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. She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane, hoping to draw attention to the red ribbons it was plaited with.
单词注释
trap [træp] n. 轻便双轮马车
mincing [ˈmɪnsɪŋ] adj. 装腔作势的,矫饰的
daintily [ˈdeɪntɪlɪ] adv. 讲究地;优美地
lump [lʌmp] n. 块,块状
内容解析
茉莉(Mollie),是给琼斯驾车的小白母马,喜欢吃糖,爱打扮,经常逃避集体劳动,代表俄国的资产阶级。
语法讲解
She took a place near the front and began flirting her white mane, hoping to draw attention to the red ribbons it was plaited with.
单词
flirt [flɜːt] v. 玩弄,打情骂俏
mane [meɪn] n. (马等的)鬃毛
draw attention to 吸引……的注意力
ribbon [ˈrɪbən] n. 带,缎带
plait /plæt/ v. 编织;把…编成辫;给…打褶
hoping 现在分词做伴随状语
it代指前面的“white mane”
翻译:
她挑了个靠前的位置,然后就开始摆动它的白色鬃毛,希望大家注意到它编在鬃毛上的红饰带。
Last of all came the cat, who looked round, as usual, for the warmest place, and finally squeezed herself in between Boxer and Clover;there she purred contentedly throughout Major’s speech without listening to a word of what he was saying.
单词注释
squeeze [skwiːz] v. 挤
purr [pɜː] v. 发出喉音;咕噜咕噜叫
contentedly[kənˈtentɪdlɪ] adv. 满足地;安心地
内容解析
猫,无名,在书中是二流子和落后分子的象征。她好吃懒做,不劳动。
All the animals were now present except Moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door.
单词注释
tame [teɪm] adj. 驯服的,顺从的
raven [ˈreɪv(ə)n] n. 大乌鸦
perch /pɜːtʃ/ n.栖木;高位
内容解析
摩西(Moses),Mr. Jones养的一只乌鸦。
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