Animal Farm
Chapter 10
It was a pig walking on his hind legs. Yes, it was Squealer.
A little awkwardly, as though not quite used to supporting his considerable bulk in that position, but with perfect balance, he was strolling across the yard.
And a moment later, out from the door of the farmhouse came a long file of pigs, all walking on their hind legs.
Some did it better than others, one or two were even a trifle unsteady and looked as though they would have liked the support of a stick, but every one of them made his way right round the yard successfully.
And finally there was a tremendous baying of dogs and a shrill crowing from the black cockerel, and out came Napoleon himself, majestically upright, casting haughty glances from side to side, and with his dogs gambolling round him.
He carried a whip in his trotter. There was a deadly silence.
Amazed, terrified, huddling together, the animals watched the long line of pigs march slowly round the yard.
It was as though the world had turned upside-down.
Then there came a moment when the first shock had worn off and when, in spite of everything - in spite of their terror of the dogs, and of the habit, developed through long years, of never complaining, never criticising, no matter what happened - they might have uttered some word of protest.
But just at that moment, as though at a signal, all the sheep burst out into a tremendous bleating of - “Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better! Four legs good, two legs better!”
translation
- 那是一只用后腿行走的猪。没错，正是 Squealer。
- 动作有些笨拙，好像还不太习惯用后腿支撑那庞大的身体，但平衡完美，他正悠闲地走过院子。
- 片刻之后，农舍的门口走出一长排猪，它们全都用后腿行走。
- 有些走得比其他猪更稳健，一两只甚至有点摇晃，看起来好像想借助拐杖支撑，但它们每一只都顺利地绕过了整个院子。
- 最后，犬吠声震天响，黑色公鸡尖声鸣叫，Napoleon 本人昂首阔步地走了出来，威严挺立，傲慢地左右扫视，身边是欢快跳跃的狗群。
- 他蹄子里握着一条鞭子。四周一片死寂。
- 动物们惊讶、害怕，紧紧挤在一起，看着那长长的猪群缓缓绕着院子行进。
- 仿佛整个世界都颠倒了过来。
- 随后，当最初的震惊逐渐消退时，尽管一切都让它们害怕——害怕狗群，也害怕多年来养成的习惯：无论发生什么，都不抱怨、不批评——它们本可能说出几句抗议的话。
- 但就在那一刻，仿佛得到了某种信号，所有绵羊齐声发出震耳欲聋的叫声——“四条腿好，两条腿更好！四条腿好，两条腿更好！四条腿好，两条腿更好！”
vocabulary
[
{
"name": "awkwardly",
"trans": [
"adv. 笨拙地；无技巧地"
],
"usphone": "ˈɔːkwərdli",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "considerable",
"trans": [
"adj. 相当大的，相当重要的；（人）显要的，值得尊敬的"
],
"usphone": "kənˈsɪdərəb(ə)l",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "bulk",
"trans": [
"n. 庞大的身躯，肥硕的体形；主体，大部分；（巨大的）容积，体积",
"adj. 大批的，大宗的",
"v. 使（产品）数量显得很大；结合（待售的股票或商品）"
],
"usphone": "bʌlk",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "stroll",
"trans": [
"v. 散步，闲逛；（体育比赛）轻而易举地获胜",
"n. 散步，溜达；（竞赛中）轻易的胜利"
],
"usphone": "stroʊl",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "trifle",
"trans": [
"n. 少量，少许；琐事，无价值的东西；屈莱弗甜食，乳脂松糕；稍微，有点儿（a ******）；",
"v. 怠慢，小看；<古>轻浮地说（或做）；浪费（物品，尤指时间），虚度"
],
"usphone": "ˈtraɪf(ə)l",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "shrill",
"trans": [
"adj. 尖锐的；刺耳的",
"adv. 尖锐地",
"n. 尖叫声"
],
"usphone": "ʃrɪl",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "crow",
"trans": [
"v. 欢叫，高兴地说；自鸣得意",
"n. 乌鸦；（公鸡或像公鸡的）啼叫声；克劳人（分布在美国西部的美洲土著居民）；<非正式>妇人，丑妇"
],
"usphone": "kroʊ",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "majestically",
"trans": [
"adv. 雄伟地，庄严地；威严地"
],
"usphone": "məˈdʒestɪkli",
"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": "haughty",
"trans": [
"adj. 傲慢的；自大的"
],
"usphone": "ˈhɔːti",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "glance",
"trans": [
"v. 浏览；扫视；瞥一眼；匆匆一看",
"n. 一瞥；扫视；匆匆一看"
],
"usphone": "ɡlæns",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "gambol",
"trans": [
"v. 跳跃，嬉戏",
"n. 雀跃，嬉戏"
],
"usphone": "ˈɡæmb(ə)l",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "terrify",
"trans": [
"v. 使害怕，使恐惧"
],
"usphone": "ˈterɪfaɪ",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "huddle",
"trans": [
"v. （通常因寒冷或害怕）挤在一起；缩成一团",
"n. （尤指杂乱地）挤在一起的人（或物品、建筑）"
],
"usphone": "ˈhʌd(ə)l",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "upside-down",
"trans": [
"adj. 颠倒的；乱七八糟的"
],
"usphone": "ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "worn",
"trans": [
"adj. 疲惫的，筋疲力尽的；用坏的，用旧的；",
"v. 穿，戴；蓄，留（发、须等）；磨损，用旧（wear 的过去分词）"
],
"usphone": "wɔːrn",
"ukphone": ""
},
{
"name": "worn off",
"trans": [
"逐渐减少、消失或停止"
],
"usphone": "",
"ukphone": ""
}
]