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125 Cards in this Set
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lurch |
蹣跚 |
...He lurched across the yard...drew himself a last glass of beer... |
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scullery |
廚房洗東西的地方 |
...Drew himself a last glass of beer from the barrel in the scullery |
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snore |
打鼻鼾 |
...made his way up to be, where Mrs Jones was already snoring |
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flutter |
搖動 |
As soon as the light in the bedroom went out there was a stirring and a fluttering all through the farm buildings. |
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ensconce |
蔽匿
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...Major was already ensconced on his bed of straw... |
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stout |
肥碩 |
He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout... |
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majestic |
雄偉、威嚴 |
...he was still a majestic-looking pig... |
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benevolent |
仁慈 |
...with a wise and benevolent appearance in spite of the fact that... |
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tush |
獠牙 |
...his tushes had never been cut. |
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perch |
位於 |
The hens perched themselves on the window-sills... |
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rafter |
【建築】椽 |
...the pigeons fluttered up to the rafters... |
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chew the cud |
反芻 |
...the sheep and cows lay down behind the pigs and began to chew the cud. |
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cart |
馬、牛拉的車 |
The two cart-horses, Boxer, and Clover, came in together... |
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hoof |
蹄 |
The two cart-horses...came in together, walking very slowly and setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care... |
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conceal |
隱藏 、掩蓋 |
...setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care lest there should be some small animal concealed in the straw. |
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mare |
母馬 |
Clover was a stout motherly mare... |
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approach |
來臨、迫近 |
Clover was a stout motherly mare approaching middle life... |
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foul |
小馬 |
Clover...had never quite got her figure back after her fourth foal. |
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straw |
禾桿草 |
...setting down their vast hairy hoofs with great care lest there should be some small animal concealed in the straw. |
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enormous |
巨大 |
Boxer was an enormous beast... |
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intelligence |
智慧 |
...he was not of first-rate intelligence, but he was universally respected... |
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universally |
普遍地 |
...he was not of first-rate intelligence, but he was universally respected... |
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respect |
尊重 |
...he was not of first-rate intelligence, but he was universally respected... |
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steadniness |
穩定性 |
...he was not of first-rate intelligence, but he was universally respected for his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work. |
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tremendous |
巨大 |
...he was not of first-rate intelligence, but he was universally respected for his steadiness of character and tremendous powers of work. |
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tempered |
脾氣暴躁的 |
Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm, and the worst tempered. |
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cynical |
譏誚的 |
He seldom talked, and when he did, it was usually to make some cynical remark... |
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remark |
發言 |
He seldom talked, and when he did, it was usually to make some cynical remark... |
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admit |
承認 |
Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer... |
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devote |
效忠 |
Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer... |
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paddock |
牧場 |
...the two of them usually spent their Sundays together in the small paddock beyond the orchard... |
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orchard |
果園 |
...the two of them usually spent their Sundays together in the small paddock beyond the orchard... |
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graze |
放牧 |
...the two of them usually spent their Sundays together in the small paddock beyond the orchard, grazing side by side and never speaking. |
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brood |
窩 |
...a brood of ducklings, which had lost their mother, filed into the barn... |
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file |
列隊 |
...a brood of ducklings, which had lost their mother, filed into the barn... |
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cheep |
雛鳥的唧唧叫、吱吱叫 |
...a brood of ducklings, which had lost their mother, filed into the barn, cheeping feebly... |
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feebly |
虛弱地 |
...a brood of ducklings, which had lost their mother, filed into the barn, cheeping feebly... |
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tread (trodden) |
踏 |
a brood of ducklings...wandering from side to side to find some place where they would not be trodden on. |
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foreleg |
前腿 |
Clover made a sort of wall round them with her great foreleg... |
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nestle |
雀巢 |
... the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep. |
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promptly |
立刻 |
... the ducklings nestled down inside it and promptly fell asleep.
