越来越像人

字幕原文

The years passed, and the farm grew richer, but not for everyone. 岁月流逝，农场变得越来越富裕，但并非所有动物都因此受益。

The pigs and the dogs never went hungry. 猪和狗从没挨过饿。

they ate well and grew fat. 它们吃得饱饱的，长得膘肥体壮。

But the ordinary animals worked long hours and often had thin, empty stomachs. 但普通的动物却长时间劳作，常常饿得皮包骨头。

Their food was cut again 它们的口粮又被削减了

and again, 而且一次又一次地。

though Squealer always called it 尽管斯奎拉总是称之为

a readjustment, “调整”，

never a cut. 从不说是“削减”。

Squealer read out long lists of numbers to prove that life was better than ever. 斯奎拉念出一长串数字，以证明它们的生活比以往任何时候都好。

The animals believed him 动物们相信了他

because they could not remember clearly 因为它们记不清了

and because they were too tired to argue. 也因为它们太累了，无力争辩。

Only Benjamin, the old donkey, refused to hope or complain. 只有老驴本杰明，既不抱希望，也不抱怨。

When asked if life was better, he would only say, Donkeys live a long time. 当被问及生活是否变好时，他只会说：“驴子活得久。”

None of you has ever seen a dead donkey. 你们谁也没见过一头死驴。

No one understood him. 没有人理解他。

The pigs, meanwhile, lived more and more like humans. 与此同时，猪们的生活方式越来越像人类。

They read newspapers. 它们看报纸。

They kept the best rooms. 它们占据着最好的房间。

They gave the orders and did none of the heavy work. 它们发号施令，却从不做任何重活。

The animals who had chased out man were now serving new masters 那些曾把人类赶走的动物，现在却在侍奉新的主人

who looked day by day a little more like man. 这些主人一天比一天更像人。

And at last, the great windmill was finished. 最后，那座巨大的风车终于完工了。