003 国王的来访

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One day, the king and queen came to visit me

有一天，国王和王后来看望我。

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Soon a large, noisy crowd gathered, because people were very curious about me

很快，一大群喧闹的人聚集起来，因为人们对我很好奇。

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Some people pushed others out of the way to get a better look

有些人推开别人，以便看得更清楚。

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They wanted to see me and hear what the king said to me

他们想看看我，听听国王对我说了什么。

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The king was taller than most Lilliputians and moved gracefully

国王比大多数小人国人高，举止优雅。

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He and the queen wore magnificent clothes

他和王后穿着华丽的衣服。

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I lay down on my side so that the king and I could observe each other more easily

我侧躺下来，这样我和国王就能更容易地互相观察。

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He spoke to me for a long time, but I couldn't understand his words

他对我说了很久的话，但我听不懂他的话。

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Then the king and queen returned to the palace

然后国王和王后返回了宫殿。

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He left his guards to watch me and control the crowd

他留下卫兵看守我，并控制人群。

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Some men in the crowd shouted and shot arrows at me

人群中有些人叫嚷着向我射箭。

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The chief guard ordered six of them to be caught and tied up

侍卫长下令抓住他们中的六个人并捆起来。

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To punish them, the guard gave them to me

为了惩罚他们，侍卫把他们交给了我。

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" Yum, you'll make a delicious snack," I said

“嗯，你们会是一顿美味的点心。”我说。

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I put five of the troublemakers in my pocket and picked up the sixth man between my finger and thumb

我把五个捣乱分子放进口袋，然后用拇指和食指捏起第六个人。

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He struggled, and I moved my hand toward my mouth. He screamed

他挣扎起来，我把手移向嘴边。他尖叫起来。

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I took out my pocketknife, and he thought I was going to cut him up

我掏出小刀，他以为我要把他切碎。

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Instead, I cut the strings that he was tied with and put the man carefully on the ground

结果，我割断了绑他的绳子，小心地把他放在地上。

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Then I took the other men out of my pocket

然后我从口袋里拿出了其他人。

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" Don't ever shoot at me again,"

“别再冲我射箭了，”

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I said as I set them free

我边说边把他们放了。

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Soon everyone in Lilliput knew about me, but people had trouble pronouncing my name

不久，小人国里人人都知道了我，但大家念不好我的名字。

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To make things easy, they called me " Enormous One " in their language

为了方便，他们用本国的语言称我为“巨人”。

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The king ordered his best scholars to teach me the Lilliputian language

国王命令他最出色的学者来教我小人国的语言。

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I learn languages easily, because I'm interested in people from other countries

我学语言很容易，因为我对来自其他国家的人感兴趣。

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In about three weeks I knew enough Lilliputian to talk with the king

大约三周后，我已经能用小人国语跟国王交谈了。

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He came to visit me often

他时常来看望我。

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Each time, I asked him the same thing:

每一次，我都向他提出同样的请求：

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" Please, Your Majesty, take the chains off my ankle."

“陛下，请把我脚踝上的锁链取下来。”

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" First I must consult with my advisors," the king replied

“我得先和顾问们商议一下，”国王回答说。

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" Also, you must show my officers what is in your pockets."

“还有，你必须让我的官员看看你口袋里有什么。”

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" Your officers may inspect all my possessions," I said

“你们的官员可以检查我所有的物品。”我说。

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I took everything out of my pockets, and the officers examined my things with great interest

我把所有东西都从口袋里拿了出来，官员们兴致勃勃地检查我的物品。

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Later I read the report they wrote about my things

后来，我读到了他们写的关于我物品的报告。

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My handkerchief and my pocketknife were noted in the report

我的手帕和小刀都被记录在报告中。

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But " the most interesting thing," the report said," is the large shiny engine

但报告里写道，“最有趣的物件，是那个闪闪发亮的大引擎。”

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It makes a sound again and again

“它会一遍又一遍地发出声响。”

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The Enormous One often looks at this engine."

“巨人经常看着这个引擎。”

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Lilliput has no clocks, so the officers didn't know what my gold watch was for

小人国没有钟表，所以官员们不知道我的金表是做什么用的。

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" The Enormous One has another metal thing," continued the report

报告接着说：“巨人还有另一件金属的东西。”

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" It is bent, and part of it is a long tube."

“它是弯的，其中一部分是一根长管。”

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My gun had been discovered

我的枪被发现了。

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" What is this thing for?" asked the king

“这东西是做什么用的？”国王问道。

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" I will show you, but it will make a loud noise," I explained

“我会演示给您看，但它会发出很大的声响。”我解释道。

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" Order your people to move away from that tree

“请命令您的民众从那棵树旁离开。

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I don't want anyone to get hurt."

我不想让任何人受伤。”

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I pointed my gun at the tree and fired

我把枪指向那棵树，然后开了一枪。

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Many people fell down or ran away or hid

许多人摔倒了，或是跑开，或是躲了起来。

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The noise terrified everyone, including the king

那声巨响吓坏了所有人，包括国王。

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But he calmed down quickly

但他很快就镇定了下来。

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" You may keep your things," he told me

“你可以保留你的东西，”他告诉我。

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" But I will keep the metal one that makes the big noise."

“但那个能发出巨响的金属物件，我来保管。”

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" It is my gift to you," I said

“这是我赠予您的礼物。”我说。

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" Please be very careful with it, and keep it locked up."

“请务必非常小心，并把它锁起来保管好。”