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mince |
矯揉造作地邁著小步走 |
At the last moment Mollie, the foolish, pretty white mare who drew Mr. Jones's trap, came mincing daintily in, chewing at a lump of sugar. |
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daintily |
小心翼翼 |
At the last moment Mollie, the foolish, pretty white mare who drew Mr. Jones's trap, came mincing daintily in, chewing at a lump of sugar. |
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flirt |
調情 |
She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane... |
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mane |
鬃毛 |
She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane... |
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plait |
辮子 |
She took a place near thef ront and began flirting her white mane, hoping to draw attention to the red ribbons it was plaited with. |
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squeeze |
擠 |
Last of all came the cat, who looked round, as usual, for the warmest place, and finally squeezed herself in between Boxer and Clover. |
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purr |
貓叫聲 |
... she purred contentedly throughout Major's speech without listening to a word of what he was saying.
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contentedly |
滿足地 |
... she purred contentedly throughout Major's speech without listening to a word of what he was saying. |
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tame |
馴服 |
All the animals were now present except Moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door. |
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raven |
烏鴉 |
All the animals were now present except Moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door. |
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attentively |
專心地 |
When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively, he cleared his throat and began... |
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comrade |
同志 |
Comrades, you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last night. |
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wisdom |
智慧 |
... before I die, I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired. |
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acquire |
獲得 |
... before I die, I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired. |
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stall |
牲畜的欄廄柵棚 |
I lay alone in my stall. |
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miserable |
悲慘 |
... our lives are miserable, laborious, and short. |
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laborious |
辛勞的 |
... our lives are miserable, laborious, and short. |
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instant |
一瞬間 |
... the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. |
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slaughter |
屠宰 |
... the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. |
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hideous |
可怕 |
... the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. |
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misery |
苦痛 |
The life of an animal is misery and slavery... |
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slavery |
奴隸 |
The life of an animal is misery and slavery... |
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decent |
像樣的 |
Is it because this land of ours is so poor that it cannot afford a decent life to those who dwell upon it? |
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dwell |
住 |
Is it because this land of ours is so poor that it cannot afford a decent life to those who dwell upon it? |
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fertile |
肥沃 |
The soil of England is fertile... |
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abundance |
豐富 |
... it is capable of affording food in abundance to an enormously greater number of animals than now inhabit it. |
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inhabit |
居住 |
... it is capable of affording food in abundance to an enormously greater number of animals than now inhabit it. |
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dignity |
尊嚴 |
... all of them living in a comfort and a dignity that are now almost beyond our imagining. |
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abolish |
廢除 |
Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever. |
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dung |
糞 |
...our dung fertilises it... |
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fertilise |
施肥 |
... our dung fertilises it... |
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sturdy |
壯實 |
And what has happened to that milk which should have been breeding up sturdy calves? |
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confinement |
限制、分娩 |
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? |
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span |
時段 |
And even the miserable lives we lead are not allowed to reach their natural span. |
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grumble |
嘰哩咕嚕 (投訴) |
For myself I do not grumble... |
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fate |
命運 |
Even the horses and the dogs have no better fate. |
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tyranny |
暴政 |
...all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings... |
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overthrow |
推翻 |
Why, work night and day, body and soul, for the overthrow of the human race! |
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rebellion |
謀反 |
I do not know when that Rebellion will come, it might be in a week or in a hundred years. |
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victorious |
勝利 |
... future generations shall carry on the struggle until it is victorious. |
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resolution |
決心 |
And remember, comrades, your resolution must never falter. |
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falter |
衰退 |
And remember, comrades, your resolution must never falter. |
