Animal Farm

Chapter 10

After that it did not seem strange when next day the pigs who were supervising the work of the farm all carried whips in their trotters.

It did not seem strange to learn that the pigs had bought themselves a wireless set, were arranging to install a telephone, and had taken out subscriptions to John Bull, TitBits, and the Daily Mirror.

It did not seem strange when Napoleon was seen strolling in the farmhouse garden with a pipe in his mouth, no, not even when the pigs took Mr.Jones's clothes out of the wardrobes and put them on, Napoleon himself appearing in a black coat, ratcatcher breeches, and leather leggings, while his favourite sow appeared in the watered silk dress which Mrs.Jones had been used to wear on Sundays.

A week later, in the afternoon, a number of dogcarts drove up to the farm. A deputation of neighbouring farmers had been invited to make a tour of inspection.

They were shown all over the farm, and expressed great admiration for everything they saw, especially the windmill.

The animals were weeding the turnip field. They worked diligently hardly raising their faces from the ground, and not knowing whether to be more frightened of the pigs or of the human visitors.

translation

从那以后，第二天农场里负责监督劳动的猪蹄子里都握着鞭子，这情景看起来也不再显得奇怪了。
听说猪们给自己买了收音机，正打算安装电话，还订阅了《John Bull》《TitBits》和《Daily Mirror》，这事儿也不再显得奇怪了。
当人们看到 Napoleon 嘴里叼着烟斗，在农舍花园里悠闲散步时，也不觉得奇怪；即便猪们从衣橱里拿出 Mr. Jones 的衣服穿上，Napoleon 身着黑色外套、捕鼠裤和皮腿套，他最宠爱的母猪则穿上 Mrs. Jones 以前周日常穿的绸缎裙，这一切也依然不足为奇。
一周后的下午，几辆狗车开到了农场。附近的农民代表团受邀前来参观检查。
他们被带着参观了整个农场，对所见的一切表示极大的赞赏，尤其是风车。
动物们正在给萝卜地除草。它们埋头苦干，几乎不抬头，不知道该更害怕猪，还是人类来访的农民。

vocabulary

[
    {
        "name": "wireless set",
        "trans": [
            "无线电设备"
        ],
        "usphone": "",
        "ukphone": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "subscription",
        "trans": [
            "n. 订阅；（向慈善机构的）定期捐款；（俱乐部的）会员费"
        ],
        "usphone": "səbˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n",
        "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": "pipe",
        "trans": [
            "n. 烟斗；管道；管子；管乐器",
            "v. 用管道输送；用线路系统传输（或传送）；用管乐器演奏（尤指迎宾曲）"
        ],
        "usphone": "pipe",
        "ukphone": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "wardrobe",
        "trans": [
            "n. 衣柜，衣橱；（某人的）全部服装；（剧院、电视台等的）服装部，戏装管理部"
        ],
        "usphone": "ˈwɔːrdroʊb",
        "ukphone": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "ratcatcher",
        "trans": [
            "捕鼠者，灭鼠者"
        ],
        "usphone": "rætˈkætʃər",
        "ukphone": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "breeches",
        "trans": [
            "n. 马裤（裤脚束紧长及膝部的裤子）；炮尾（****h 的复数）",
            "v. 给……穿上裤子；打……的屁股；以驻退索缚牢（****h 的第三人称单数）"
        ],
        "usphone": "ˈbrɪtʃɪz",
        "ukphone": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "leather",
        "trans": [
            "n. 皮，皮革；（骑摩托车穿的）皮衣，皮夹克",
            "v. <英，非正式>抽打"
        ],
        "usphone": "ˈleðər",
        "ukphone": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "leggings",
        "trans": [
            "n. （女式）紧身裤；裹腿，绑腿"
        ],
        "usphone": "ˈleɡɪŋz",
        "ukphone": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "deputation",
        "trans": [
            "n. 代表团，代表；委任代理"
        ],
        "usphone": "ˌdepjuˈteɪʃn",
        "ukphone": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "admiration",
        "trans": [
            "n. 钦佩，赞美，欣赏；赞美对象"
        ],
        "usphone": "ˌædməˈreɪʃ(ə)n",
        "ukphone": ""
    },
    {
        "name": "diligently",
        "trans": [
            "adv. 勤奋地；勤勉地"
        ],
        "usphone": "ˈdɪlɪdʒəntli",
        "ukphone": ""
    }
]