乔治·奥威尔 值得纪念的寓言
动物农庄
我们所熟知的世界 To the world we all know,
或许并不是最好的世界 which may or may not be the best world possible,
春天又一次来临了 once again Springtime had come.
但春天的魔力并不足以 But all the magical spring was not enough
掩盖曼纳农庄的苦难 to conceal the misery of Manor Farm.
这座农庄曾经繁荣昌盛，硕果累累 Once thriving and fruitful, the farm, and its owner,
但如今他的主人琼斯先生日子却越来越难过 Mr Jones, had fallen on evil days.
他被自己制造的问题所困扰 Beset by problems of his own making,
琼斯先生开始酗酒 Mr Jones had turned to drink
他的悲惨遭遇让他找到了一群同样倒霉的同伴 and for his misery he had found poor company.
我们的故事开始在一个晚上 On the evening our story begins, it was later than usual
琼斯先生比平时喝到更晚，回家后他巡视农庄 when Mr Jones came home from his drinking to make his rounds.
该死的老母鸡！ Damned old hens.
没用的畜生 Good for nothing beasts...
把它们的脑瓜子揪下来 eat their heads off.
这天晚上所有动物已经合计好 On this night all the animals had agreed
只等琼斯先生一上床 that as soon as Mr Jones was in bed
它们就到大谷仓集合召开秘密会议 they would gather in the main barn for a secret meeting
会议由老麦哲召集 called by Old Major
他是一头得奖的公猪，因为年长 the prize boar hog who because of his years
而被公认在动物中智慧绝无伦比 was regarded as by far the wisest of the animals
其他的猪首先到了会场 The other pigs started first for the meeting
它们比较聪明，所以喜欢带头 being clever and fond of taking the lead.
紧跟它们后面是鲍克瑟 They were followed by Boxer
农庄中最大最强壮的马 the largest and strongest of the horses
和它忠实的朋友毛驴本杰明 and his devoted friend Benjamin, the donkey.
其他大大小小的动物忐忑不安地来到会场 All the other animals, great and small, were anxious to get there.
因为这样的会议以前从未举行过 For such a meeting had never been held before.
老麦哲已经病入膏肓 它认为有些事情 Old Major had been ailing and now, he had made known, there were some things
必须要提前告诉它的动物同胞 he wanted to say to his fellow animals, before it might be too late.
动物们花费了一段时间找到各自的座位 It took a while for all to find their seats
猪们则占据了最好的位置 The pigs have taken up the best positions
讲台的正前方 immediatly in front of the platform
斯诺鲍在它们中间得到了一个好座位 among them, Snowball determined to get a good view
拿破仑同样如此 只是有些粗鲁 And Napoleon, equally determined and even less polite.
那是什么 What was that?
不 No.
不 不是琼斯先生 No, it wasn't Mr Jones.
最后动物们各就各位 听老麦哲发言 At last everyone could be settled to hear Old Major.
同志们 我的寿命已经够长 My dear friends, I have lived a long life
当我独自躺在猪圈里的时候 我有许多时间去思考 I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall.
我和你们在一起呆不了多久了 在我死之前有些事情我想告诉你们 I won't be with you much longer. And before I die there is something I want to tell you
我们中很少有人能体会到安度晚年的幸福 Few of us will ever know the blessings of a peaceful old age.
你，鲍克瑟 当你用尽了你最后的力气时 You Boxer, when you have given the last of your great strength
将会怎样 What then?
无论我们生产什么都会被他们偷走和卖掉 Whatever we produce is taken from us, stolen from us and sold.
我们的孩子生来就饥寒交迫 Our children are born to cold and hunger
趁现在还来得及 看看他们吧 Look at them while you can
猪崽们 你们知道自己的未来会怎样吗 You porkers…do you know what the future holds for you?
我们的命运就该如此吗 Do we deserve such a fate?
是因为农庄太穷 养不活我们吗 Is this farm too poor to support us all?
不 同志们！曼纳农庄富得流油 No comrades! Manor farm is rich
但我们永远无法从农庄主琼斯那里得到我们应得的那份 But we'll never get our rightful share from Farmer Jones.
推翻这邪恶的暴君 我们就能拥有富足和自由 Overthrow this evil tyrant... and we shall be rich and free!
同志们 Comrades,
革命 Revolt!
但是要记住 But remember:
当你们赶走琼斯时 不要沾染他的恶习 When you have got rid of Jones... don't adopt his vices!
四海动物皆兄弟 We animals are brothers,
无论大小 无论聪明愚笨 无论飞禽走兽 Large or small; clever or simple; fur or feathers;
从现在直到永远 所有动物一律平等 now and forever, all animals are EQUAL!
