Animal Farm
Chapter 7
The three hens who had been the ringleaders in the attempted rebellion over the eggs now came forward and stated that Snowball had appeared to them in a dream and incited them to disobey Napoleon's orders. They, too, were slaughtered.
Then a goose came forward and confessed to having secreted six ears of corn during the last year's harvest and eaten them in the night.
Then a sheep confessed to having urinated in the drinking pool - urged to do this, so she said, by Snowball, and two other sheep confessed to having murdered an old ram, an especially devoted follower of Napoleon, by chasing him round and round a bonfire when he was suffering from a cough.
They were all slain on the spot. And so the tale of confessions and executions went on, until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon's feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood, which had been unknown there since the expulsion of Jones.
When it was all over, the remaining animals, except for the pigs and dogs, crept away in a body. They were shaken and miserable.
They did not know which was more shocking - the treachery of the animals who had leagued themselves with Snowball, or the cruel retribution they had just witnessed.
In the old days there had often been scenes of bloodshed equally terrible, but it seemed to all of them that it was far worse now that it was happening among themselves.
Since Jones had left the farm, until today, no animal had killed another animal. Not even a rat had been killed.
They had made their way on to the little knoll where the half-finished windmill stood, and with one accord they all lay down as though huddling together for warmth, Clover, Muriel, Benjamin, the cows, the sheep, and a whole flock of geese and hens, everyone, indeed, except the cat, who had suddenly disappeared just before Napoleon ordered the animals to assemble.
For some time nobody spoke. Only Boxer remained on his feet. He fidgeted to and fro, swishing his long black tail against his sides and occasionally uttering a little whinny of surprise.
Finally he said: “I do not understand it. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some fault in ourselves. The solution, as I see it, is to work harder. From now onwards I shall get up a full hour earlier in the mornings.”
And he moved off at his lumbering trot and made for the quarry. Having got there, he collected two successive loads of stone and dragged them down to the windmill before retiring for the night.
translation
- 那三只带头煽动鸡蛋事件叛乱的母鸡走上前来，说雪球曾在她们梦中现身，教唆她们违抗拿破仑的命令。这三只母鸡也被处决了。
- 接着，一只鹅走上前来，坦白说在去年收割时，它私藏了六穗玉米，并且在夜里吃掉了。
- 接着，一只绵羊坦白自己往饮水池里撒尿，据它说，这是雪球怂恿它干的。另有两只绵羊承认，它们趁一只老羊咳嗽时，围着篝火追着它跑，致使其死亡，而这只老羊是拿破仑的忠实追随者。
- 它们都当场被处决。就这样，坦白交代和处决的场景不断上演，直到拿破仑脚边堆满了尸体，空气中弥漫着浓重的血腥味。自琼斯被赶走后，庄园里就再也没出现过这般血腥场面。
- 这一切结束后，除了猪和狗之外，其余动物全都一起悄悄溜走了。它们惊魂未定，满心悲戚。
- 它们不知道哪件事更令人震惊：是那些与雪球勾结的动物的背叛行径，还是它们刚刚目睹的残酷惩罚。
- 在过去，也常常有同样可怕的流血场景，但在它们看来，如今这样的事发生在自己同伴之间，情况似乎糟糕得多。
- 自从琼斯离开农场后，直到今天，没有一只动物杀害过其他动物。甚至连一只老鼠都没被弄死过。
- 它们来到那座小土丘上，未完工的风车就矗立在那里。它们不约而同地躺了下来，仿佛紧紧挤在一起取暖。克洛弗、穆丽尔、本杰明、奶牛、绵羊，还有一大群鹅和母鸡，事实上，除了猫，所有动物都在这儿。就在拿破仑下令集合前，猫突然不见了。
- 有一阵子，谁都没说话。只有鲍克瑟还站着。它烦躁地走来走去，黑色的长尾巴甩打着身体两侧，偶尔发出一声轻轻的惊讶嘶鸣。
- 最后，他说道：“我实在搞不明白。我原本绝不相信，咱们农场会发生这样的事。这肯定是因为我们自身存在某些过错。依我看，解决办法就是更加努力干活。从现在起，我每天早上要提前整整一个小时起床。”
- 它迈着笨拙的小碎步离开，朝着采石场走去。到达那儿后，它接连装运了两驮石头，拖着它们到风车那儿，然后才回去睡觉。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "ringleader",
"trans": [
"n. 罪魁祸首；元凶"
],
"usphone": "'ˈrɪŋliːdər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "incite",
"trans": [
"v. 鼓动，煽动（暴力或非法行为）"
],
"usphone": "'ɪnˈsaɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "disobey",
"trans": [
"v. 违反；不服从"
],
"usphone": "'ˌdɪsəˈbeɪ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "slaughter",
"trans": [
"v. 宰杀（动物）；屠杀，杀戮；<非正式>（在体育比赛中）使惨败；<非正式>严厉批评",
"n. （对动物的）屠宰；（对人的）屠杀；<非正式>彻底击败，一边倒的比赛"
],
"usphone": "'ˈslɔːtər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "ear",
"trans": [
"n. 穗；耳朵；灵敏的听力；倾听；耳状物"
],
"usphone": "'ɪr'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "urinate",
"trans": [
"v. 排尿，小便"
],
"usphone": "'ˈjʊrɪneɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "urged",
"trans": [
"v. 怂恿；催促",
"vbl. 怂恿；催促"
],
"usphone": "'ɜːrdʒd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "ram",
"trans": [
