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动物农场Animal Farm 第5章(3)

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   Snowball had made a close study of some back numbers of the 'Farmer and Stockbreeder' which he had found in the farmhouse1, and was full of plans for innovations and improvements.

  斯诺鲍曾在庄主院里找到一些过期的《农场主和畜牧业者》杂志,并对此作过深入的研究,装了满脑子的革新和发明设想。
  He talked learnedly about field drains, silage, and basic slag2,
  他谈起什么农田排水、什么饲料保鲜、什么碱性炉渣,学究气十足。
  and had worked out a complicated scheme for all the animals to drop their dung directly in the fields, at a different spot every day, to save the labor3 of cartage.
  他还设计出一个复杂的系统,可以把动物每天在不同地方拉的粪便直接通到地里,以节省运送的劳力。
  Napoleon produced no schemes of his own, but said quietly that Snowball's would come to nothing, and seemed to be biding4 his time.
  拿破仑自己无所贡献,却拐弯抹角地说斯诺鲍的这些东西最终将会是一场空,看起来他是在走着瞧了。
  But of all their controversies5, none was so bitter as the one that took place over the windmill.
  但是在他们所有的争吵中,最为激烈的莫过于关于风车一事的争辩。
  In the long pasture, not far from the farm buildings, there was a small knoll6 which was the highest point on the farm.
  在狭长的大牧场上,离庄园里的窝棚不远的地方,有一座小山包,那是庄园里的制高点。
  After surveying the ground, Snowball declared that this was just the place for a windmill, which could be made to operate a dynamo and supply the farm with electrical power.
  斯诺鲍在勘察过那地方之后,宣布说那里是建造风车最合适的地方,这风车可用来带动发电机,从而可为庄园提供电力。
  This would light the stalls and warm them in winter, and would also run a circular saw, a chaff-cutter, a mangel-slicer, and an electric milking machine.
  也就可以使窝棚里用上电灯并在冬天取暖,还可以带动圆锯、铡草机、切片机和电动挤奶机。
  The animals had never heard of anything of this kind before (for the farm was an old-fashioned one and had only the most primitive7 machinery).
  动物们以前还从未听说过任何这类事情(因为这是一座老式的庄园,只有一台非常原始的机器)。
  And they listened in astonishment8 while Snowball conjured9 up pictures of fantastic machines
  当斯诺鲍绘声绘色地描述着那些奇妙的机器的情景时,
  which would do their work for them while they grazed at their ease in the fields or improved their minds with reading and conversation.
  说那些机器可以在他们悠闲地在地里吃草时,在他们修养心性而读书或聊天时为他们干活,动物们都听呆了。

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1 farmhouse kt1zIk     
n.农场住宅(尤指主要住房)
参考例句:
  • We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。
  • We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。
2 slag vT3z2     
n.熔渣,铁屑,矿渣;v.使变成熔渣,变熔渣
参考例句:
  • Millions of tons of slag now go into building roads each year.每年有数百万吨炉渣用于铺路。
  • The slag powder had been widely used as the additive in the cement and concrete.矿渣微粉作为水泥混凝土的掺和料已得到广泛应用。
3 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动,努力,工作,劳工;分娩;vi.劳动,努力,苦干;vt.详细分析;麻烦
参考例句:
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后,他已经疲惫不堪了。
4 biding 83fef494bb1c4bd2f64e5e274888d8c5     
v.等待,停留( bide的现在分词 );居住;(过去式用bided)等待;面临
参考例句:
  • He was biding his time. 他正在等待时机。 来自辞典例句
  • Applications:used in carbide alloy, diamond tools, biding admixture, high-temperature alloy, rechargeable cell. 用作硬质合金,磁性材料,金刚石工具,高温合金,可充电池等。 来自互联网
5 controversies 31fd3392f2183396a23567b5207d930c     
争论
参考例句:
  • We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议,我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
  • The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句
6 knoll X3nyd     
n.小山,小丘
参考例句:
  • Silver had terrible hard work getting up the knoll.对于希尔弗来说,爬上那小山丘真不是件容易事。
  • He crawled up a small knoll and surveyed the prospect.他慢腾腾地登上一个小丘,看了看周围的地形。
7 primitive vSwz0     
adj.原始的;简单的;n.原(始)人,原始事物
参考例句:
  • It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
  • His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。
8 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇,惊异
参考例句:
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
9 conjured 227df76f2d66816f8360ea2fef0349b5     
用魔术变出( conjure的过去式和过去分词 ); 祈求,恳求; 变戏法; (变魔术般地) 使…出现
参考例句:
  • He conjured them with his dying breath to look after his children. 他临终时恳求他们照顾他的孩子。
  • His very funny joke soon conjured my anger away. 他讲了个十分有趣的笑话,使得我的怒气顿消。

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