010 反对格列佛的阴谋

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Several of the king's officials did not like me

有几个国王的大臣不喜欢我。

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One, whose name was Flimnap, hated me for some reason

其中有一个叫弗林纳普的，不知为什么特别恨我。

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Flimnap and his supporters had convinced the king that I was dangerous

弗林纳普和他的支持者说服了国王，说我很危险。

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They thought I was a threat to him and their country

他们认为我对国王和国家都构成了威胁。

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Luckily, I had a friend who was a lord in the court of the king

幸运的是，我有一位朋友，是宫廷里的一位大人。

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Late one night, my friend visited me secretly

一天深夜，我的朋友秘密来拜访我。

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" Enormous One," he said," you know that you have enemies in Lilliput

“巨人，”他说，“你知道你在利立浦特树敌不少。

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Many of them are jealous of you

他们很多人嫉妒你。

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Flimnap tells lies about you

弗林纳普编造关于你的谎言。

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He says that you have done very bad things that are against the law

他说你做了非常坏的事，触犯了法律。

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The punishment for these bad things is death!"

对这些坏事的惩罚是死刑！”

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" I have always tried to help the king," I said

“我一直尽力帮助国王，”我说。

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I felt upset and began to shout

我感到难过，开始大喊起来。

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" I took the Blefuscans' ships for him!

“我为他夺走了不来夫斯古人的船！

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I saved the palace!

我救了皇宫！

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I helped end the war!"

我帮忙结束了战争！”

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" Talk quietly — Flimnap's spies may be listening,"

“小声说话——弗林纳普的密探可能在偷听。”

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said the lord, with fear in his voice

那位大臣声音里带着恐惧说道。

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" Flimnap will kill me if he finds out I've told you this."

“如果弗林纳普发现我告诉了你这些，他会杀了我的。”

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" What are my enemies saying about me?" I asked nervously

“我的敌人都在怎么说我？”我紧张地问。

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" They keep telling the king that you are against him," replied my friend

“他们一直对国王说，你反对他，”我的朋友回答道。

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" You did not return to Blefuscu and steal the rest of the ships

你没有返回布莱福斯库去偷剩下的船只。

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You did not help destroy all the Big-Endians

你没有帮忙消灭所有的大端派。

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Your enemies here say that you are an enemy of Lilliput."

你这里的敌人说，你是利立浦特的敌人。”

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" They are twisting the truth," I said

“他们在歪曲事实，”我说。

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" My actions were good."

“我的行为是出于好意。”

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" The king of Lilliput reminded the bad officials that you had helped him," the lord went on

“利立浦特国王提醒了那些坏官员，说你曾帮助过他，”那位大臣接着说。

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" But your enemies are very powerful

“但是你的敌人非常有权势。

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They suggested setting your house on fire while you are asleep in it

他们建议趁你在屋里熟睡时放火烧房子。

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Then you would die in the fire."

这样你就会死在火里。”

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" What!" I exclaimed. I was very angry

“什么！”我惊叫道。我十分愤怒。

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" Flimnap and the others are evil men."

“弗林纳普和其他人都是恶人。”

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" But the king decided that you will not be killed," said my friend

“但是国王已决定不处死你，”我的朋友说。

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" Reldresal helped make things better for you."

“瑞尔德里沙帮你改善了处境。”

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" Reldresal! What did he do?"

“瑞尔德里沙！他做了什么？”

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" He said you had made mistakes, but you had been a big help sometimes

“他说你犯过错误，但有时也帮了很大的忙。

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He asked the king to be generous

他请求国王宽大处理。

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He said that instead of being killed you should lose your sight."

他说与其处死你，不如让你失去视力。”

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" But that's horrible!" I was shocked

“但那太可怕了！”我震惊极了。

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" Then you would still be strong enough to work for the king," explained the lord

“那样你仍然足够强壮，能为国王效力，”那位大人解释道。

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" But you would not be a threat to him or to Lilliput."

“但你对他或对利立浦特就不再是威胁了。”

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" I thought Reldresal was a friend."

“我原以为瑞尔德里沙是朋友。”

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I put my hands over my eyes

我用手捂住双眼。

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" Reldresal will visit you in a few days to tell you about this

“瑞尔德里沙过几天会来拜访你，把这件事告诉你。

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Then the king will order his men to shoot arrows into your eyes

然后国王会命令手下向你的眼睛射箭。

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You will be blind."

你就会失明。”

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" I can't believe anyone would do such a terrible thing!" I exclaimed

“我无法相信竟有人会做出这么可怕的事！”我大声说道。

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" But thank you for warning me about this awful plan."

“但是谢谢你提醒我这个恶毒的计划。”

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" Think about what to do," said my friend," and make a decision soon."

“想想该怎么做，”我的朋友说，“尽快做出决定。”

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The lord left and went back to the palace

那位大人离开了，返回了王宫。

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I stayed up all night and thought about what to do

我彻夜未眠，思考该何去何从。

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I could kill the king and all the bad men

我可以杀掉国王和所有坏人。

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I did not like that idea

我不喜欢这个念头。

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The king had been kind to me in the past

国王过去对我一直不错。

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But because he was weak, he listened to Flimnap and the other bad men

但由于他懦弱，他听信了弗林纳普和其他坏人的话。

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It did not take me very long to decide that I must escape from Lilliput

我很快就决定，我必须逃离利立浦特。

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" This is a very good time," I said to myself," to go to Blefuscu!"

“现在正是去不来夫斯库的大好时机！”我自言自语道。