"n. 公羊；白羊（星）座（the Ram）；攻城槌，撞击装置；冲压机，撞锤；（打桩机的）夯力；<史>（军舰舰艏的）装甲撞角",
"v. 猛撞，猛击；猛压，硬塞，压实；强迫通过或接受",
"abbr. （RAM）内存，随机存储器（random access memory）"
],
"usphone": "'ræm'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "devoted",
"trans": [
"adj. 挚爱的，忠诚的；热衷的；专用于……的",
"v. 献身，致力；用于（****** 的过去式和过去分词形式）"
],
"usphone": "'dɪˈvoʊtɪd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "chasing",
"trans": [
"v. 追赶（****e 的现在分词形式）",
"n. [建] 雕镂术；车螺丝雕镂；铸件最后抛光"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bonfire",
"trans": [
"n. 篝火；营火"
],
"usphone": "'ˈbɑːnfaɪər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "cough",
"trans": [
"n. 咳嗽（病）；咳，咳嗽声",
"v. 咳嗽；发出咳嗽般的声音；<英，非正式>透露情报，供认；厉声说出"
],
"usphone": "'kɔːf'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "slain",
"trans": [
"v. 杀死（***y 的过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'sleɪn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "on the spot",
"trans": [
"当场，立即",
"现场，现场的"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "tale",
"trans": [
"n. 故事，传说；（对真人真事精彩的或夸张的）描述，讲述；谎言；流言蜚语"
],
"usphone": "'teɪl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "corpses",
"trans": [
"n. 尸体（***** 的复数形式）"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "shaken",
"trans": [
"v. 摇动，动摇（***** 的过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈʃeɪkən'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "treachery",
"trans": [
"n. 背叛；变节；背叛行为"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtretʃəri'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "retribution",
"trans": [
"n. 报应；惩罚；报答；报偿"
],
"usphone": "'ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "In the old days",
"trans": [
"过去，从前"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bloodshed",
"trans": [
"n. 流血；杀戮"
],
"usphone": "'ˈblʌdʃed'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "equally",
"trans": [
"adv. （程度）相当地，同样地；平均地，相等地；（用于补充观点）同样（重要）地"
],
"usphone": "'ˈiːkwəli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "make one's way",
"trans": [
"前进，前行",
"努力取得成功"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "knoll",
"trans": [
"n. 小山；着陆滑道"
],
"usphone": "'noʊl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "flock",
"trans": [
"n. （鸟或羊等动物）群；一大群人；（某个教堂的）会众，全体教徒；（填充垫子的）絮屑，毛棉填料；（植绒用的）短绒，绒屑",
"v. 群集，蜂拥"
],
"usphone": "'flɑːk'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "For some time",
"trans": [
"一段时间"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "on one's feet",
"trans": [
"站着",
"复原，下床走动",
"处于令人满意的（非身体的）状态",
"在财务、情感等方面感到满意"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "fidget",
"trans": [
"vi. 烦躁；坐立不安；玩弄",
"n. 烦躁；坐立不安；烦躁不安的人",
"vt. 使不安；使烦乱"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfɪdʒɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "occasionally",
"trans": [
"adv. 偶然，偶尔"
],
"usphone": "'əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "whinny",
"trans": [
"n. 马嘶声",
"adj. 马嘶声",
"vt. 以嘶声表示",
"vi. 嘶，嘶叫"
],
"usphone": "'ˈwɪni'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "due to",
"trans": [
"由于，因为"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "from now onwards",
"trans": [
"从现在开始"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "moved off",
"trans": [
"开始移动（指车辆）：指车辆在某个时间点开始行驶。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lumbering",
"trans": [
"adj. 笨拙的；动作迟缓的",
"n. 伐木业；木材业",
"v. 伐树；使陷入麻烦；笨重地移动（****** 的 ing 形式）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈlʌmbərɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "trot",
"trans": [
"n. （马等动物的）小跑，慢跑；骑马小跑；人的小步跑；<非正式>腹泻，拉稀（the trots）；<澳，非正式>走运时期，倒霉时期；<澳，非正式>快步马驾车赛（the trots）；（学生用来作弊的）笔记，答案；<英，非正式>（侮辱性用语）左倾分子，托派分子；刚学步的小孩；老太婆",
"v. （马等四足动物）快步，疾走；步行，走；<非正式>小步快跑，疾行；骑马小跑；<非正式>连珠炮似地说，急匆匆地做"
],
"usphone": "'trɑt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "make for",
"trans": [
"迅速朝向（某地）：迅速朝向某个地方移动。",
"导致（某事发生）或更有可能：使某事发生或更有可能发生。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "load",
"trans": [
"n. 负载，重荷；一批待洗的衣物；工作量；发电量，电荷；承载量；大量，许多；负担，压力；胡说八道，废话",
"v. 装上，装进；承载，装载；大量给予；装上（底片），上（子弹）；满（垒）；载入（计算机程序）"
],
"usphone": "'loʊd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "retiring",
"trans": [
"v. 就寝；退休；退职；退役；退庭（retire 的现在分词）",
"adj. 不爱与人交往的；腼腆的；不合群的，孤僻的"
],
"usphone": "'rɪˈtaɪərɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]