内容简介

  

  《动物庄园》(AnimalFarm)亦译作《动物农场》《动物农庄》,是英国知名作家乔治·奥威尔的重要作品,也是一部政治寓言体小说。故事描述了一场“动物主义”革命的酝酿、兴起和最终畸变,于1945年首次岀版。

  “鲸歌英文原版”系列图书第一辑,精选国内读者耳熟能详十本名著:《呼啸山庄》《月亮和六便士》《简·爱》《老人与海》《1984》《美丽新世界》《人性的弱点》《假如给我三天光明》《动物庄园》《飘》,以国外出版社版本为参照,原版复制,精心编排,力求原汁原味还原外版图书的风貌。这十《动物庄园Animal Farm(全英文原版)》文笔优美,阅读难度不高,非常适合有一定外语阅读能力的读者首次入门接触外国小说。


  

作者简介

乔治·奥威尔,英国著名小说家、记者和社会评论家。他的代表作《动物庄园》和《1984》是反极权主义的经典名著。他以敏锐的洞察力和犀利的文笔审视、记录下他所生活的那个时代,并作出许多超越时代的预言,被称为“一代人的冷峻良知”。

精彩书摘

Thewholefarmwasdeeplydividedonthesubjectofthewindmill.Snowballdidnotdenythattobuilditwouldbeadifficultbusiness.Stonewouldhavetobequarriedandbuiltupintowalls,thenthesailswouldhavetobemadeandafterthattherewouldbeneedfordynamosandcables.(HowtheseweretobeprocuredSnowballdidnotsay.)Buthemaintainedthatitcouldallbedoneinayear.Andthereafter,hedeclared,somuchlabourwouldbesavedthattheanimalswouldonlyneedtoworkthreedaysaweek.Napoleon,ontheotherhand,arguedthatthegreatneedofthemomentwastoincreasefoodproduction,andthatiftheywastedtimeonthewindmilltheywouldallstarvetodeath.Theanimalsformedthemselvesintotwofactionsundertheslogans,‘VoteforSnowballandthethreedayweek’and‘VoteforNapoleonandthefullmanger.’Benjaminwastheonlyanimalwhodidnotsidewitheitherfaction.Herefusedtobelieveeitherthatfoodwouldbecomemoreplentifulorthatthewindmillwouldsavework.Windmillornowindmill,hesaid,lifewouldgoonasithadalwaysgoneon-thatis,badly.


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