Animal Farm
Chapter 5
Napoleon, with the dogs following him, now mounted on to the raised portion of the floor where Major had previously stood to deliver his speech.
He announced that from now on the Sunday-morning Meetings would come to an end.
They were unnecessary, he said, and wasted time.
In future all questions relating to the working of the farm would be settled by a special committee of pigs, presided over by himself.
These would meet in private and afterwards communicate their decisions to the others.
The animals would still assemble on Sunday mornings to salute the flag, sing Beasts of England, and receive their orders for the week; but there would be no more debates.
In spite of the shock that Snowball's expulsion had given them, the animals were dismayed by this announcement.
Several of them would have protested if they could have found the right arguments.
Even Boxer was vaguely troubled.
He set his ears back, shook his forelock several times, and tried hard to marshal his thoughts; but in the end he could not think of anything to say.
Some of the pigs themselves, however, were more articulate.
Four young porkers in the front row uttered shrill squeals of disapproval, and all four of them sprang to their feet and began speaking at once.
But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again.
Then the sheep broke out into a tremendous bleating of “Four legs good, two legs bad !” which went on for nearly a quarter of an hour and put an end to any chance of discussion.
translation
- 拿破仑带着狗群跟在他后面，现在走到了地板的高处，那里正是少校之前站立发表演讲的地方。
- 他宣布从现在起，星期天早晨的会议将结束。
- 他说这些会议是不必要的，浪费时间。
- 今后，所有关于农场运作的问题都将由一个由他主持的特别委员会解决。
- 它们将私下会面，然后将他们的决定告诉其他人。
- 动物们仍然会在星期天早晨集合，向国旗致敬，唱着《英格兰的野兽》，并接受他们的一周命令；但不会再有辩论。
- 尽管雪球被驱逐的冲击给了他们，动物们对这一宣布感到沮丧。
- 如果他们能找到合适的论点，他们中的几个人本会提出抗议。
- 甚至拳击手也感到有些困扰。
- 它把耳朵往后靠，摇了几次鬃毛，努力整理自己的思绪；但最终他想不出要说什么。
- 然而，有些猪自己更加善于表达。
- 前排的四只小猪发出尖叫的不满声，所有四只小猪都站了起来，同时开始讲话。
- 但是突然间，围绕在拿破仑周围的狗发出了低沉而威胁的咆哮声，那些猪立刻安静下来，再次坐下。
- 然后羊群突然爆发出巨大的咩咩声，喊着‘四条腿好，两条腿坏！’这个声音持续了将近一刻钟，彻底结束了任何讨论的可能性。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "mount",
"trans": [
"v. 爬上，登上；骑上；组织，开展；增多，增加，上升；增强，加剧；镶嵌，裱贴，安置；上演，展出；爬上（雌性动物的背）进行交配；设置（岗哨），担任（警卫）；把（观察对象）固定于显微镜的载玻片",
"n. 山，山峰；坐骑，马；登，骑；（相片）框，（艺术品）装帧，衬托纸；底座，底架；（贴邮票用的）透明胶纸；（显微镜观察的）封片；掌丘"
],
"usphone": "'maʊnt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "portion",
"trans": [
"n. （某物的）一部分；（尤指餐馆中食物的）一份，一客；（责任、过失、职责等的）一份，一部分；<法律>（根据法律赠与或遗留给继承人的）一份财产；<古> 命运，天数",
"v. 分配；<古> 给（新娘）嫁妆"
],
"usphone": "'ˈpɔːrʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "previously",
"trans": [
"adv. 以前地，先前地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈpriːviəsli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "deliver",
"trans": [
"v. 发表；交付；兑现；传送"
],
"usphone": "'dɪˈlɪvər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "come to an end",
"trans": [
"结束；终止；告终，结束"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "unnecessary",
"trans": [
"adj. 不必要的；多余的，无用的"
],
"usphone": "'ʌnˈnesəseri'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "preside",
"trans": [
"v. 主持，担任主持；主管某地，掌管（局势）（**** over）；（尤指键盘乐器）领奏，主奏（***** at）"
],