（战歌：英格兰的生灵） (BATTLE SONG：Beasts of England)
第二天早晨 老麦哲的预言就实现了 The very next morning, sooner perhaps than Old Major would have predicted,
动物们发现它们的处境已经完全无法忍受 the animals found their situation quite unbearable.
于是，几乎在他们发觉之前 And so, almost before they realised it,
动物们就发动了起义并大获全胜 the animals had fought and won!
纵然，牺牲者需要悼念 They had casualties to mourn,
烈士的遗孤需要抚养 and those who died left children to be cared for.
但是曼纳农庄是他们的了，他们立刻动手 But Manor Farm was theirs and they lost no time
销毁了那些令他们想起可憎的琼斯先生的一切东西 in destroying everything that reminded them of hateful Mr Jones.
到了琼斯先生的门前 动物们犹豫了 When it came to Mr Jones's house, the animals hesitated.
拿破仑指了路，但斯诺鲍走在了前头 Napolen showed the way, but Snowball took the lead
进入了他们的暴君曾经生活的地方 in entering the place where their tyrant had lived.
动物们一致同意琼斯的房子不得居住 They agreed that Jones's house was no place for them.
“一致”，也就是说，除了拿破仑 All, that is, except Napoleon.
同时斯诺鲍正带领着其它动物建设一个新社会 Meantime, Snowball led the other animals in organising a new society
并将之命名为“动物农庄” which they now named Animal Farm.
为了让所有动物都能看到并同意 So that all might see and agree
动物农庄的法律被刻在了一个显眼的地方 the laws of Animal Farm were inscribed in a prominent place
以让大家永远记住并遵守 to be remembered and obeyed forever.
任何动物不得睡床铺 NO ANIMAL SHALL SLEEP IN A BED
任何动物不得饮酒 NO ANIMAL SHALL DRINK ALCOHOL
四条腿好 两条腿坏 FOUR LEGS GOOD TWO LEGS BAD
翅膀也算腿 Wings count as legs.
四条腿好 两条腿坏 Four legs good, two legs bad.
任何动物不得杀害其他动物 NO ANIMAL SHALL KILL ANOTHER ANIMAL
所有动物一律平等 ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL
自己管理农庄给动物们带来了麻烦 Tending the farm by themselves posed problems for the animals,
但猪能想出各种办法解决困难 but the pigs could figure a way round every difficulty.
鲍克瑟受到大家的敬仰 Boxer was the admiration of everybody.
在琼斯时代他就吃苦耐劳 He had been a hard worker in Jones's time,
现在更是一个顶仨 but now he seemed more like three horses than one.
在斯诺鲍的指挥下，其他动物各尽所能 Instructed by Snowball, other animals worked out the rest for themselves.
农庄的工作绩效像是奇迹 And the farm work was done like magic.
他们的成就令所有动物欢欣鼓舞 The success of their efforts delighted everyone
包括拿破仑和它的亲密战友 肥猪斯奎勒 including sly Napoleon and his constant companion Fat Pig Squealer.
那个夏天，动物们在没有任何帮助与干涉的情况下 That summer, the animals, without any help or any interference
让动物农庄取得了长足的发展 made a going proposition of Animal Farm.
田野里的累累硕果闪耀着勤奋与劳动的光辉 The fields yielded richly and they were cut and gleaned with diligence and devotion.
当丰收的果实安全入库之后 动物们就有时间畅想未来了 With the harvest safely home, the animals had time to think of the future
在大谷仓里召开的会议上提出了很多议案 and, at a meeting in the big barn, many resolutions were put forward.
做决议的总是猪 It was always the pigs that made the resolutions.
同志们 我们的第一个五月计划在全农庄取得了胜利 Comrades... our first five months' plan... is a farm-wide triumph.
现在是宣传报道这一光荣消息的时候了 And the time has come...to spread the glorious news,
这样其他农庄的受苦受难的同志们 so that our downtrodden comrades on other farms
就会挣脱枷锁加入到动物革命的行列中来 will break their chains... and join... the Animal Revolution.
去吧 告诉它们这世上有一个动物农庄 Go! Tell the wonders of Animal Farm to the world!
有些动物安于现状 Some animals, content with their lot,
对和平与富足的传说不屑一顾 were unimpressed with tales of peace and plenty.
另一些动物生活在自己的舒适圈里 Others, happy in their own surroundings,
它们对周遭的任何变化都感到震惊 were alarmed at the thought of any change.
