Unit 12 动物庄园
①The singing of this song threw the animals into the wildest excitement. ②Almost before Major had reached the end, they had begun singing it for themselves. ③Even the stupidest of them had already picked up the tune and a few of the words, and as for the clever ones, such as the pigs and dogs, they had the entire song by heart within a few minutes.④And then,after a few preliminary tries,the whole farm burst out into Beasts of England in tremendous unison. ⑤The cows lowed it, the dogs whined it, the sheep bleated it, the horses whinnied it, the ducks quacked it. ⑥They 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.
⑦Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard. ⑧He seized the gun which always stood in a corner of his bedroom, and let fly a charge of number 6 shot into the darkness. ⑨The pellets buried themselves in the wall of the barn and the meeting broke up hurriedly. ⑩Everyone fled to his own sleeping-place. ⑪The birds jumped on to their perches, the animals settled down in the straw, and the whole farm was asleep in a moment.
Key words and phrases
unison [ˈju:nɪsn] n．和谐，一致
bleat [bli:t] v．羊叫，咩咩
quack [kwæk] v．鸭叫，嘎嘎
whine [waɪn] v．呜呜，哀叫
whinny [ˈwɪnɪ] v．嘶叫
as for至于，关于
句构分析
译 唱着这首歌让动物们陷入了狂野的兴奋中。
译 几乎在梅杰唱完之前，他们已经自己唱了起来。
句构分析 该句是由一个时间状语从句和主句构成的复合句，在去繁化简时，可把状语从句去掉。
译 甚至他们中最愚笨的也学会了曲调和一些歌词，而那些聪明的动物，比如猪和狗，在几分钟内就记住了整首歌。
译 然后，在几次初步尝试之后，整个农场爆发出震动的《英格兰兽》齐声合唱。
译 牛哞哞地叫，狗汪汪地叫，羊咩咩地叫，马嘶嘶地叫，鸭子嘎嘎地叫。
句构分析 该句子是由五个并列的小分句构成的，五个小分句都是主谓宾结构。
译 唱着这首歌他们太高兴了，连续唱了整整五次，如果他们没有被打断的话，可能会唱个通宵。
句构分析 该句子是由主句和结果状语从句构成的复合句，而if条件状语从句是结果状语从句的条件从句。
译 不幸的是，喧闹声吵醒了琼斯先生，他从床上跳起来，他以为院子里有一只狐狸。
译 他抓着那把一直立在卧室角落里的枪，用枪膛里的6号子弹向黑暗处开了一枪。
句构分析 and前是一个由主句和定语从句构成的复合句，and后是一个简单句。
译 子弹射进谷仓的墙壁里，聚会匆匆解散了。
译 动物们都溜回自己睡觉的地方去了。
译 鸟儿们跳到了架子上，动物们在稻草上安歇了下来，整个农场瞬间沉寂了下来。
句构分析 该句子是由and连接的三个并列分句构成的简单句。