受影响的",
"adv. 冷漠地，疏远地"
],
"usphone": "'əˈluːf'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "unexpectedly",
"trans": [
"adv. 出乎意料地，意外地"
],
"usphone": "'ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "snuff",
"trans": [
"v. 嗅；剪烛花；(伤风鼻阻时)呼呼地吸(气)；吸入；",
"n. 鼻烟；【医】鼻吸药；烛花；吸鼻子"
],
"usphone": "'snʌf'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "contemplate",
"trans": [
"v. 沉思；打算；期待；细心观察"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkɑntəmˌpleɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "urinate",
"trans": [
"v. 排尿，小便"
],
"usphone": "'ˈjʊrɪneɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]