007 拯救小人国

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Two days later, everything I needed for my plan was ready

两天后，我计划所需的一切都准备好了。

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" This morning I will go to Blefuscu," I told the king

“今天早上我会去不来夫斯库。”我告诉国王。

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" I hope your plan works," he replied

“我希望你的计划能成功。”他答道。

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" Lilliput's fate depends on you!"

“利力浦特的命运就靠你了！”

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" I'll be back soon," I said

“我很快就回来。”我说。

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I went down to the shore, carrying the fifty hooks

我带着五十个钩子来到岸边。

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Each had a rope tied to it

每个钩子上都系着一根绳子。

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I took off my shoes and socks, waded into the sea, and headed for Blefuscu

我脱掉鞋袜，涉水走进海里，朝着不来夫斯库出发。

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The water between the two islands was shallow, so I could walk most of the way

两个岛之间的水很浅，所以我大部分路程都能走着过去。

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Soon I reached the harbor of Blefuscu

很快我就抵达了不来夫斯库的港口。

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When the Blefuscans saw me, they were very frightened

当不来夫斯古人看到我时，他们非常害怕。

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I heard someone shout," A giant! Run for your lives."

我听到有人大喊：“巨人！快逃命啊。”

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Another man screamed," That monster will kill us all!"

另一个人尖叫道：“那个怪物会把我们都杀了！”

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The Blefuscans jumped out of their ships and swam to shore

不来夫斯古人纷纷跳下船，向岸边游去。

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Many of the people shot arrows at me

许多人朝我射箭。

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To each ship I attached a hook and rope

我在每艘船上都系上了钩子和绳子。

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Then I gathered all the ropes and began to pull them

然后我把所有绳子收拢，开始拉。

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None of the ships moved

船一艘也没动。

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" What's the problem?"

“怎么回事？”

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I wondered. Then I understood

我纳闷着，接着我明白了。

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" It's the anchors!"

“是船锚！”

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Each ship had a heavy anchor that kept it in place

每艘船都靠一个沉重的锚固定在原地。

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I went from ship to ship and cut all the anchor ropes with my knife

我从一艘船走到另一艘船，用刀割断了所有的锚索。

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Then I pulled on the ropes I had tied to the ships

然后我拉起了我系在船上的绳索。

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Slowly, they started to move

慢慢地，它们开始移动了。

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I walked through the waves, pulling the ships behind me

我踏着海浪前行，把船拖在身后。

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On the shore, the Blefuscans shouted and screamed as I towed their ships away

岸上的不来夫斯库人见我拖走他们的船，大喊大叫起来。

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They could do nothing to prevent me

他们无法阻止我。

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Luckily, the tide was out and the water was becoming shallower

幸运的是，潮水退去，水变得越来越浅。

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I did not have to swim and pull the ships at the same time

我不必一边游泳一边拖船了。

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I could wade all the way back to Lilliput

我可以一路涉水回到利力浦特。

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The king of Lilliput and many other people were watching from the shore of that island

利力浦特的国王和许多其他人正在那个岛的海岸上观看。

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They could see the ships coming

他们能看到船队过来了。

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They could not see me because only my head was above water

他们看不到我，因为只有我的头在水面上。

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They were in despair

他们绝望了。

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They thought that the Blefuscans were attacking Lilliput and that I must have drowned

他们以为不来夫斯库人在攻打利力浦特，我一定是淹死了。

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As I neared the shore, I called out

当我靠近海岸时，我喊道，

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" Long live the king of Lilliput!"

“利力浦特国王万岁！”

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When the king and his people finally saw me, they shouted," Hooray! Welcome back!"

当国王和他的人民终于看到我时，他们喊道：“太好了！欢迎回来！”

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They were very happy to see me

他们见到我非常高兴。

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The king even came to meet me at the edge of the water

国王甚至来到水边迎接我。

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" My people and I are very grateful to you, Enormous One," he said

他说：“我的人民和我都非常感激你，巨人。”

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" You have saved Lilliput. Thank you."

“你拯救了利力浦特。谢谢你。”

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" I am happy that I could help you," I replied

我回答：“我很高兴能帮上忙。”

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" You are very brave," the king continued

国王接着说：“你非常勇敢。”

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" From now on, you will be one of my chief advisers."

“从现在起，你将是我的首席顾问之一。”

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" That is a great honor," I said to the king

我对国王说：“这是个莫大的荣誉。”

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" Now I would like to ask another favor," he said

他说：“现在，我想请你再帮个忙。”

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" Go back and steal the rest of the Blefuscans' ships

“回去把不来夫斯库人剩下的船都偷过来。”

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Then they will never be able to attack us again

这样他们就再也无法攻击我们了。

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I will have power over them forever

我将永远掌控他们。

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I will destroy all the Big-Endians

我将消灭所有的大端派。

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I will be king of everywhere."

我将成为天下之王。”

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" I am sorry, Your Majesty," I replied

我回答：“对不起，陛下。”

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" I cannot agree to do that."

“我不能同意这样做。”

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" Why not?" he demanded

“为什么不行？”他质问道。

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" Blefuscu is a good country like Lilliput," I said," and should be free like Lilliput

我说：“不来夫斯库和利力浦特一样，是个好国家，也应该和利力浦特一样自由。”

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I think the two countries should live in peace from now on."

我认为这两个国家从今以后应该和平共处。”

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" I want the rest of the Blefuscan ships," the king insisted

“我要的是不来夫斯库剩下的船，”国王坚持道。

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" You must obey my order."

“你必须服从我的命令。”

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" I cannot help you, Your Majesty," I told him again

我再次告诉他：“我帮不了您，陛下。”

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I tried to make him understand my point of view, but I failed

我试图让他理解我的观点，但我失败了。

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The king was very angry because I refused to do as he asked

因为我拒绝照他说的做，国王非常愤怒。