Animal Farm
Chapter 7
“Our Leader, Comrade Napoleon,” announced Squealer, speaking very slowly and firmly, “has stated categorically, comrade, that Snowball was Jones's agent from the very beginning, yes, and from long before the Rebellion was ever thought of.”
“Ah, that is different!” said Boxer. “If Comrade Napoleon says it, it must be right.”
“That is the true spirit, comrade!” cried Squealer, but it was noticed he cast a very ugly look at Boxer with his little twinkling eyes.
He turned to go, then paused and added impressively: “I warn every animal on this farm to keep his eyes very wide open. For we have reason to think that some of Snowball's secret agents are lurking among us at this moment!”
Four days later, in the late afternoon, Napoleon ordered all the animals to assemble in the yard.
When they were all gathered together, Napoleon emerged from the farmhouse, wearing both his medals (for he had recently awarded himself “Animal Hero, First Class,” and “Animal Hero, Second Class”), with his nine huge dogs frisking round him and uttering growls that sent shivers down all the animals' spines.
They all cowered silently in their places, seeming to know in advance that some terrible thing was about to happen.
translation
- “同志们，我们的领袖拿破仑同志，” 斯奎拉语速缓慢且语气坚定地宣布，“已经明确声明，雪球从一开始就是琼斯的奸细，没错，甚至早在起义的念头都还没出现之前就是了。”
- “啊，这就不一样了！” 鲍克瑟说，“如果拿破仑同志这么说，那肯定是对的。”
- “这才是真正的觉悟，同志！” 斯奎拉叫道，但大家注意到，他那双闪烁的小眼睛恶狠狠地瞥了鲍克瑟一眼。
- 他转身准备离开，接着又停下，郑重其事地补充道：“我警告农场里的每一只动物，都要睁大双眼。因为我们有理由相信，此刻雪球的某些秘密爪牙正潜伏在我们中间！”
- 四天后的傍晚，拿破仑下令所有动物到院子里集合。
- 等所有动物都集合完毕，拿破仑从农舍里出来了，胸前佩戴着两枚勋章（因为他最近刚给自己颁发了 “一级动物英雄” 和 “二级动物英雄” 勋章），九条大狗在他身边欢快地蹦跳着，发出的咆哮声让所有动物脊梁骨发凉。
- 它们都默默地蜷缩在各自的位置上，仿佛事先就知道即将有可怕的事情发生。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "categorically",
"trans": [
"adv. 绝对地；直截了当地"
],
"usphone": "'ˌkætəˈɡɔːrɪkli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "cast",
"trans": [
"v. 向…投以（视线、笑容等）；投射（光、影子等）；使人怀疑；造谣中伤",
"n. （一出戏剧或一部电影的）全体演员；铸件；铸造品；模子"
],
"usphone": "'kæst'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "thought of",
"trans": [
"考虑、想到或思考某事物：指对某事物进行思考、考虑或想到。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "twinkling",
"trans": [
"adj. 闪烁的，闪亮的；（眼睛因高兴而）发亮的，发光的",
"n. 瞬间，霎时",
"v. 闪烁，闪耀；（眼睛因高兴而）发亮，发光；（脚）轻快移动（******e 的现在分词）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtwɪŋklɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "impressively",
"trans": [
"adv. 令人难忘地；感人地"
],
"usphone": "'ɪmˈpresɪvli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "wide open",
"trans": [
"na. 开得很大；卖淫等取缔不严的；〔新闻〕有充分登载新闻余地的",
"网络 视野广阔；外围空档；大开"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "secret agents",
"trans": [
"秘密特工"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lurk",
"trans": [
"vi. 潜伏；潜藏；埋伏",
"n. 潜伏；埋伏"
],
"usphone": "'lɜːrk'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "late afternoon",
"trans": [
"傍晚"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "send shivers",
"trans": [
"使人毛骨悚然：引起恐惧、寒意或不安的感觉。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "spines",
"trans": [
"n. [解剖]脊柱；棘状突起；体刺（***** 的复数）"
],
"usphone": "'spaɪnz'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "cower",
"trans": [
"vi. 退缩；抖缩；蜷缩；弯腰屈膝"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkaʊər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "know in advance",
"trans": [
"提前了解，提前知道，事先知道：指在某件事情发生之前就有所了解或知道。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]