E03 003 国王的来访

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0:12 One day, the king and queen came to visit me 有一天，国王和王后来看望我。
0:15 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。
0:22 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。
0:26 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。
0:30 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。
0:34 He and the queen wore magnificent clothes 他和王后穿着华丽的衣服。
0:38 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。
0:44 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。
0:49 Then the king and queen returned to the palace 然后国王和王后返回了宫殿。
0:53 He left his guards to watch me and control the crowd 他留下卫兵看守我，并控制人群。
0:57 Some men in the crowd shouted and shot arrows at me 人群中有些人叫嚷着向我射箭。
1:01 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。
1:05 To punish them, the guard gave them to me 为了惩罚他们，侍卫把他们交给了我。
1:09 " Yum, you'll make a delicious snack," I said “嗯，你们会是一顿美味的点心。”我说。
1:13 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。
1:20 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。
1:26 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。
1:30 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。
1:36 Then I took the other men out of my pocket 然后我从口袋里拿出了其他人。
1:40 " Don't ever shoot at me again," “别再冲我射箭了，”
1:43 I said as I set them free 我边说边把他们放了。
1:45 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。
1:51 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”。
1:56 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。
2:00 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。
2:05 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。
2:10 He came to visit me often 他时常来看望我。
2:12 Each time, I asked him the same thing: 每一次，我都向他提出同样的请求：
2:16 " Please, Your Majesty, take the chains off my ankle." “陛下，请把我脚踝上的锁链取下来。”
2:20 " 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。
2:24 " 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。”
2:30 " 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。
2:33 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。
2:39 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。
2:43 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。
2:47 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。”
2:53 It makes a sound again and again “它会一遍又一遍地发出声响。”
2:56 The Enormous One often looks at this engine." “巨人经常看着这个引擎。”
2:59 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。
3:06 " 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。”
3:10 " 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。”
3:13 My gun had been discovered 我的枪被发现了。
3:16 " What is this thing for?" asked the king “这东西是做什么用的？”国王问道。
3:19 " 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。
3:24 " Order your people to move away from that tree “请命令您的民众从那棵树旁离开。
3:26 I don't want anyone to get hurt." 我不想让任何人受伤。”
3:28 I pointed my gun at the tree and fired 我把枪指向那棵树，然后开了一枪。
3:32 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。
3:35 The noise terrified everyone, including the king 那声巨响吓坏了所有人，包括国王。
3:39 But he calmed down quickly 但他很快就镇定了下来。
3:41 " You may keep your things," he told me “你可以保留你的东西，”他告诉我。
3:44 " 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。”
3:48 " It is my gift to you," I said “这是我赠予您的礼物。”我说。
3:51 " 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。”