读《动物庄园》前要掌握的40个英文单词
Animal Farm
乔治·奥威尔在《动物庄园》中反复使用、又不在英语最常用4000词之内的40个单词。先学会它们，前几章会读得轻松很多。每个单词都附有音标、释义和原书例句。
windmill/ˈwɪndˌmɪɫ/风车书中出现71次
But of all their controversies, none was so bitter as the one that took place over the windmill.
sheep/ˈʃip/羊, 胆小者书中出现36次
The hens perched themselves on the window-sills, the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters, the sheep and cows lay down behind the pigs and began to chew the cud.
farmhouse/ˈfɑɹmˌhaʊs/农舍书中出现34次
Then they filed back to the farm buildings and halted in silence outside the door of the farmhouse.
hoof/ˈhuf/蹄, 脚书中出现26次
… came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care lest there should be some small animal concealed in the straw.
barn/ˈbɑɹn/谷仓书中出现25次
It had been agreed that they should all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way.
hen/ˈhɛn/母鸡, 雌禽书中出现22次
And you hens, how many eggs have you laid in this last year, and how many of those eggs ever hatched into chickens?
labour/ˈɫeɪbɝ/劳动, 努力, 工作书中出现19次
Because nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings.
stall/ˈstɔɫ/厩, 停车处, 牧师职位书中出现18次
I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living.
harvest/ˈhɑɹvəst/收获, 成果, 收获物书中出现15次
Today we begin the hay harvest.
ration/ˈɹæʃən/定额, 定量, 配给书中出现14次
In return for your four confinements and all your labour in the fields, what have you ever had except your bare rations and a stall?
pigeon/ˈpɪdʒən/鸽子, 易上当受骗的人, 年轻女子书中出现14次
Every day Snowball and Napoleon sent out flights of pigeons whose instructions were to mingle with the animals on neighbouring farms, tell them the story of the Rebellion …
comrade/ˈkɑmˌɹæd/同志, 伙伴书中出现13次
… of course) and tramp steadily round and round the field with a pig walking behind and calling out "Gee up, comrade!"
utter/ˈətɝ/发出声音, 做声, 发表书中出现13次
… he would move rapidly to and fro, drawing in line after line and uttering little whimpers of excitement.
straw/ˈstɹɔ/稻草, 麦管, 吸管书中出现13次
At one end of the big barn, on a sort of raised platform, Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw, under a lantern which hung from a beam.
orchard/ˈɔɹtʃɝd/果园, 果树林书中出现11次
… he was devoted to Boxer; the two of them usually spent their Sundays together in the small paddock beyond the orchard, grazing side by side and never speaking.
pasture/ˈpæstʃɝ/牧场, 草地, 牧草书中出现11次
But they woke at dawn as usual, and suddenly remembering the glorious thing that had happened, they all raced out into the pasture together.
shed/ˈʃɛd/车棚, 小屋, 脱落之物书中出现11次
One of the cows broke in the door of the store-shed with her horn and all the animals began to help themselves from the bins.
rumour/ˈɹumɝ/谣言, 传闻书中出现10次
But there were also rumours of something more serious.
timber/ˈtɪmbɝ/木材, 木料书中出现10次
It happened that there was in the yard a pile of timber which had been stacked there ten years earlier when a beech spinney was cleared.
cart/ˈkɑɹt/二轮运货马车书中出现10次
The two cart-horses, Boxer and Clover …
trotter/ˈtɹɑtɝ/小跑步的马, 快步走的人, 猪脚书中出现9次
Major raised his trotter for silence.
honour/ˈɑnɝ/荣誉, 头衔, 信用书中出现9次
Let us make it a point of honour to get in the harvest more quickly than Jones and his men could do."
rebellion/ɹɪˈbɛɫjən/谋反, 叛乱, 反抗书中出现9次
Nevertheless, they were both thoroughly frightened by the rebellion on Animal Farm, and very anxious to prevent their own animals from learning too much about it.
ribbon/ˈɹɪbən/缎带, 色带, 带状物书中出现9次
She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane, hoping to draw attention to the red ribbons it was plaited with.
spite/ˈspaɪt/恶意, 怨恨, 使人烦恼的事物书中出现9次
… but he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that his tushes had never been cut.
bleating叫书中出现8次
… the sheep developed a great liking for this maxim, and often as they lay in the field they would all start bleating "Four legs good, two legs bad!
pellet/ˈpɛɫət/颗粒状物, 小子弹, 小药丸书中出现8次
The pellets buried themselves in the wall of the barn and the meeting broke up hurriedly.
expulsion/ɪkˈspəɫʃən/逐出, 开除, 驱逐书中出现8次
In spite of the shock that Snowball's expulsion had given them, the animals were dismayed by this announcement.
quarry/ˈkwɔɹi/采石场, 方形石, 猎物书中出现8次
There was a good quarry of limestone on the farm, and plenty of sand and cement had been found in one of the outhouses …
inch/ˈɪntʃ/英寸, 身高, 小岛书中出现8次
As for the horses, they knew every inch of the field, and in fact understood the business of mowing and raking far better than Jones and his men had ever done.
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/聪明的, 精明的书中出现8次
Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers.
cockerel小公鸡书中出现7次
He had made an arrangement with one of the cockerels to call him in the mornings half an hour earlier than anyone else, and would put in some volunteer labour at whatever seemed to be most needed …
gallop/ˈɡæɫəp/疾驰, 飞奔书中出现7次
Their first act was to gallop in a body right round the boundaries of the farm, as though to make quite sure that no human being was hiding anywhere upon it …
harness/ˈhɑɹnəs/马具, 挽具状带子, 甲胄书中出现7次
The harness-room at the end of the stables was broken open; the bits …
growl/ˈɡɹaʊɫ/吠声, 咆哮声书中出现7次
But suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep, menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again.
hedge/ˈhɛdʒ/树篱, 障碍, 套头交易书中出现7次
… the geese, who had been hiding behind the hedge, rushed out and pecked viciously at the calves of their legs.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/使惊吓书中出现7次
… and this sudden uprising of creatures whom they were used to thrashing and maltreating just as they chose, frightened them almost out of their wits.
whip/ˈhwɪp/鞭子, 抽打, 车夫书中出现7次
The next moment he and his four men were in the store-shed with whips in their hands, lashing out in all directions.
knoll/ˈnoʊɫ/小山, 圆丘书中出现6次
A little way down the pasture there was a knoll that commanded a view of most of the farm.
maxim/ˈmæksəm/格言书中出现6次
After much thought Snowball declared that the Seven Commandments could in effect be reduced to a single maxim, namely: "Four legs good, two legs bad."
释义：ECDICT, English to Chinese (MIT) 音标：ipa-dict（MIT），来自维基词典。
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