After only a moment or two they gave up trying to defend themselves and took to their heels【n. 脚后跟；踵】. A minute later all five of them were in full flight down the cart-track that led to the main road，with the animals persuing them in triumph【n. 胜利，凯旋；欢欣】.
Mrs. Jones looked out of the bedroom window，saw what was happening，hurriedly flung a few possessions into a carpet bag，and slipped out of the farm by another way. Moses sprang off his perch and flapped after her，croaking loudly. Meanwhile the animals had chased【vt. 追逐；追捕；试图赢得；雕镂】 Jones and his men out on to the road and slammed the five-barred gate behind them. And so，almost before they knew what was happening，the Rebellion has been successfully carried through：Jones was expelled，and the Manor Farm was theirs.
For the first few minutes the animals could hardly believe in their good fortune. Their first act was to gallop【vi. 飞驰；急速进行；急急忙忙地说】 in a body right round the boundaries【n. 边界，界线（boundary 的复数形式）；界限】 of the farm，as though to make quite sure that no human being was hiding anywhere upon it；then they raced back to the farm buildings to wipe out the last traces of Jones’s hated reign【n. 君主统治时期；任期；（运动员）持荣誉头衔时期；主宰期】.
The harness-room at the end of the stables was broken open；the bits，the nose-rings，the dog/chains，the cruel knives with which Mr. Jones had been used to castrate【vt. 阉割；删除；去掉最重要的部分；使丧失力量】 the pigs and lambs，were all flung【v. （用力）投；猛地移去】 down the well【n. 井；源泉】.
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