漫画和对白


Rory: Tonight on barnyard news, pigs and ducks clash over disputed barnyard territory. The goats have intervened and vow to make the farm a safe place once more, dubbing the conflict operation ham and quackers.
词汇注释和参考译文
barnyard n. 仓前空地

clash vi.冲突；不协调
The enemy armies clashed.
敌军发生冲突。

disputed(动词dispute的过去分词，相当于形容词）有争议的
Even the simplest points were disputed.
哪怕是最简单的事情,也是有争议的。

territory n. 领土

intervene vi. 干涉, 介入, 调停
I am powerless to intervene in the matter.
我对调停此事无能为力。

vow vi. 发誓；立誓
He vowed to look after his mother when his father died.
他发誓在父亲死后照顾母亲。

dub vt.起绰号，把…称为
The papers dubbed them The Fab Four'.
报刊给他们起了个绰号叫"四绝".

ham n. 火腿,这里指pig

quacker n.鸭子

参考译文
Rory：今晚来自农场仓前空地的消息，猪和鸭子就领土问题发生了激烈的争执。山羊已经介入调停，宣誓会再次让农场成为一个安全之地，并把此次冲突称之为“火腿鸭肉”事件 。