Animal Farm - Chapter 5

Vocabulary

1. complain of ?[If you?complain of?pain or illness, you say that you are feeling pain or feeling ill.?]?she complained of mysterious pains.


2.pretext -excuse

[pretext?:?especially written?an untrue reason that you give for doing or not doing something, in order to hide the real reason?] e.g.She said she couldn’t come because she had to work late, but it was just an excuse.?

[excuse:?a reason that you give to explain why you have done something bad, or not done something that you should have done – especially one that is not completely true] e.g. They used this as a pretext for taking military action.


3.at pains?說“努力”或“辛勞”必須用復(fù)數(shù)形式 pains,但不一定被當(dāng)作復(fù)數(shù),但只可說much?pains 和little?pains,不可說many?pains 和few?pains钝吮。much?pains 和little?pains 也往往被當(dāng)作復(fù)數(shù)卓缰。?

at pains(努力)后面接不定式或以 that 引導(dǎo)的從句,take pains 后面接不定式或 in 和動(dòng)名詞或 with 和名詞?

e.g.He was?at pains that?people should not misunderstand him.(他努力使人們不誤解他抢野。)

They are?taking great pains to master?English.?

They are?taking great pains in studying?English.?



4.side with side with (someone)?:?to agree with or support the opinions or actions of (someone)?either faction e.g.They betrayed their country and?sided with?the enemy.

5.?glowing [A?glowing?description or opinion about someone or something praises them highly or supports them strongly.]?In glowing sentences /The media has been speaking in?glowing?terms of the relationship between the two countries...

6. utter [?If someone?utters?sounds or words, they say them.] e.g. utter a high-pitched whimper of a kind no one had ever heard him utter before.

7.spurt [?If someone or something?spurts?somewhere, they suddenly increase their speed for a short while in order to get there.]

8.dismay [?If you?are dismayed?by something, it makes you feel afraid, worried, or sad.] e.g.He was?dismayed to find that his hands were shaking?他惶恐地發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的手正在發(fā)抖。

9.rub off [?If someone's qualities or habits?rub off on?you, you develop some of their qualities or habits after spending time with them.]?e.g.I was hoping some of his genius might?rub off. 我希望他的才華也可以影響他人。



Expression

1. These two disagreed at every point where disagreement was possible.

2. ...who had begun bleating again, broke into a passionate appeal in favor of the windmill.

3. iron discipline?




Summary

The rebellion did not bring happiness to every body, and Mollie could be a good example. She enjoys the life with men. As Napoleon chased out Snowball, animals are dismayed, but also rubbed off by the?rhetoric words and intimidation.?

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