Notes on animal farm

animal
boar Breeding pig
sow n. Sow ;v. Sow
mare Mare mane Bristle
pigeon pigeon ;dove Dove of peace
raven / crow The crow
cockerel Little cock
poultry poultry
flea The flea

The phrase
a brood of ducklings A litter of ducklings sibling Brothers and sisters
a flock of geese
a pack of idle thieving human beings
a lump of sugar

High frequency sentence patterns in the book
1. And remember, comrades, your resolution must never falter (n&v. Hesitation ). No argument must lead you astray (adv. be lost ).

2. It is noticed that …

3. No animals must ever tyrannize over his own kind; no animals must ever kill any other animal.

4. lest … should be                     lest …(should Table virtual )

Synonymous Expressions in the book
1. It means queuing 、 The verbs used in the queue ：file、troop

2. A verb used to express dissolution ：disperse、dismiss【 Common sense ： fire 】

3. A verb used in denouncing ：reproach、denounce
The others reproached her sharply.                
Napoleon had denounced such ideas as contrary to the spirt of Animalism.     

4. It means offset 、 Verbs used in neutralization ： counteract 、 counterbalance

Familiar words in the book have obscure meanings
1. command                           v. Look down from a height , overlooking ; command    n. command ;( Computer ) Instructions , Master
A little way down the pasture( Grazing grassland ) there was a knoll( Hill ) that commanded a view of most of the farm.

2. intimate                              vt. Hint , announce , notice    n. Close friends , Bosom friend    adj. intimate , Intimate , Proficient in
When the cheering had died down, Napoleon, who had remained on his feet, intimated that he too had a few words to say.

3. peer                                      v. gaze , Equal people ; contemporary    v. gaze , Stare at ; Be made a noble , And … Equal
They tiptoed up to the house, and such animals as were tall enough peered in at the dining-room window.

4. resolution                            n. The resolution ; Determined to
resolutions were put forward and debated.

High frequency expression in the book
1. halt                                         v & n. Stop

2. by heart                                  recite
… the clever ones at once began to learn the commandments by heart.

3. tidings                                      news , And news , message , word Near meaning
Heaken to my joyful tidings of the golden future time.

4. a raised platform                      Protruding

5. after one’s fashions              In one's own way
Before long the other animals began to arrive and make themselevs comfortable after their different fashions.【 This phrase appears many times in this book , stay 《 Anne of the Green Gable 》 It also appears in 】

6. inter                                        v. To bury

7. of late = recently                  【 Newspapers and periodicals have also appeared 】

8.stroll                                        v & n. take a walk , Wandering , Stroll
… he was strolling across the yard.

9. These seven commandments would now be inscribed on the wall.

10. expulsion                            n. deportation

11. slaughter                            n & v. slaughter

12. a tremendous uproar        Think of this word as big A synonym of

The characteristic expression in the book
1. an overwhelming majority    majority
2. the buildings wanted roofing
3. the degrading nosebags         Degrading 【degrade n. insult 】
4.maltreat                                   abuse
5. glorious                                  adj. Glorious
6. My voice is hoarse.               adj. Hoarse
7. Riches more than can picture.
8. in my infancy
9. mischief                                  n. Prank ; damage

10. Panic overtook them.
The needs of the windmilll must override everything.
overstrain

… was so great that it would have taken a lot of failures to outweight it.
outgrow

11. pretext                                     n. excuse , excuse
12. stunned                                   adj. Stunned ; Faint
13. as winter drew on; as the summer wore on    Winter is coming ; Summer is over

14.conjure up pictures
15. come bounding to                   Rush in , Break in 【 Jobs' biography also appeared once 】
16. cast a peculiar sidelong look
17.semicircle                                 Semicircle

18. abridgement                           n. Abridgement
Making no abridgements or changes, we attempt to maintain the original style and flavor of these novels.

19. quarrel                                     quarrel

20. deputation                              n. delegation
A deputation of neighbouring farmers had been invited to make a tour of inspection.

summary
1、 I'm in Baidu preface、foreword、introduction What's the difference , Feel an English learning method —— Vocabulary discrimination . It is found that English majors have multiple-choice questions for vocabulary discrimination , It suddenly occurred to me that the College English teacher assigned us the test questions for each unit .

2、 Some words are too complicated , You can remember it Synonymous with A common word , such as tremendous Synonymous with big

3、 The words used in different books of the same author usually overlap , such as command It means overlooking In this book and 《1984》 Many times in ; And most of his books increase with the age of writing , The vocabulary is getting richer . So you can consider reading all the books of the same author .

4、 Dystopia trilogy ：《Brave New World》、《1984》、《 We 》
《1984》 A lot of environment 、 Background description , And often do not know , It increases the difficulty of reading , Reduce the reading interest ;《Brave New World Revisited》 The author will 《Brave New World》 And 《1984》 contrast , There are many good expressions .

5、 Pay attention to Rhetoric in English .

6、 my simple words to this book

Animal Farm, a short story, written by George Orwell, is my first English orignal which I have read throughout without a dictionary. It tells a story about animals’ uprising against human, although a resolution goes like this: four legs good, two legs bad, at last they were ruled by boars who walk up their two hind legs.