Animal Farm
Chapter 9
However, Benjamin and Clover could only be with Boxer after working hours, and it was in the middle of the day when the van came to take him away.
The animals were all at work weeding turnips under the supervision of a pig, when they were astonished to see Benjamin come galloping from the direction of the farm buildings, braying at the top of his voice.
It was the first time that they had ever seen Benjamin excited - indeed, it was the first time that anyone had ever seen him gallop. “Quick, quick!” he shouted.
“Come/ at once! They're taking Boxer away!” Without waiting for orders from the pig, the animals broke off work and raced back to the farm buildings.
Sure enough, there in the yard was a large closed van, drawn by two horses, with lettering on its side and a sly-looking man in a low-crowned bowler hat sitting on the driver's seat.
And Boxer's stall was empty. The animals crowded round the van. “Good-bye, Boxer!” they chorused, “good-bye!”
“Fools! Fools!” shouted Benjamin, prancing round them and stamping the earth with his small hoofs. “Fools! Do you not see what is written on the side of that van?”
That gave the animals pause, and there was a hush. Muriel began to spell out the words.
But Benjamin pushed her aside and in the midst of a deadly silence he read: “‘Alfred Simmonds, Horse Slaughterer and Glue Boiler, Willingdon. Dealer in Hides and Bone-Meal. Kennels Supplied.’ Do you not understand what that means? They are taking Boxer to the knacker's!”
translation
- 然而，班杰明和克洛弗只能在下班后才能陪伴拳击手，而那辆货车来接他时正是白天。
- 动物们正在一头猪的监督下除萝卜田里的杂草，突然看见本杰明从农场建筑的方向飞奔而来，一边跑一边嘶声大叫，这让他们大吃一惊。
- 这是他们第一次看到本杰明如此激动——事实上，这也是有史以来第一次有人看到他飞奔。“快，快！”他喊道。
- “快来！他们要把拳击手带走了！” 动物们顾不上等那头猪下命令，立刻停下手头的活，飞奔回农场的建筑那边。
- 果然，院子里停着一辆大大的封闭货车，由两匹马拉着，车身上印着字样，驾驶座上坐着一个戴着低顶圆帽、长着一副狡猾面孔的男人。
- 拳击手的栏圈已经空了。动物们围拢到货车旁，大声齐喊：“再见了，拳击手！再见！”
- “蠢货！蠢货！”本杰明一边围着他们跳脚，一边用他的小蹄子跺着地，大声喊道，“蠢货！你们难道看不见那辆货车侧面写着什么吗？”
- 这让动物们停住了脚步，现场顿时安静下来。穆丽尔开始一字一句地念出那些字。
- 但本杰明把她推到一边，在一片死一般的寂静中，他念道：“‘阿尔弗雷德·西蒙兹，马匹屠宰及胶水熬制商，威灵顿。经营兽皮与骨粉。可供犬舍使用。’你们还不明白这意味着什么吗？他们是要把拳击手送去屠马场！”
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "van",
"trans": [
"n. （厢式）小型货车；<美>面包车；<英>（铁路上运送包裹、邮件等的）车厢；<英>拖车；先锋",
"v. 用车搬运"
],
"usphone": "'væn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "turnip",
"trans": [
"n. 芜菁，萝卜；芜菁块根，芜菁甘蓝块根；类芜菁甘蓝块根；<非正式>大而厚的老式表"
],
"usphone": "'ˈtɜːrnɪp'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "astonish",
"trans": [
"v. 使吃惊，使惊讶"
],
"usphone": "'əˈstɑːnɪʃ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "gallop",
"trans": [
"v. （马）飞跑，飞奔；骑马奔驰，使（马）疾驰；飞速移动，极快发展；急急忙忙地说；迅速运输",
"n. （马的）飞跑，疾驰；骑马奔驰；极快的速度；<英>训练马的跑道，驰马场"
],
"usphone": "'ˈɡæləp'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bray",
"trans": [
"v. （驴子）嘶叫；捣碎；以刺耳的高声讲话；（在活字或印刷版上）刷油墨",
"n. 驴叫声；喇叭声"
],
"usphone": "'breɪ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "broke off",
"trans": [
"中断了"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "sure enough",
"trans": [
"果然，不出所料"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "drawn",
"trans": [
"v. 拖，拉；画，绘制；拔出；排出（液体）（draw 的过去分词）",
"adj. （因身体不适、疲倦或忧虑）憔悴的，苍白的"
],
"usphone": "'drɔːn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "sly",
"trans": [
"adj. 狡猾的，狡诈的；诡秘的，心知肚明的；（动作）躲躲闪闪的，偷偷摸摸的；淘气的"
],
"usphone": "'slaɪ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "crown",
"trans": [
"v. 戴；作…的最后点缀；为…加冕；使戴王冠",
"n. 王冠；凸面；王位；君权"
],
"usphone": "'kraʊn'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "bowler",
"trans": [
"n. 圆顶礼帽；投球手；玩滚球的人"
],
"usphone": "'ˈboʊlər'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "chorus",
"trans": [
"v. 齐声说；合唱；异口同声地说",
"n. 合唱团；齐声；副歌；合唱曲"
],
"usphone": "'ˈkɔːrəs'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "prancing",
"trans": [
"v. 以后脚腾跃；欢腾（****e 的 ing 形式）"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "stamp",
"trans": [
"v. 冲压；跺（脚）；重踩；重踏",
"n. 邮票；戳；印花；章"
],
"usphone": "'stæmp'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "hush",
"trans": [
"n. 寂静，鸦雀无声；（人造的）喷水",
"v. （使）安静下来，（使）停止说话；（用于告诉别人保持安静）嘘；用水清洗矿石"
],
"usphone": "'hʌʃ'",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "slaughterer",
"trans": [
"n. 屠夫；刽子手"
],
"usphone": "''",
"ukphone": "''"
},
{
"name": "knacker",
"trans": [
"n. 屠马业者；收买废屋船业者",
"vt. 阉割；杀死"
],
"usphone": "'ˈnækər'",
"ukphone": "''"
}
]