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astray |
走錯 |
No argument must lead you astray. |
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prosperity |
繁榮 |
Never listen when they tell you that Man and the animals have a common interest, that the prosperity of the one is the prosperity of the others. |
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uproar |
騷動 |
At this moment there was a tremendous uproar. |
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swift |
迅速 |
The dogs had suddenly caught sight of them, and it was only by a swift dash for their holes that the rats saved their lives. |
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dash |
短跑 |
The dogs had suddenly caught sight of them, and it was only by a swift dash for their holes that the rats saved their lives. |
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trotter |
豬蹄 |
Major raised his trotter for silence. |
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overwhelming |
壓倒性的 |
... it was agreed by an overwhelming majority that rats were comrades. |
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dissentient |
不滿 |
There were only four dissentients, the three dogs and the cat, who was afterwards discovered to have voted on both sides. |
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merely |
僅僅 |
I merely repeat, remember always your duty of enmity towards Man and all his ways. |
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enmity |
敵意 |
I merely repeat, remember always your duty of enmity towards Man and all his ways. |
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resemble |
像 |
And remember also that in fighting against Man, we must not come to resemble him. |
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conquer |
征服 |
Even when you have conquered him, do not adopt his vices. |
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vice |
邪惡 |
Even when you have conquered him, do not adopt his vices. |
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alcohol |
酒精 |
No animal must ever live in a house, or sleep in a bed, or wear clothes, or drink alcohol, or smoke tobacco, or touch money, or engage in trade. |
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tobacco |
煙草 |
No animal must ever live in a house, or sleep in a bed, or wear clothes, or drink alcohol, or smoke tobacco, or touch money, or engage in trade. |
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engage |
參與 |
No animal must ever live in a house, or sleep in a bed, or wear clothes, or drink alcohol, or smoke tobacco, or touch money, or engage in trade. |
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vanish |
消失 |
It was a dream of the earth as it will be when Man has vanished. |
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infancy |
嬰兒期 |
I had known that tune in my infancy, but it had long since passed out of my mind. |
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hoarse |
嘶啞 |
... his voice was hoarse, but he sang well enough |
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stirring |
鼓舞的 |
... it was a stirring tune... |
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clime |
地區 |
Beasts of every land and clime... |
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hearken |
傾聽 |
Hearken to my joyful tidings Of the golden future time. |
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tidings |
消息 |
Hearken to my joyful tidingsOf the golden future time. |
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tyrant |
暴君 |
Tyrant Man shall be o'erthrown... |
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fruitful |
產量多 |
And the fruitful fields of England Shall be trod by beasts alone. |
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harness |
馬具 |
Rings shall vanish from our noses, And the harness from our back, Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack. |
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spur |
馬刺 |
Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack. |
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rust |
生銹 |
Bit and spur shall rust forever,
Cruel whips no more shall crack. |
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whip |
皮鞭 |
Bit and spur shall rust forever, Cruel whips no more shall crack. |
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entire |
整個 |
... they had the entire song by heart within a few minutes. |
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preliminary |
初步 |
... after a few preliminary tries, the whole farm burst out into 'Beasts of England' in tremendous unison. |
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burst |
爆出 |
... after a few preliminary tries, the whole farm burst out into 'Beasts of England' in tremendous unison. |
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unison |
齊聲 |
... after a few preliminary tries, the whole farm burst out into 'Beasts of England' in tremendous unison. |
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whine |
嗚咽 |
... the dogs whined it... |
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bleat |
羊叫 |
... the sheep bleated it... |
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whinny |
馬鳴 |
... the horses whinnied it... |
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quack |
鴨子叫 |
... the ducks quacked it... |
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delighted |
欣喜 |
They were so delighted with the song that they sang it right through five times in succession... |
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succession |
連續 |
They were so delighted with the song that they sang it right through five times in succession... |
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interrupt |
打斷 |
They were so delighted with the song that they sang it right through five times in succession, and might have continued singing it all night if they had not been interrupted. |
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seize |
握著 |
He seized the gun which always stood in a corner of his bedroom... |
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pellet |
彈丸 |
The pellets buried themselves in the wall of the barn and the meeting broke up hurriedly. |
