Vocabulary
1,harsh and bare
2.piebald?（動(dòng)物）黑白斑的
3.on the ground that?以…為理由
4.wafted [?If sounds or smells?waft?through the air, or if something such as a light wind?wafts?them, they move gently through the air.?]
e.g.?The music from the party?wafts out to the terrace...晚會(huì)的音樂飄到了外面的露臺上。
5.pint of beer
6..barley?大麥
7.precincts?（房屋等場所的）內(nèi)部?周圍地區(qū)；范圍
8.flank?脅
9.by and large [in a general way?:?in general?] e.g.?By and large?[=generally, for the most part], I like the way things have gone.
You can see a children's playground back here, but?by?and?large, it's pretty difficult to make out the things you see. ?你可以看到這里有一座兒童游樂場,但總體而言,已經(jīng)很難辨認(rèn)。
11.inflicted?予以(打擊);使遭受(損傷、苦痛等)?
...the damage being?inflicted on Britain's industries by the recession...經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退使英國工業(yè)遭受的損失
The dog then attacked her,?inflicting serious injuries. 然后那條狗襲擊了她,把她咬成重傷。
12.laborious 耗時(shí)費(fèi)力的；辛苦的；艱難的
?knoll 圓丘；土墩?
turnips 紅蘿卜；大頭菜
administered 規(guī)定的,核定的
prancing 馬）騰躍，奔馳
knacker ?廢馬屠夫（買下老馬并將其屠宰以獲取其肉、骨、皮的人）
stir [If a particular memory, feeling, or mood?stirs?or?is stirred in?you, you begin to think about it or feel it.]?(回憶、感情或情緒)產(chǎn)生，蘇醒，萌動(dòng);引發(fā);喚起\轟動(dòng);騷動(dòng);騷
Then a memory?stirs in you and you start feeling anxious...
接著一段回憶涌上心頭，你開始感到焦慮不安。
His film has caused a?stir?in America.
他的電影已在美國引起了轟動(dòng)。
limb?肢；臂；腿
13. force her way to the front [用力使…移動(dòng)?If you?force?something into a particular position, you use a lot of strength to make it move there.] ?V n prep/adv
They were forcing her head under the icy waters, drowning her.
他們用力把她的頭按到冰冷的水中，想淹死她
14. stirred
Expression
1.The animals believed every word of it.
2. Truth to tell, Jones and all he stood for had almost faded out of their memories.
3.They were glad to believe so.
4.But the pigs seemed comfortable enough, and in fact were putting on weight if anything.
5.But no warm mash [糊狀飼料] appeared.
6.If there were hardships to be borne[bear], they were partly offset [抵消；補(bǔ)償] by the fact that life nowadays had a greater dignity than it had had before.
7.The long hours on insufficient food were hard to bear.
8. It seemed that nothing kept hime on his feet except the will to continue.
Summary
The most obedient and laborious Boxer was sold to the?knacker, and even the silent Benjamin cannot keep silence. Animals witness the tragedy around them, but they chose to believe the lies to relieve themselves from the hardship. The old memories faded out, but the pain in today can only be forgot by lies.
