Animal Farm
Chapter 8
The general feeling on the farm was well expressed in a poem/ entitled Comrade Napoleon, which was composed by Minimus and which ran as follows:
Friend of fatherless!Fountain of happiness!Lord of the swill-bucket!
Oh, how my soul is on Fire when I gaze at thy Calm and commanding eye,
Like the sun in the sky, Comrade Napoleon!Thou are the giver of All that thy creatures love,
Full belly twice a day, clean straw to roll upon;
Every beast great or small Sleeps at peace in his stall,
Thou watchest over all, Comrade Napoleon!
Had I a sucking-pig, Ere he had grown as big Even as a pint bottle or as a rolling-pin, He should have learned to be Faithful and true to thee,
Yes, his first squeak should be “Comrade Napoleon!”
Napoleon approved of this poem and caused it to be inscribed on the wall of the big barn, at the opposite end from the Seven Commandments.
It was surmounted by a portrait of Napoleon, in profile, executed by Squealer in white paint.
Meanwhile, through the agency of Whymper, Napoleon was engaged in complicated negotiations with Frederick and Pilkington.
The pile of timber was still unsold. Of the two, Frederick was the more anxious to get hold of it, but he would not offer a reasonable price.
At the same time there were renewed rumours that Frederick and his men were plotting to attack Animal Farm and to destroy the windmill, the building of which had aroused furious jealousy in him.
Snowball was known to be still skulking on Pinchfield Farm.
In the middle of the summer the animals were alarmed to hear that three hens had come forward and confessed that, inspired by Snowball, they had entered into a plot to murder Napoleon.
They were executed immediately, and fresh precautions for Napoleon's safety were taken.
Four dogs guarded his bed at night, one at each corner, and a young pig named Pinkeye was given the task of tasting all his food before he ate it, lest it should be poisoned.
translation
- 农场里的普遍情绪在一首名为《拿破仑同志》的诗中得到了很好的体现。这首诗是由米尼莫斯创作的，内容如下： 无父孤儿的朋友！ 幸福的源泉！ 泔水桶的主宰！ 噢，当我凝视着你 那平静而威严的双眼时，我的灵魂是何等炽热， 恰似天空中的骄阳，拿破仑同志！ 你赐予了 你所有子民所热爱的一切， 一日两餐填饱肚皮，还有干净的稻草供其翻滚玩耍； 无论大小牲畜， 都能在自己的厩舍里安然入眠， 你守护着一切，拿破仑同志！ 要是我有一只小猪崽， 在它还没长得 像一个品脱瓶或一根擀面杖那么大之前， 它就该学会 对你忠诚不二， 没错，它发出的第一声 squeak（吱吱叫）就该是 “拿破仑同志！”
- 拿破仑对这首诗表示赞赏，并让人把它写在大谷仓的墙上，位置在与 “七诫” 相对的另一端。
- 在这首诗的上方是一幅拿破仑的侧面肖像画，是斯奎拉用白漆画的。
- 与此同时，通过温普尔的牵线搭桥，拿破仑正忙于与弗雷德里克和皮尔金顿进行复杂的谈判。
- 那堆木材仍未售出。在弗雷德里克和皮尔金顿两人当中，弗雷德里克更急于得到这批木材，但他却不肯出一个合理的价格。
- 与此同时，又有新的传言称，弗雷德里克和他的手下正在密谋袭击动物农场，并摧毁那座风车，而风车的建造令他极为嫉妒。
- 大家都知道，斯诺鲍仍在平彻菲尔德农场里鬼鬼祟祟地活动着。
- 在盛夏时节，动物们惊恐地听闻有三只母鸡站了出来，供认说在斯诺鲍的煽动下，它们曾密谋要杀害拿破仑。
- 它们立刻被处决了，而且为了拿破仑的安全又采取了新的预防措施。
- 夜里，有四条狗守护在他的床边，床的每个角落各有一条。还有一头名叫平克伊的小猪，负责在拿破仑进食前品尝他的所有食物，以防食物被人下毒。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "entitle",
"trans": [
"v. 给予（某人）权利，给（某人）资格；给......命名，给......题名"
],
"usphone": "'ɪnˈtaɪt(ə)l'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "as follows",
"trans": [
"如下所述；如下所示；如次"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "fatherless",
"trans": [
"adj. 无父的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfɑːðərləs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "fountain",
"trans": [
"n. 喷泉；喷射；天然泉；源泉；（纹章）银蓝相间波状纹圆盾",
"v. 喷射，喷流"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfaʊnt(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lord",
"trans": [
"n. 主；主人；领主；大人",
"v. 作威作福"
],
"usphone": "'lɒrd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "swill bucket",
