【看譯文才懂的句子】

1.

“And even the miserable lives we lead are notallowed to reach their natural span.

自然老死

2.

To that horror we all must come — cows, pigs,hens, sheep, everyone.

we all must come to that horror

如此可怕的厄運(yùn)一定會(huì)臨到我們大家頭上

3.

He seized the gun which always stood in a corner?of his bedroom, and let fly a charge of number 6 shot into the darkness.

他抓起隨時(shí)豎放在他臥室角落里的那桿獵槍，把一發(fā)六號(hào)鉛沙彈向黑暗中射出去。

(子彈、炮彈所裝填的)火藥，炸藥;子彈;炮彈 The?charge?in a cartridge or shell is the explosive inside it. You can also refer to the cartridge or shell itself as a?charge.

let fly (at sb/sth)(with sth)

to attack sb by hitting them or speaking angrily to them; to throw (something) in a forceful way

He let fly at me with his fist.

She let fly with a stream of abuse.

She?let fly?(with) a few angry words. [=she shouted a few angry words]

【熟詞生義】

1.sow

(成年的)母豬 A?sow?is an adult female pig.

Many years ago, when I was a little pig, my mother and the other sows used to sing an old song of which they knew only the tune and the first three words.

2.bit ＆ spur

（馬的）嚼子，銜鐵 a mouthpiece, typically made of metal, which is attached to a bridle and used to control a horse

馬刺;靴刺?Spurs?are small metal wheels with sharp points that are attached to the heels of a rider's boots. The rider uses them to make their horse go faster.

And the harness from our back,

Bit and spur shall rust forever,

Cruel whips no more shall crack.

【詞組】

1.spring from (something)

to start from or be caused by (something)

Is it not crystal clear, then, comrades, that all?the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings?

The idea sprang from[=came from] a dream I had.

The idea for the novel sprang from a trip to India.

2.fix eyes on

(目光)專注于，凝視;目不轉(zhuǎn)睛地看 If you?fix?your eyes?on?someone or something or if your eyes?fix on?them, you look at them with complete attention.

Fix your eyes on that, comrades, throughout the short remainder of your lives!

The child kept her eyes fixed on the wall behind him.

Her soft brown eyes fixed on Kelly...

3.pass on sth to sb

將…傳給；將…交給 If you?pass?something?on to?someone, you give it to them so that they have it instead of you.

And above all, pass on this message of mine to?those who come after you, so that future generations shall carry on the?struggle until it is victorious.

The late Earl passed on much of his fortune to his daughter...

The Queen is passing the money on to a selection of her favourite

charities...

4.remind sb of sth

使想起;使記起;提醒 If someone?reminds?you?of?a fact or event that you already know about, they say something which makes you think about it.

But it reminded me of something that I had long?forgotten.

I?reminded?him?of?his promise to help me. [=I reminded him that he had promised to help me]

This song?reminds?me?of?our wedding day.

5.by heart

using only your memory

...and as for the clever ones, such as the pigs and dogs, they had the entire song by heart within a few minutes.

I've dialed the number so many times I know it by heart.

She knows the entire poem?by heart. [=she has learned the poem and can recite it from memory]

He learned the speech?by heart.

【List of animal sounds】

This is a list of words used in the English language to represent the noises of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. Words on the list are in the form of verbs, though many can also be used as nouns or interjections, including many onomatopoeias