008 和平的提议

旁白 neutral

The king never forgot my refusal to take the rest of the Blefuscan ships

国王从未忘记我拒绝夺取剩下的不来夫斯古船只的事。

旁白 neutral

I had prevented the Blefuscans from attacking Lilliput, but he was still angry with me

我阻止了不来夫斯古人进攻利立浦特，但他仍然对我很生气。

旁白 neutral

Some of the king's men agreed with my decision

朝中有些大臣赞同我的决定。

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" You did the right thing," one of them told me

“你做得对，”其中一人对我说。

旁白 neutral

Not everyone, however, felt the same way

不过，并非所有人都这么想。

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" You are a traitor," another of the king's advisers growled at me

“你这个叛徒，”另一位国王的谋士对我咆哮道。

旁白 neutral

Through my friends in the palace, I heard that I now had some secret enemies

通过宫中的朋友，我得知自己现在有了一些暗中的敌人。

旁白 neutral

From then on, they and the king were against me

从那时起，他们和国王便联手反对我。

旁白 neutral

About three weeks passed

大约三周过去了。

旁白 neutral

One day, the Blefuscan king sent six of his officials to Lilliput to speak for him

一天，不来夫斯古国王派了六名官员到利立浦特，代他进行交涉。

旁白 neutral

The officials had a long meeting with the Lilliputian king

官员们与利立浦特国王进行了一次漫长的会谈。

旁白 neutral

Because I was still one of his chief officials, I was at the meeting

由于我仍是他的主要官员之一，所以也出席了会议。

旁白 neutral

" Your Majesty," said the chief official from Blefuscu," our king would like to make peace with you

“陛下，”不来夫斯古的首席官员说道，“我们的国王希望与您讲和。

旁白 neutral

Blefuscu and Lilliput have been at war for too long

不来夫斯古和利立浦特交战太久了。

旁白 neutral

Many of our people have died or been hurt."

我们的许多国民都已死亡或受伤。”

旁白 neutral

" It has been a long war," sighed the king

“这是一场漫长的战争，”国王叹气道。

旁白 neutral

He and the visiting officials discussed how their countries could get along without fighting

他和来访的官员们讨论了两国如何能不靠打仗而和平相处。

旁白 neutral

The king of Lilliput wanted the king of Blefuscu to agree to certain conditions

利立浦特国王希望不来夫斯古国王同意某些条件。

旁白 neutral

After hours of discussion, the two sides reached an agreement

经过数小时的讨论，双方达成了一致协议。

旁白 neutral

" I accept your king's peace offer,"

“我接受贵国国王的和平提议，”

旁白 neutral

the king of Lilliput said finally

利立浦特国王最后说道。

旁白 neutral

" Tell him that I will have my chief official write up an agreement

“告诉他，我会让首席官员起草一份协议。

旁白 neutral

Then your king and I will sign it."

然后你们的国王和我将签署它。”

旁白 neutral

I was surprised but happy to hear Lilliput's king say this

听到利立浦特国王这么说，我又惊讶又高兴。

旁白 neutral

The two countries would no longer be at war

两国将不再交战。

旁白 neutral

The next day, the Blefuscan officials came to see me

第二天，不来夫斯古的官员们来见我。

旁白 neutral

" Our king has heard of your refusal to take the rest of his ships," the chief official said

“我们国王听说你拒绝带走他其余的船只，”首席官员说。

旁白 neutral

" He asked me to thank you

“他让我谢谢你。

旁白 neutral

He thinks you are a generous giant

他认为你是个慷慨的巨人。

旁白 neutral

He invites you to come to Blefuscu for a visit."

他邀请你去不来夫斯古做客。”

旁白 neutral

" I would be delighted to travel to Blefuscu and meet your king," I replied

“我很乐意前往不来夫斯古，拜见你们的国王，”我答道。

旁白 neutral

" I will ask the king of Lilliput for his permission to visit soon."

“我会尽快请求利立浦特国王准我前去访问。”

旁白 neutral

The Blefuscans were no longer angry with me for taking their ships

不来夫斯古人不再因为我夺走他们的船而生气了。

旁白 neutral

I was happy that they were ready to forgive and forget

我很高兴他们愿意原谅并忘记过去的事。

旁白 neutral

Our meeting continued for a few hours

我们的会面持续了几个小时。

旁白 neutral

The Blefuscan officials were curious about me

不来夫斯古的官员们对我很好奇。

旁白 neutral

They had never met a giant before, and they asked me many questions

他们以前从未见过巨人，问了我许多问题。

旁白 neutral

" Would you do something to show us how strong you are?" one asked

“你能做点什么，给我们看看你有多强壮吗？”一个官员问。

旁白 neutral

" Of course," I replied

“当然可以，”我回答。

旁白 neutral

Just outside my house was a large rock

就在我的房子外面，有一块大岩石。

旁白 neutral

It was much bigger than the tiny Blefuscans

它比小小的不来夫斯古人大得多。

旁白 neutral

I picked it up with both my hands

我用双手把它举了起来。

旁白 neutral

Even for me it was quite heavy

即使对我来说，它也相当重。

旁白 neutral

I threw it into an empty field as the Blefuscans watched

在不来夫斯古人的注视下，我把它扔到了一片空地上。

旁白 neutral

" Your strength is amazing!" the chief official exclaimed

“你的力气太惊人了！”首席官员惊叹道。

旁白 neutral

When the visit ended, he repeated his invitation

访问结束时，他再次发出了邀请。

旁白 neutral

" Come to visit us soon in Blefuscu," he said

“尽快来不来夫斯古看我们吧，”他说。

旁白 neutral

" I will give a good report of you to our king."

“我会向我们国王好好报告你的情况。”

旁白 neutral

A few days later, I had a chance to speak to the king of Lilliput

几天后，我找到了一个机会和利立浦特国王说话。

旁白 neutral

" Your Majesty," I said

“陛下，”我说。

旁白 neutral

" The king of Blefuscu has invited me to visit his island

“不来夫斯古国王邀请我去他的岛上访问。

旁白 neutral

I would like to go

我想去。

旁白 neutral

May I have your permission, please?"

请问，我能得到您的允许吗？”

旁白 neutral

" Yes," the king replied, although his manner was quite cold

“可以，”国王回答，尽管他的态度相当冷淡。

旁白 neutral

" You may visit Blefuscu

“你可以访问不来夫斯古。

旁白 neutral

But let me know before you leave Lilliput."

但是离开利立浦特之前要告诉我。”