Animal Farm
Chapter 5
Apart from the disputes over the windmill, there was the question of the defence of the farm.
It was fully realised that though the human beings had been defeated in the Battle of the Cowshed they might make another and more determined attempt to recapture the farm and reinstate Mr.Jones.
They had all the more reason for doing so because the news of their defeat had spread across the countryside and made the animals on the neighbouring farms more restive than ever.
As usual, Snowball and Napoleon were in disagreement.
According to Napoleon, what the animals must do was to procure firearms and train themselves in the use of them.
According to Snowball, they must send out more and more pigeons and stir up rebellion among the animals on the other farms.
The one argued that if they could not defend themselves they were bound to be conquered, the other argued that if rebellions happened everywhere they would have no need to defend themselves.
The animals listened first to Napoleon, then to Snowball, and could not make up their minds which was right; indeed, they always found themselves in agreement with the one/ who was speaking at the moment.
translation
- 除了关于风车的争议外，还有农场防御的问题。
- 人们已经意识到，虽然人类在牛棚战役中被打败，但他们可能会再次更有决心地尝试夺回农场，并恢复琼斯先生的地位。
- 他们有更多的理由这样做，因为他们的失败的消息已经传遍了乡间，使得邻近农场的动物比以往更加不安。
- 一如既往，雪球和拿破仑意见不一。
- 拿破仑认为，动物们必须获得枪支，并训练自己使用它们。
- 雪球认为，他们必须派出越来越多的信鸽，激起其他农场的动物反抗。
- 一个人认为，如果他们不能自卫，他们就注定会被征服，另一个人认为，如果反抗到处发生，他们就不需要自卫。
- 动物们先听拿破仑的，然后听雪球的，他们无法决定哪个是正确的；事实上，他们总是发现自己同意当时发言的那个人。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "apart",
"trans": [
"adv. 除了……外；（空间或时间）相隔，相距；拆开，成碎片；解体，崩溃；分开，分离；与众不同地，独特地；远远地",
"adj. 意见不一致的，有分歧的；分开的；与众不同的"
],
"usphone": "'əˈpɑːrt'",
"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": "''"
},
{
"name": "recapture",
"trans": [
"v. （从竞争对手手中）重新夺回，重新拿回；再俘虏（逃跑的人），再捕获（逃跑的动物）；再现，重温（过去的时光、事件、感觉）",
"n. 再俘虏，再捕获；夺回，收复；重温"
],
"usphone": "'ˌriːˈkæptʃər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "reinstate",
"trans": [
"vt. 使恢复；使复原"
],
"usphone": "'ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "doing so",
"trans": [
"这样做：表示正在进行某个动作或采取某种行动。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "neighbouring",
"trans": [
"adj. 邻近的；附近的；接壤的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈneɪbərɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "restive",
"trans": [
"adj. 难驾驭的；焦躁不安的，不耐烦的；（马）倔头倔脑不肯往前的，停下闹别扭的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈrestɪv'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "procure",
"trans": [
"v. <正式>（设法） 获得，取得；为（某人）拉皮条，给（某人）做淫媒；<法律>说服，使（某人）做某事；<古>导致"
],
"usphone": "'prəˈkjʊr'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "firearm",
"trans": [
"n. 火器；枪炮"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfaɪərɑːrm'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stir",
"trans": [
"v. 搅拌，搅和（液体等物质）；激发，打动；（情感）逐渐产生，萌发；（使）行动，活动；（使）微动；离开；<英，非正式>挑拨，惹是生非",
"n. 搅动，搅拌；激动（情绪），愤怒（情绪）；微动，颤动；轻微的感觉；监狱"
],
"usphone": "'stɜːr'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stir up",
"trans": [
"激起、引起、挑起：引起某人强烈的情感和想要做某事的欲望，使某物在空气或水中移动，引起某事发生，通常是不好或不愉快的事情。",
"搅拌、搅动：使某物在液体或混合物中移动，以混合或分散其中的成分。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "argue",
"trans": [
"v. 主张，认为；说服；争论，争辩；争吵；提出质疑；提出理由"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɑːrɡjuː'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bound",
"trans": [
"adj. 必然的，肯定的；受约束的，有义务的；被……所限制的，被……所束缚的；要到……去的，驶往……的；装订好的，有封面的；（与……）紧密相连的，关系密切；准备就绪的；（语法要素）黏附的",
"v. 跳跃，蹦跳着走；形成……的边界，划界；限制，约束；突然增长，急剧上升；（尤指圆形的物体）弹回，弹开",
"n. 界限，限制；蹦跳，跳跃",
"v. 捆绑；使团结；凝结（bind 的过去式和过去分词形式）"
],
"usphone": "'baʊnd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "make up",
"trans": [
"组成，构成：将不同的部分组合在一起形成整体。",
"弥补，弥合：补偿或弥补某种缺陷或遗漏。",
"化妆，打扮：为了角色或特定场合而进行外貌的准备。",
"编造，虚构：创造或编写一个故事或情节。",
"和解，言归于好：结束争吵或冲突，恢复友好关系。"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmeɪk ʌp'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]