Orwell's dictum now faces a new test.

奥威尔这则格言现如今正面临新考验。

Borrowing a direct example from Orwell, words like warm would not exist.

借用奥威尔一个直接例子，像温暖这词将不会存在。

Readers throughout the years have argued that Orwell remains relevant in their time.

多年来，读者一直认为，奥威尔在他们所处时代仍然重要。

If Orwell were writing today, he would find plenty of euphemisms to complain about.

如果奥威尔在现代写作，他会发现大量值得抱怨委婉语。

The books in different languages show how many people Orwell reached.

这不同语言版本书籍展示了奥威尔受众之广。

One of Orwell's last acts was to ask for a Christian burial.

奥威尔生前最后举动之一是要求以基督教方式安葬。

By 1944, both Orwell and Eileen were in a very bad place.

到 1944 年，奥威尔和艾琳处境都。

Not that it seems Western culture will ever truly say goodbye to Orwell.

不过，西方文化似乎永远不会真正与奥威尔告别。

In Orwell's own words, newspeak was designed not to extend but to diminish the range of thought.

用奥威尔自己话说，设计新语并不是为了拓展词汇，而是为了缩小思想范围。

By 1960, Orwell's status as a literary icon was cemented in Britain.

到1960 年，奥威尔作为文学偶像地位在英国已经确立。

It was launched after a professor at the school donated his collection of rare Orwell books.

此前，该大学一位教授将自己收集多本奥威尔罕有著作赠予大学图书馆。

Finally, in 1941, desperate to be of some help, Orwell joined the BBC, producing propaganda for its radio division.

最终，在 1941 年，渴望有所作为奥威尔加入了 BBC，为其广播部门制作宣传节目。

In other words, he had just four short years being the Orwell we know today.

换句话说，他成为我们今天所知奥威尔只有短短四年时间。

Orwell was British, but the book has been popular with readers around the world for many years.

奥威尔是英国人，但是他这本书多年来一直受到世界各地读者欢迎。

Orwell agreed and, on August 17, 1945 Animal Farm hit the shelves.

奥威尔同意了，1945 年 8 月 17 日，《动物农场》上架了。

The theory was this. This is right out of Orwell.

理论是这。这正是奥威尔作品。

The Lesson for young people It is evident that Orwell never stayed idle.

给年轻人教训 显然， 奥威尔从不闲着。

And this won't be Orwell's authoritarianism.

这不会是奥威尔威权主义。

Come the actual year 1984, Orwell's work was so well-known that it triggered a 12-month media frenzy.

到了真正 1984 年，奥威尔作品已经如此知名，以至于引发了一场为期 12 个月媒体狂热。

Yet Orwell felt no joy at any of this.

然而，奥威尔对此一切都感受不到任何喜悦。