Animal Farm
Chapter 5
Afterwards Squealer was sent round the farm to explain the new arrangement to the others.
“Comrades,” he said, “I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napoleon has made in taking this extra labour upon himself.
Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure!
On the contrary, it is a deep and heavy responsibility.
No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal.
He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves.
But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be?
Suppose you had decided to follow Snowball, with his moonshine of windmills - Snowball, who, as we now know, was no better than a criminal?”
“He fought bravely at the Battle of the Cowshed,” said somebody.
“Bravery is not enough,” said Squealer.
“Loyalty and obedience are more important.
And as to the Battle of the Cowshed, I believe the time will come when we shall find that Snowball's part in it was much exaggerated.
Discipline, comrades, iron discipline!
That is the watchword for today.
One false step, and our enemies would be upon us.
Surely, comrades, you do not want Jones back?”
translation
- 之后，斯奎勒被派到农场各处向其他动物解释新的安排。
- “同志们，”他说，“我相信这里每一位动物都理解拿破仑同志在承担这些额外劳动时所做出的牺牲。
- 不要以为领导是一种乐趣！
- 相反，这是一种深远而沉重的责任。
- 没有人比拿破仑同志更坚定地相信所有动物是平等的。
- 他非常乐意让你们自己做出决定。
- 但是同志们，有时候你们可能会做出错误的决定，那到时候我们该怎么办呢？
- 假设你们决定跟随斯诺鲍，相信他那不切实际的风车计划——斯诺鲍，正如我们现在所知，他不过是一个罪犯。”
- “他在牛棚战役中勇敢地战斗，”有人说。
- “勇敢是不够的，”斯奎勒说。
- “忠诚和服从更重要。
- 至于牛棚战役，我相信有一天我们会发现斯诺鲍在其中的作用被夸大了。
- 纪律，同志们，铁的纪律！
- 这是今天的口号。
- 一步错，我们的敌人就会扑上来。
- 当然，同志们，你们不想让琼斯回来吧？”
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "send round",
"trans": [
"传递：将信息或信使传递给某个对象或目的。",
"流通：在成员之间进行传递。"
],
"usphone": "'send raʊnd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "appreciate",
"trans": [
"v. 理解，明白；感谢，感激；欣赏，鉴赏；升值，增值"
],
"usphone": "'əˈpriːʃieɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "sacrifice",
"trans": [
"n. 牺牲；祭祀；祭品；祭献",
"v. 牺牲；献出；以（人或动物）作祭献"
],
"usphone": "'ˈsækrɪfaɪs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "contrary",
"trans": [
"adj. 相反的，相对的；乖戾的，好与人作对的；逆向的，逆行的",
"n. 相反的事实（或事情、情况）；对立命题，反对命题"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkɑːntreri'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "responsibility",
"trans": [
"n. 责任，负责；（对不良事件所负的）责任；（道义上或法律规定的）责任（******** to/towards）；职责，任务；重任，职权"
],
"usphone": "'rɪˌspɑːnsəˈbɪləti'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "firmly",
"trans": [
"adv. 坚固地，牢固地；强而有力地；坚决地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfɜːrmli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "suppose",
"trans": [
"v. 假设；假定；设想；料想"
],
"usphone": "'səˈpoʊz'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "moonshine",
"trans": [
"n. 蠢话；蠢念； <旧，非正式，主北美>非法酿制并销售的威士忌（或其他烈酒），私酿酒；废话，月光"
],
"usphone": "'ˈmuːnʃaɪn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "fought",
"trans": [
"v. 战斗；打架（fight 的过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'fɔːt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bravely",
"trans": [
"adv. 勇敢地；华丽地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈbreɪvli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "loyalty",
"trans": [
"n. 忠诚，忠贞；忠于……的强烈情感"
],
"usphone": "'ˈlɔɪəlti'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "obedience",
"trans": [
"n. 服从；遵守；忠顺；〈集合词〉管区的信徒"
],
"usphone": "'oʊˈbidiəns'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "exaggerate",
"trans": [
"v. 夸大，言过其实；使扩大"
],
"usphone": "'ɪɡˈzædʒəreɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "discipline",
"trans": [
"n. 纪律；训练；自制力；风纪",
"v. 训练；管教；惩罚；处罚"
],
"usphone": "'ˈdɪsəplɪn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "watchword",
"trans": [
"n. 口号；标语；口令；暗号"
],
"usphone": "'ˈwɑːtʃwɜːrd'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]