但是在那些没有好日子的地方 当地的动物们则对此很感兴趣 But wherever they were having a bad time, animals listened with interest.
在那些地区，很多无言的动物的反抗行为 In certain quarters the rebellious behaviour of a lot of dumb animals
引起了人类的愤怒和争论 caused indignation and much conversation.
但是人们对此束手无策 but nothing was done about it
因为醉醺醺的琼斯先生和他的亲信们根本无计可施 For the drunken Mr Jones and his cronies did not know what to do.
斯诺鲍认为，教育是动物们的下一个必需品 Snowball felt that education was the animals' next necessity.
显然，有些动物比较聪明 Some of the animals were brighter than others, of course.
B, C, D. B, C, D.
E! E!
四条腿好 两条腿坏 Four legs good, two legs bad.
斯诺鲍决心解决农庄的能源问题 Snowball set himself to solve the problem of power on the farm.
拿破仑亦如此 And so did Napoleon.
一月份的天气严酷糟糕 In January there came bitterly hard weather.
缺乏经验的管理导致动物农庄出现了短缺 Inexperienced management brought shortages to Animal Farm.
但是斯诺鲍继续着他对未来的思考 But Snowball continued his thinking for the future.
这样的想法并非只有他一个人有 And in such thoughts he was not alone.
同志们 Comrades
我为动物农庄制定了一个新计划 I have prepared a new plan for Animal Farm.
这就是 Here it is.
它需要的只是你们的选票 All it needs is your vote.
首先我们不得不干得更多 吃得更少 At first we will have to work more and eat less.
但我的计划将给大家带来电力 But my plan... will bring us electricity.
这意味着在冬天，谷仓依然温暖如春 It will mean a warm barn in winter...
每个畜栏、猪圈、鸡舍都能有一盏灯 A light... in every stall... sty and roost.
大家都能过上豪华的生活 Luxury for all.
同志们 在短短的一年之后 动物农庄就是世上最棒的！ Comrades, in one short year Animal Farm will be the finest in the world.
梦想，梦想 Dreams, dreams.
投给我的计划，就是投给美满的生活！ A vote for my plan is a vote for the life beautiful.
这是谎言 It's a lie.
我承诺，每周工作四天！ I promise you a 4-day week.
扯淡 Bosh.
或许每星期只工作三天 Perhaps a three-day week
无稽之谈 Nonsense.
每周只上一天班 A one day week!
斯诺鲍被解决了之后 With Snowball disposed,
拿破仑自信地走上前去，接管了动物农庄 Napoleon stepped up confidently to take charge of Animal Farm.
肥猪斯奎勒成为它忠实的追随者和助手 And Fat Pig Squealer became his obedient follower and assistant.
同志们，斯诺鲍是个叛徒！ Comrades, Snowball is a traitor!
它真实的计划是什么 What was he really planning?
是让琼斯复辟！ To bring back Jones!
现在，我们别开这些没用的破会了 Now... let's have no more of these useless meetings... eh?
从今往后，我会保护你们的权益！ From now on, I'll protect your interests...
会替你们作决定！ and I'll make your decisions.
给大家看看我为农庄做的计划吧 Let me show you my plan for Animal Farm.
四条腿好 两条腿坏 Four legs good, two legs bad.
于是风车最终还是开始了建设 And so the windmill was started after all.
如果没了鲍克瑟，什么也完成不了， Nothing could have been achieved without Boxer
它的力气比其它所有动物加起来还大 whose strength was greater than that of all the other animals put together.
所有动物在猪的监督下长期轮班 Superintended by the pigs all the animals worked long shifts
从清晨干到黄昏 which lasted from dawn till dusk.
劳动者们的配给减少了，除了猪以外， Rations were shortened for the workers but the pigs
它们以“脑力劳动”为由， by virtue of their brain work, were plentifully provided for.
获得了丰富的供给 were plentifully provided for.
但最大的贡献来自于鲍克瑟 But the greatest inspiration came from Boxer
它和它的朋友本杰明没日没夜地干活 who, with his friend Benjamin, worked early and late, in season and out.
有一天晚上，在完成了日常的辛苦工作之后 One evening after working long and late as usual,
鲍克瑟和本杰明有一个奇怪的发现 Boxer and Benjamin made a curious discovery.
琼斯家晚上发生的事情 Word of what now went on at night in Jones's house
在动物农庄里迅速传开了 spread quickly through Animal Farm.
有些动物记得，有一条禁止在床铺上睡觉的法律 Some of the animals thought they remembered a law against beds
但很明显他们犯了错误（任何动物不能盖被睡觉） but obviously they were mistaken.
