animalfarm（动物庄园）英文原版笔记-第十章(7)

于是许多庄园主就草率地断言，在这样的庄园里，一定充斥着散漫放肆的风气。
Here it became apparent that Mr Pilkington was about to spring some carefully-prepared witticism on the company, but for a moment he was too overcome by amusement to be able to utter it.
讲到这里，皮尔金顿先生显然打算说一句精心准备的俏皮话，但话还没出口，自己就有点乐不可支，以至于一时语塞。
witticism
1.N-COUNT 可数名词妙语;俏皮话;诙谐话 A witticism is a witty remark or joke.
【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式
Mr Pilkington once again congratulated the pigs on the low rations, the long working-hours and the general absence of pampering which he had observed on Animal Farm.
皮尔金顿先生再次为他在动物庄园所见到的食物配给少，劳动时间长，并能保持艰苦朴素这些现象向猪表示祝贺。
pamper vt. 纵容;宠;娇养
第九句
When the cheering had died down, Napoleon, who had remained on his feet, intimated that he too had a few words to say.
喝彩声刚停下来，用后腿直立的拿破仑示意，他也有几句话要说。
intimate
adj. 亲密的；私人的；精通的；[婉]有性关系的
n. 至交；知己
vt. 暗示；通知；宣布
For a long time there had been rumours -- circulated, he had reason to think, by some malignant enemy-that there was something subversive and even revolutionary in the outlook of himself and his colleagues.