Animal Farm
Chapter 8
They limped into the yard. The pellets under the skin of Boxer's leg smarted painfully.
He saw ahead of him the heavy labour of rebuilding the windmill from the foundations, and already in imagination he braced himself for the task.
But for the first time it occurred to him that he was eleven years old and that perhaps his great muscles were not quite what they had once been.
But when the animals saw the green flag flying, and heard the gun firing again - seven times it was fired in all and heard the speech that Napoleon made, congratulating them on their conduct, it did seem to them after all that they had won a great victory.
The animals slain in the battle were given a solemn funeral.
Boxer and Clover pulled the wagon which served as a hearse, and Napoleon himself walked at the head of the procession.
Two whole days were given over to celebrations.
There were songs, speeches, and more firing of the gun, and a special gift of an apple was bestowed on every animal, with two ounces of corn for each bird and three biscuits for each dog.
It was announced that the battle would be called the Battle of the Windmill, and that Napoleon had created a new decoration, the Order of the Green Banner, which he had conferred upon himself.
In the general rejoicings the unfortunate affair of the banknotes was forgotten.
translation
- 他们一瘸一拐地走进院子。鲍克瑟腿皮下的子弹使他疼痛难忍。
- 他看见自己面前有从地基开始重建风车的繁重劳动，而且他已经在想象中振作起来准备承担这项任务了。
- 但他第一次意识到自己已经十一岁了，也许他那强壮的肌肉已不像从前那样强健有力了。
- 但当动物们看到绿色旗帜飘扬，听到枪声再次响起 —— 总共鸣放了七次 —— 并听到拿破仑发表讲话，祝贺它们的表现时，它们终究觉得自己赢得了一场伟大的胜利。
- 在战斗中牺牲的动物们举行了一场庄严的葬礼。
- 鲍克瑟和克拉弗拉着充当灵车的马车，拿破仑本人走在队伍的最前面。
- 整整两天都用来举行庆祝活动。
- 到处是歌声、演讲，还有更多的鸣枪声。每只动物都得到了一份特别礼物：给每只鸟两盎司玉米，给每只狗三块饼干，其他动物则得到一个苹果。
- 据宣布，这场战斗将被命名为 “风车之战”，而且拿破仑新创设了一种勋章 ——“绿旗勋章”，并将其授予了自己。
- 在一片欢腾中，那张钞票引发的不幸事件被遗忘了。
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "smart",
"trans": [
"n. 剧痛，刺痛；痛苦，苦恼；<美，非正式>聪明，敏锐（*****s）",
"adv. 机敏地，整洁地，潇洒地",
"v. （身体部位）感到刺痛；（因批评、失败等）难过，烦恼",
"adj. 聪明的，明智的；（人）衣着得体的；整洁而漂亮的，光鲜的；耍小聪明的，不恭的；时髦的，高档的；迅速有力的，迅猛的；智能的"
],
"usphone": "'smɑːrt'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "brace",
"trans": [
"v. （使）作好准备；支撑，加固；抵住，顶住；（身体或身体某部分）绷紧",
"n. 支撑物，支架；牙箍，牙齿矫正器；大括弧，大括号；一对（猎获的鸟）；<英>吊裤带，背带；手摇曲柄；（船上的）转帆索"
],
"usphone": "'breɪs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "perhaps",
"trans": [
"adv. 可能；（用以缓和语气或表示礼貌）也许，可能；（委婉地表示不赞同或不接受）也许，大概；（用于提出建议或请求）也许",
"n. 假定，猜想"
],
"usphone": "'pərˈhæps'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "slain",
"trans": [
"v. 杀死（slay 的过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "'sleɪn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "wagon",
"trans": [
"n. 四轮载重马车（或牛车）；（铁路）货车车厢；",
"v. 用运货马车[货车,手推车等]运送"
],
"usphone": "'ˈwæɡən'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "hearse",
"trans": [
"n. 灵车，柩车；棺材"
],
"usphone": "'hɜːrs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "procession",
"trans": [
"n. （人或车辆的）行列，队伍；一连串的人（或物）；（神学）圣灵流出"
],
"usphone": "'prəˈseʃ(ə)n'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "give over",
"trans": [
"专用于，用于",
"放纵，沉溺",
"停止，放弃；委托；停止（英国用法）；宣布无可救药"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bestow",
"trans": [
"vt. 赠予，授予（财产、权力或荣誉）；<古>存放，贮藏；使用"
],
"usphone": "'bɪˈstoʊ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "confer",
"trans": [
"v. 授予，赋予；商讨，交换意见"
],
"usphone": "'kənˈfɜːr'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "rejoicing",
"trans": [
"n. 喜庆，欢庆（=*******s）",
"v. 非常高兴，深感欣喜；享有（用于吸引人注意奇特之处，尤指名字）（******e in）；<古>使感到高兴，使喜悦（****e 的现在分词形式）"
],
"usphone": "'rɪˈdʒɔɪsɪŋ'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]