George Orwell - Скотный двор / Animal Farm

Snowball and Napoleon were by far the most active in the debates. But it was noticed that these two were never in agreement. Whatever suggestion either of them made, the other was against it. Even when it was resolved to set aside the small paddock behind the orchard as a home of rest for the old animals, there was a stormy debate over the correct retiring age [15] retiring age – пенсионный возраст for each class of animal. The Meeting always ended with the singing of ‘Beasts of England’.

The harness-room was a headquarters for the pigs. Here, in the evenings, they studied blacksmithing, carpentering, and other necessary arts from books which they brought out of the farmhouse. Snowball also organized the other animals into Animal Committees. He was indefatigable at this. He formed the Egg Production Committee for the hens, the Clean Tails League for the cows, the Wild Comrades’ Re-education Committee (the object of this was to tame the rats and rabbits), the Whiter Wool Movement for the sheep, and various others, besides classes in reading and writing. On the whole, these projects were a failure. The attempt to tame the wild creatures, for instance, broke down almost immediately. If someone treated the wild animals with generosity, they simply took advantage of it. The cat joined the Re-education Committee and was very active in it for some days. One time she was sitting on a roof and talking to some sparrows. She was telling them that all animals were now comrades and that any sparrow could come and perch on her paw. But the sparrows kept their distance.

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Manor Farm – ферма «Усадьба»

pop-holes – дыры в стене

tushes – клыки

sets them to work – гонит их на работу

boil you down for the foxhounds – сварит из тебя собачью похлёбку

mangel-wurzels – кормовая свёкла

Squealer – Визгун

we shall starve to death – мы умрём с голоду

Sugarcandy Mountain – Леденцовая Гора

got so drunk – так напился

they could stand it no longer – их терпение истощилось

paint-pot – банка с краской

was the wrong way round – было развёрнуто в другую сторону

That will be attended to. – О нём позаботятся.

retiring age – пенсионный возраст