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1、AnimalFarmbyGeorgeOrwell1945ChapterIMr.Jones,oftheManorFarm,hadlockedthehen-housesforthenight,butwastoodrunktoremembertoshutthepop-holes.Withtheringoflightfromhislanterndancingfromsidetoside,helurchedacrosstheyard,kickedoffhisbootsatthebackdoor,drewhimselfal
2、astglassofbeerfromthebarrelinthescullery,andmadehiswayuptobed,whereMrs.Joneswasalreadysnoring.Assoonasthelightinthebedroomwentouttherewasastirringandaflutteringallthroughthefarmbuildings.WordhadgoneroundduringthedaythatoldMajor,theprizeMiddleWhiteboar,hadhad
3、astrangedreamonthepreviousnightandwishedtocommunicateittotheotheranimals.IthadbeenagreedthattheyshouldallmeetinthebigbarnassoonasMr.Joneswassafelyoutoftheway.OldMajor(sohewasalwayscalled,thoughthenameunderwhichhehadbeenexhibitedwasWillingdonBeauty)wassohighl
4、yregardedonthefarmthateveryonewasquitereadytoloseanhour’ssleepinordertohearwhathehadtosay.Atoneendofthebigbarn,onasortofraisedplatform,Majorwasalreadyensconcedonhisbedofstraw,underalanternwhichhungfromabeam.Hewastwelveyearsoldandhadlatelygrownratherstout,but
5、hewasstillamajestic-lookingpig,withawiseandbenevolentappearanceinspiteofthefactthathistusheshadneverbeencut.Beforelongtheotheranimalsbegantoarriveandmakethemselvescomfortableaftertheirdifferentfashions.Firstcamethethreedogs,Bluebell,Jessie,andPincher,andthen
6、thepigs,whosettleddowninthestrawimmediatelyinfrontoftheplatform.Thehensperchedthemselvesonthewindow-sills,thepigeonsfluttereduptotherafters,thesheepandcowslaydownbehindthepigsandbegantochewthecud.Thetwocart-horses,BoxerandClover,cameintogether,walkingveryslo
7、wlyandsettingdowntheirvasthairyhoofswithgreatcarelestthereshouldbesomesmallanimalconcealedinthestraw.Cloverwasastoutmotherlymareapproachingmiddlelife,whohadneverquitegotherfigurebackafterherfourthfoal.Boxerwasanenormousbeast,nearlyeighteenhandshigh,andasstro
8、ngasanytwoordinaryhorsesputtogether.Awhitestripedownhisnosegavehimasomewhatstupidappearance,andinfacthewasnotoffirst-rateintelligence,buthewasuniversallyrespectedforhissteadinessofcharacterandtr