如今，动物农庄的法律还将发生其他变化 And now... other changes in the laws of Animal Farm were in store.
你的那些不懂得感恩的牲口 Those ungrateful beasts of yours!
振作点！它们撑不了多久 Cheer up, they won't last.
下一个冬天就能让它们跪在咱面前 Another winter will bring them to their knees.
再说了，它们去哪买那些必需品呢？ Anyway, where are they going to buy the things they need?
在琼斯先生的圈子里，“动物农庄物资短缺 ” In Mr Jones's circle, the subject of shortages at Animal Farm
成了个热门话题 was a popular one.
一个精明的商人温普尔恰好可以为此做点什么 And a sharp trader named Whymper was just the sort to do something about it.
同志们 我们深受爱戴的英明领袖 Comrades! Our leader, as wise as he is beloved,
已经做出了对外开放的伟大决定！ has decided to trade with the outside world.
当然，不是为了利益，那样就辜负了我们的崇高原则 Not for gain, of course, that would be unworthy of our noble principles.
你们母鸡有幸成为了第一批奉献者 You hens... are to have the honour of making the first contribution.
拿出你们所有的鸡蛋！ All your eggs.
我知道，你们为享有这种特权感到无上光荣！ I know how proud you are of this privilege...
鸡们似乎还记着老麦哲的话 The chickens seemed to remember that Old Major said
它们的蛋永远不会被夺走 their eggs should never be taken from them.
无辜的人和有罪的人一起受苦，鸡的起义是短暂的 The innocent suffered with the guilty. The chicken's uprising was short-lived.
同志们，我有一个可怕的发现 Comrades! I have made a terrible discovery.
我们当中出了叛徒！ There are traitors among us!
是的同志们，这些琼斯和斯诺鲍小集团的成员 Yes, comrades, in league with Jones and Snowball.
要毁掉动物农庄！ To destroy Animal Farm!
还有谁有罪 Who else is guilty?
站出来忏悔 Stand up and confess!
任何动物不得（无缘无故地）杀害其他动物 NO ANIMAL SHALL KILL ANOTHER ANIMAL WITHOUT CAUSE
革命已经结束了 那首歌没用了 The revolution is now complete. We have no more use for that song.
从今往后不准再唱它！ Singing it is now forbidden.
违者处以死刑！ Under penalty of DEATH!
动物农庄的对外贸易迅速搞活了 Trade between Animal Farm and the outer world now became quite brisk.
正如所预料到的那样 温普尔先生的收益极大地刺激了其他人 As might be expected, Mr Whymper's profits inspired others
也来分一杯羹 to seek their share.
或者至少发泄一下他们的妒忌之心 Or at least, give vent to their jealousy.
嗯... 动物农庄似乎让温普尔赚了大钱 Mmm... Animal Farm seems to be making money for Whymper.
谁听说过动物能经营好农庄？ Who ever heard of animals running a farm?
你看到他们的风车了吗？ Have you seen their wind mill?
-来吧，把它们赶出去！- 对，把它们赶出去！ - Come on, let's kick them out. - Yeah, kick them out.
农庄的原主人并没有被邀请参加这次行动 The original owner was not invited to join this movement.
他的邻居让他明白，他的时代过去了 His neighbours let him know his day was done.
同志们！ 敌人已经动员他们所有的力量来侵略我们！ Comrades. The enemy has mobilised all his forces against us.
我们必须从可恨的敌人手中拯救动物农庄 We must save Animal Farm from the hateful enemy.
不惜一切代价，我们动物必须团结起来 At all costs we animals must unite.
战斗的时刻到了！为动物农庄而牺牲吧！ Now is the time to fight - to die for Animal Farm.
让我们给他们看看动物农庄的强大力量！ Let us show them all that Animal Farm is strong!
胜利！ Victory！
现在，令人心碎的重建工作开始了 Now began the heartbreaking job of rebuilding.
一如既往，鲍克瑟和本杰明干得最努力 And as before, Boxer and Benjamin worked hardest of all.
几乎不需要猪来当监工 By now supervision of the work by pigs was hardly necessary.
所以他们有了时间来搞点脱产的业余活动 So they had time for less laborious pursuits.
即使其他动物离开了岗位很久， Long after the other animals left the job...
鲍克瑟和本杰明依然拼尽全力工作 Boxer and Benjamin worked on and on, giving their all,
日复一日，年复一年 year in, year out.
新一代的猪长大了 A new generation of pigs grew up
它们被赋予了被认为是对动物农庄 非常有价值的艺术和优雅 endowed with what were considered arts and graces very flattering to Animal Farm.