"usphone": "'prɪˈzaɪd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "afterwards",
"trans": [
"adv. 过后，后来"
],
"usphone": "'ˈæftərwərdz'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "assemble",
"trans": [
"v. （使）集合，（使）聚集；装配，组装"
],
"usphone": "'əˈsemb(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "salute",
"trans": [
"v. 致敬；（尤指军队中）敬礼；表示敬意",
"n. 致敬；致意；（尤指士兵和军官之间的）敬礼；鸣礼炮"
],
"usphone": "'səˈluːt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "debate",
"trans": [
"v. 讨论，辩论；反复思考，斟酌；",
"n. 讨论，辩论"
],
"usphone": "'dɪˈbeɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "in spite of",
"trans": [
"尽管、不管、虽然"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "expulsion",
"trans": [
"n. 驱逐；开除"
],
"usphone": "'ɪkˈspʌlʃn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "dismay",
"trans": [
"n. 担忧；失望，沮丧；惊愕",
"v. 使担忧；使失望，使沮丧；使惊恐"
],
"usphone": "'dɪsˈmeɪ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "announcement",
"trans": [
"n. 公告；（报纸上的）布告；宣布"
],
"usphone": "'əˈnaʊnsmənt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "protest",
"trans": [
"n. 抗议，反对；抗议活动；声明，断言；<法律>（多指来自公证人的）拒付证书",
"v. （公开）反对，抗议；坚决表示，严正申明；<法律> 声明拒付（账单），拒付"
],
"usphone": "'ˈproʊtest'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "vaguely",
"trans": [
"adv. 略微地，稍微地；不详细地，粗略地；茫然地，心不在焉地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈveɪɡli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "troubled",
"trans": [
"adj. 忧虑的；烦恼的；不安的；麻烦多的",
"v. “trouble”的过去分词和过去式"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtrʌbld'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "marshal",
"trans": [
"v. 成形，有序；结集，安排；控制，组织；整理（思路、想法等）；（车辆）编组；引导（飞机在机场地面移动）；合并（盾徽）；",
"n. （英国）陆军元帅，空军元帅；司仪，典礼官；（尤指体育赛事的）总指挥；（美国法院的）执行官；一些美国城市的）警察局长，消防局长；（英国）巡回法官随员"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmɑːrʃ(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "articulate",
"trans": [
"adj. 明白的；音节分明的；有关节的；有节的",
"v. 说；表达；清晰认真地发音；【语言学】形成(声音)"
],
"usphone": "'ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "shrill",
"trans": [
"adj. 尖锐的；刺耳的",
"adv. 尖锐地",
"vi. 尖声喊叫",
"vt. 尖声喊出",
"n. 尖叫声"
],
"usphone": "'ʃrɪl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "squeal",
"trans": [
"n. 尖叫声",
"v. 告密；长声尖叫"
],
"usphone": "'skwiːl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "disapproval",
"trans": [
"n. 不赞同，反对"
],
"usphone": "'ˌdɪsəˈpruːvl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "let out",
"trans": [
"na. 放出；放宽；打；泄漏"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "menacing",
"trans": [
"adj. 威胁的；险恶的",
"v. 威胁（*****e 的 ing 形式）；恐吓"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmenəsɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "growl",
"trans": [
"v. （动物）低沉吼叫，咆哮；（人）低声咆哮着说，恶狠狠地威胁；（事物）发轰隆声；愤愤不平地抱怨",
"n. 怒吼声，咆哮；（尤指狗发出的）低吠；（机器或引擎发出的）隆隆声"
],
"usphone": "'ɡraʊl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "fall silent",
"trans": [
"变得沉默；变得鸦雀无声"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "broke out",
"trans": [
"爆发；发生；被提拔职务"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "went on",
"trans": [
"持续；进行；发生"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]