Animal Farm
Chapter 6
It was about this time that the pigs suddenly moved into the farmhouse and took up their residence there.
Again the animals seemed to remember that a resolution against this had been passed in the early days, and again Squealer was able to convince them that this was not the case.
It was absolutely necessary, he said, that the pigs, who were the brains of the farm, should have a quiet place to work in.
It was also more suited to the dignity of the Leader (for of late he had taken to speaking of Napoleon under the title of “Leader”) to live in a house than in a mere sty.
Nevertheless, some of the animals were disturbed when they heard that the pigs not only took their meals in the kitchen and used the drawing-room as a recreation room, but also slept in the beds.
Boxer passed it off as usual with “Napoleon is always right!”, but Clover, who thought she remembered a definite ruling against beds, went to the end of the barn and tried to puzzle out the Seven Commandments which were inscribed there.
Finding herself unable to read more than individual letters, she fetched Muriel.
“Muriel,” she said, “read me the Fourth Commandment. Does it not say something about never sleeping in a bed?”
With some difficulty Muriel spelt it out.
“It says, ‘No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets,'” she announced finally.
Curiously enough, Clover had not remembered that the Fourth Commandment mentioned sheets; but as it was there on the wall, it must have done so.
And Squealer, who happened to be passing at this moment, attended by two or three dogs, was able to put the whole matter in its proper perspective.
translation
- 大约就在这个时候，猪突然搬进了大院，并在那里住了下来。
- 动物们似乎又记起了，他们曾在早期通过过一个反对这项措施的决议。但斯奎拉再次说服了他们，这不是事实。
- 他说，猪是农场的脑力工作者，他们绝对需要一个安静的地方来工作。
- 对于领袖（因为近来他已开始用“领袖”来称呼拿破仑）来说，住在房子里比住在猪圈里更符合其尊严。
- 然而，当一些动物听到猪不仅在厨房吃饭，用客厅做娱乐室，而且还睡在床上时，它们感到非常不安。
- 鲍克像往常一样说：“拿破仑总是对的！”但克洛弗认为她记得有一条明确的规定是反对床铺的，于是她走到谷仓的尽头，试图解读刻在那里的七条戒律。
- 发现自己只能读懂单个字母，她便去找穆丽尔。
- “穆丽尔，”她说，“给我读一下第四条戒律。它不是说了些什么关于永远不在床上睡觉的事吗？”
- 穆丽尔费了点劲才拼读出来。
- “它说，‘任何动物不得在铺有床单的床上睡觉，’”她最终宣布。
- 奇怪的是，克洛弗不记得第四条戒律提到了床单，但既然它写在墙上，那一定是有的。
- 就在这时，斯奎拉偶然路过，身边跟着两三条狗，他能够将整个问题放在恰当的视角来看待。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "take up",
"trans": [
"开始从事（某项活动）：开始学习、练习或参与某项活动；",
"占用（时间、空间等）：使用或占据（时间、空间等）；",
"接受（挑战、任务等）：同意或接受（挑战、任务等）；",
"收起（衣物）：折叠或卷起（衣物）。"
],
"usphone": "'ˈteɪk ʌp'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "dignity",
"trans": [
"n. 尊严，自尊；庄严，端庄，庄重；尊贵，高贵，高尚；高位，显职"
],
"usphone": "'ˈdɪɡnəti'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "leader",
"trans": [
"n. 领导者，首领；领先者，佼佼者；首席小提琴手；指挥；社论；<美>（报纸的）要闻，头条；（胶卷，磁带的）空白段；（渔线）接钩绳；（植物的）顶枝；（尤指表格中的）指向符"
],
"usphone": "'ˈliːdər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "take to",
"trans": [
"开始养成（某种习惯）：指开始养成某种习惯或经常性的行为。"
],
"usphone": "'teɪk tu'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "suit to",
"trans": [
"适合：指某物或某人与某种情况、需求或要求相匹配或相适应。",
"穿着套装：指穿着由同一材料制成的夹克和裤子或夹克和裙子。"
],
"usphone": "'suːt tu'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "sty",
"trans": [
"n. 猪圈；睑腺炎",
"v. 把（猪）关在猪圈里；住在猪圈里"
],
"usphone": "'staɪ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "disturbed",
"trans": [
"adj. 焦虑的，烦恼的；有精神病的，心理不正常的；不幸的，多灾多难的；（睡眠）不安稳的，受干扰的",
"v. 打扰，妨碍；使焦虑，使烦恼（disturb 的过去式和过去分词形式）"
],
"usphone": "'dɪˈstɜːrbd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "drawing-room",
"trans": [
"n. 客厅；休息室"
],
"usphone": "'ˈdrɔːɪŋ ruːmˌˈdrɔːɪŋ rʊm'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "pass it off",
"trans": [
"把……当作……来对待"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "definite",
"trans": [
"adj. 清晰的，明晰的；确定的，不会改变的；肯定的，一定的",
"n. 确定之事"
],
"usphone": "'ˈdefɪnət'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "ruling",
"trans": [
"n. （尤指法庭的）裁决，裁定；统治，支配",
"adj. 统治的，支配的；（热情或感情）占支配地位的，最强烈的 ；流行的，普遍的",
"v. 统治，支配；控制，操纵；裁定，判决（rule 的现在分词形式）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈruːlɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "puzzle out",
"trans": [
"理解，解决：通过仔细思考理解或找到（如困难问题的答案）。"
],
"usphone": "'ˈpʌzl aʊt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "inscribed",
"trans": [
"adj. 内切的；记名的；有铭刻的",
"v. 题写；雕刻；内切（***** 的过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'ɪnˈskraɪbd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "individual",
"trans": [
"adj. 单独的，个别的；个人的；独特的，与众不同的",
"n. 个人，个体；与众不同的人，有个性的人；某种类型的人"
],
"usphone": "'ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "curiously enough",
"trans": [
"有趣的是：用于引出一个有趣或出人意料的事实或情况。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "proper",
"trans": [
"adj. 正确的；恰当的；符合规则的；真正的",
"adv. 非常；好好地；完完全全地；彻底地",
"n. 【宗】特定礼拜仪式；特赞"
],
"usphone": "'ˈprɑːpər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "perspective",
"trans": [
"n. （观察问题的）视角，观点；透视（画）法；（几何）透视关系，投影比例；洞察力，判断力；景观，远景；角度；（声音）立体效果",
"adj. 透视的"
],
"usphone": "'pərˈspektɪv'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]