"trans": [
"饲料桶：一种用于存放动物饲料或废弃物的桶。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "thy",
"trans": [
"pron. 你的"
],
"usphone": "'ðaɪ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "commanding",
"trans": [
"adj. 指挥的；居高临下的；威风凛凛的",
"v. 指挥；统帅；负责（****** 的 ing 形式）"
],
"usphone": "'kəˈmændɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "thou",
"trans": [
"pron. 你；尔，汝（古时候的叫法）"
],
"usphone": "'ðaʊ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "belly",
"trans": [
"n. （人或动物的）腹部，肚子；胃，胃口；（物体的）腹状部分；腹部猪肉切；（弦乐器的）面板",
"v. 鼓起，张满"
],
"usphone": "'ˈbeli'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "sucking pig",
"trans": [
"乳猪（圣诞节的传统菜肴）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈsʌkɪŋ pɪɡ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "ere",
"trans": [
"prep. 在……以前",
"conj. 在……以前；宁可，宁愿"
],
"usphone": "'er'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "thee",
"trans": [
"pron. <旧>你，汝，尔（旧时用词，现亦用于诗歌或宗教类语境，用作宾格）"
],
"usphone": "'ðiː'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "squeak",
"trans": [
"v. 吱吱叫，嘎吱作响；紧张（或激动）得尖声说；<非正式>勉强通过，侥幸成功；<非正式>告密，告发",
"n. 吱吱声，短促的尖叫声；只言片语；<非正式>机会"
],
"usphone": "'skwiːk'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "opposite",
"trans": [
"adj. 完全相反的，截然不同的；相反的，另一边的；（在说话者、所指的人或物）对面的；（角）对的；（叶，芽）对生的",
"n. 对立的人（或物），对立面；反义词",
"adv. 在对面，在对过",
"prep. 在……对面，与……相对；与……合演，与……联袂演出"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɑːpəzɪt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "opposite end",
"trans": [
"另一端：指与某物相对的另一端。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "surmount",
"trans": [
"v. 耸立于……之上，在……顶上；克服（问题或困难）；"
],
"usphone": "'sərˈmaʊnt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "portrait",
"trans": [
"n. （尤指只刻画脸、头和肩部的）肖像，照片，雕像；描绘，描述；（文件的）纵向打印格式",
"adj. （纸张、页面、照片等）竖式的，纵向的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈpɔːrtrət'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "profile",
"trans": [
"n. 轮廓；简介；形象；外形",
"v. 扼要介绍；概述；写简介"
],
"usphone": "'ˈproʊfaɪl'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "engaged",
"trans": [
"adj. 已订婚的；从事……的，忙于……的；电话占线的；（公用卫生间）被占用的；（圆柱）附墙的，部分砌在墙内的",
"v. 雇用，聘请；参加，从事；吸引，引起；与……交战，开战（*****e 的过去式和过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'ɪnˈɡeɪdʒd'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "of the two",
"trans": [
"在两个选择中较不令人愉快的那个，尽管两个选择都不是很好"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "get hold of",
"trans": [
"获得（某物）：成功获得（某物）。",
"联系（某人）：找到并与（某人）交谈。"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "rumour",
"trans": [
"n. 谣言，传闻",
"v. 谣传，传说（be ****ed）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈruːmər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "plotting",
"trans": [
"v. 密谋；制订；划分（土地）；绘制，标绘；用图表展示（**** 的现在分词）"
],
"usphone": "'ˈplɑːtɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "furious",
"trans": [
"adj. 猛烈的，狂暴的；狂怒的，暴怒的；喧闹的，热烈兴奋的"
],
"usphone": "'ˈfjʊriəs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "skulk",
"trans": [
"vi. 潜伏；偷偷隐躲；逃避责任；偷偷摸摸地行走",
"n. 躲藏者；逃避责任者；潜行的人或动物"
],
"usphone": "'skʌlk'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "precaution",
"trans": [
"n. 预防措施，防备；避孕措施（*******s）"
],
"usphone": "'prɪˈkɔːʃn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "lest",
"trans": [
"conj. 以免，避免；唯恐，担心"
],
"usphone": "'lest'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]