以及天才的领导艺术 And its presiding genius!
然而风车迄今尚未完工 But still the windmill was not finished.
鲍克瑟受伤的脚非但没有好转，反而更加严重了 And Boxer's injured foot got worse instead of better.
鲍克瑟看上去死了，但他没有，他的生命还没结束. It looked as though Boxer were dead. But he wasn't. Not quite.
鲍克瑟伤得很重，他再也不能工作了 Boxer's hurt bad, he'll never work again.
我们该怎么办？ What do we do?
然而，拿破仑和斯奎勒已经为鲍克瑟定好了去向 While Napoleon and Squiller made plans for Boxer,
本杰明预言，它可以退休，并好好地歇歇了 Benjamin predicted he could look forward to a well-earned rest and retirement.
第二天，建设风车的工作如往常一样进行 Next day the windmill work went on as usual,
但是现在，鲍克瑟不在了 but now without Boxer.
早晨，一辆救护车开了过来 And during the morning what appeared to be an ambulance arrived.
只有本杰明怀疑它不是救护车 Only Benjamin suspected it wasn't an ambulance.
其他动物终于认出了这辆通向死亡之路的车 The other animals finally recognised the death wagon
来自于温普尔先生的熬胶工厂 from Mr Whymper's glue factory.
我一直陪着它，直到生命的最后一息 I was with him right to the end.
它的遗言是 His last words were
同志们，前进！拿破仑万岁！ "Forward comrades! long live Napoleon!"
有些别有用心的谣言说 鲍克瑟被出售给一家熬胶厂 As for the wicked rumour that Boxer was sold to a glue factory.
我们敬爱的领袖绝不会这么做！ Our beloved leader would never do that!
拿破仑万岁 Long live Napoleon.
拿破仑万岁 Long live Napoleon!
那天晚上 猪们喝着用鲍克瑟的生命换来的威士忌酒 And that night, the pigs drank to Boxer's memory
来缅怀了鲍克瑟 in the whiskey they had bought with Boxer's life.
岁月流逝 Years passed,
四季轮回 the seasons came and went.
动物们短暂的生命飞速流逝 Their short animal lives sped by.
竣工了的风车就像一座纪念碑 The completed windmill stood as a monument
见证了建造者的命运和牺牲 to its builders' faith and sacrifice.
但是，当年的动物革命却很少被记起 But the animals' revolution was only dimly remembered.
从外表上看，动物农庄的确非常繁荣 Outwardly Animal Farm appeared prosperous,
但是动物们自己却并没有过得比从前更好 but the animals themselves were no better off, with the exception of the pigs
除了猪和它们的最高领袖拿破仑 and their supreme leader, Napoleon.
猪所运作的企业 This pig-run enterprise
现在有了许多现代文明的点缀 now had many of the frills of real civilization.
在一个风和日丽的日子 来自四面八方的猪代表 and one fine day, pig delegates from far and wide
来到动物农庄 庆祝新时代的到来 arrived at Animal Farm to celebrate the coming of a new era.
所有动物一律平等 ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL
但有些动物比其他动物更平等 BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS
当这一巨变的消息传到它们耳中时 When reports of this great change reached them,
其他的动物都感到不可思议 other animals everywhere were incredulous.
沮丧而愤怒的动物们，潮水般地涌向动物农庄， Dismayed and indignant, they headed towards Animal Farm from all directions,
为了共同的目的，又一次团结起来 instinctively uniting, once again, in common cause.
同志们，朋友们！ Loyal followers!
运营在猪所有制下的农场 on farms owned and operated by pigs...
有着极其严格的秩序与纪律 there is order and discipline.
比起其他农庄 我们那里的低等动物干得更多，吃得更少 Our lower animals do more work and eat less than on other farms.
这将鼓励着你们，让你们那里的低等动物 This... will encourage you to make your lower animals
干得更更多，吃得更更少！ work even harder and eat even less.
为更伟大的动物农庄干杯！ To a greater Animal Farm!
为猪统治下的和平与富足干杯！ To peace and plenty under pig rule!
为了猪所有制之下的农庄遍布全世界，干杯！ To the day when pigs own and operate farms everywhere.
对动物们来说，他们的世界 To the animals now it seemed that the world, which may or may not
也许有一天会成为天堂 someday become a happy place to live in,
但现在看来，这个世界对普通动物来说 比以往任何时候都要糟糕 was worse than ever for ordinary creatures,
又到了他们必须做点什么的时候了 And another moment had come when they must do something about it.