7-0-0-6 Chapter 7-6

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Chapter 7_6
The three hens who had been the ringleaders in the attempted rebellion over the eggs now came forward and stated that Snowball had appeared to them in a dream and incited them to disobey Napoleon’s orders. They, too, were slaughtered. Then a goose came forward and confessed to having secreted six ears of corn during the last year’s harvest and eaten them in the night. Then a sheep confessed to having urinated in the drinking pool - urged to do this, so she said, by Snowball - and two other sheep confessed to having murdered an old ram, an especially devoted follower of Napoleon, by chasing him round and round a bonfire when he was suffering from a cough. They were all slain on the spot. And so the tale of confessions and executions went on, until there was a pile of corpses lying before Napoleon’s feet and the air was heavy with the smell of blood, which had been unknown there since the expulsion of Jones.
※單字及片語※
ringleader (n.) (做壞事的)頭目；元兇
attempted (a.) 試圖的；企圖的
rebellion (n.) 反叛,造反;叛亂
over (prep.) 針對
come forward (ph.)從大眾中站出來
state (v.) 宣稱
appear (v.)出現
incite (v.) 慫恿;煽動
disobey (v.)違抗;違反；不服從
order (n.) 命令,指示
slaughter (v.) 宰殺；屠宰
confess to (ph.) 坦承
secrete (v.) 偷藏；藏匿
ear (n.) 穗
urinate (v.) 撒尿
the drinking pool (ph.)飲水槽
urged (v.)[urge的過去分詞]被驅使；被慫恿
so she said (ph.)她是這麼說
murder (v.) 殺害
ram (n.)公羊
chase (v.)追逐
bonfire (n.)營火
suffer from +疾病 (ph.)為…疾病所苦
cough (n.)咳嗽
slain (v.) 殺死；殺害 = kill / slaughter
on the spot (ph.)當場
tale (n.)故事
confession (n.) 承認;坦;懺悔
execution (n.)處決
went on (ph.) = go on繼續
a pile of (ph.)一堆
corpse (n.) 屍體
heavy (a.)低沉的；沉悶的
expulsion (n.) 驅逐

When it was all over, the remaining animals, except for the pigs and dogs, crept away in a body. They were shaken and miserable. They did not know which was more shocking - the treachery of the animals who had leagued themselves with Snowball, or the cruel retribution they had just witnessed. In the old days there had often been scenes of bloodshed equally terrible, but it seemed to all of them that it was far worse now that it was happening among themselves. Since Jones had left the farm, until today, no animal had killed another animal. Not even a rat had been killed. They had made their way on to the little knoll where the half-finished windmill stood, and with one accord they all lay down as though huddling together for warmth - Clover, Muriel, Benjamin, the cows, the sheep, and a whole flock of geese and hens - everyone, indeed, except the cat, who had suddenly disappeared just before Napoleon ordered the animals to assemble. For some time nobody spoke. Only Boxer remained on his feet. He fidgeted to and fro, swishing his long black tail against his sides and occasionally uttering a little whinny of surprise. Finally he said:
※單字及片語※
remaining (a.)剩下的
except for (ph.)除了
crept (v.)[creep的過去式] 爬行；匍匐而行
in a body (ph.)一群
shaken (v.) [shake的過去式] 發抖
miserable (a.)可怕的
shock (v.)震驚
treachery (n.)背叛
league (v.)結盟
cruel (a.)殘忍
retribution (n.)報復
witness (v.)目睹
in the old days (ph.)在過去的日子
scene (n.)景象
bloodshed (n.) 流血事件
it seemed to all of + 人that (ph.) 對某人來講似乎…
far worse (ph.)差太多了[far修飾比較級]
now that (ph.)由於
made their way on to他們繼續走到….
knoll (n.)小丘
the half-finished windmill 半完成的風車
stood (v.)[stand的過去式]矗立
with one accord (ph.)一致地
huddle (v.) 擠作一團;聚在一起
warmth (n.)溫暖
flock (n.)群
assemble (v.)聚集；集會
remain (v.) 保持；仍是
on one’s feet (ph.)站著
fidget (v.) 坐立不安;煩躁
to and fro (ph.)來來回回
swish (v.)嗖地揮動
side (n.) (人體的)側邊(指從腋下到腰上的部分);(動物的)半爿肋肉
occasionally (adv.)偶爾
utter (v.)發出
whinny (n.)馬嘶聲

‘I do not understand it. I would not have believed that such things could happen on our farm. It must be due to some fault in ourselves. The solution, as I see it, is to work harder. From now onwards I shall get up a full hour earlier in the mornings.’
※單字及片語※
due to (ph.)由於
fault (n.)錯誤
solution (n.) 解答;解決(辦法)
from now onwards (ph.) = from now on從現在開始
full (a.) (程度等)完全的；正好；恰好

And he moved off at his lumbering trot and made for the quarry. Having got there, he collected two successive loads of stone and dragged them down to the windmill before retiring for the night.
※單字及片語※
move off (ph.)離開
lumbering (a.) 隆隆地
trot (n.) (馬等的)小跑；快步
make for (ph.)朝向…
quarry (n.)採石場
having got there [此為分詞構句] = after he has go there
successive (a.)連續
load (n.) (車,船等的)裝載量;一車(或一船等)貨物
drag (v.) 拉；拖
retire (v.)就寢