012 扬帆回家

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I hurried back to the castle to see the king

我急忙赶回城堡去见国王。

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" May I borrow some of your biggest ships and some men for a day or two?" I asked

“我能借用一些您最大的船和一些船员一两天吗？”我问道。

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" I will lend you my ships and enough men to sail them," he replied

“我会借给你我的船和足够的水手来驾驶它们，”他回答道。

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I thanked the king and went down to the harbor

我谢过国王，然后去了港口。

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Soon, many sailors were busy getting twenty ships ready

很快，许多水手正忙着准备二十艘船。

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" Bring me your strongest ropes," I said to the senior captain

“把你们最结实的绳子拿给我，”我对资深船长说。

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" I'll make them doubly strong by twisting two ropes together."

“我会把两根绳子拧在一起，让它们加倍结实。”

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When I had finished, I told the captain

当我做完后，我对船长说：

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" Tie a double rope to each ship, and then sail around the island to the far side

“把双股绳系在每艘船上，然后绕岛航行到远处的那一边。”

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I'll meet your ships there."

“我会在那里与你们的船会合。”

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Then I hurried back to the other side of the island

然后我匆忙赶回岛的另一边。

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The rowboat was a little closer to the shore now

小划艇现在离岸边近了一些。

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As the ships arrived, I waded into the water and began to swim toward the rowboat

当船只到达时，我蹚入水中，开始朝小划艇游去。

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When I reached it, I called out to the captain

我游到艇边时，朝船长喊道，

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" Throw me a rope."

“扔根绳子给我。”

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I tied it to the rowboat

我把绳子系在小划艇上。

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Swimming with one hand, I pushed the rowboat toward the shore

我用一只手划水，把小划艇推向岸边。

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Soon I reached shallow water where I could stand up

很快我到了浅水区，可以站起来了。

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I tied the ropes from the other ships to the rowboat

我把其他船上递来的绳子系在小划艇上。

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" Pull the boat toward the shore," I said to the captain," and I'll push it."

“把船往岸边拉，”我对船长说，“我来推。”

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Once the boat was on the shore, we turned it over

小船一上岸，我们就把它翻了过来。

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It was not badly damaged and we began to repair it

它损坏得不严重，我们便开始修理它。

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I was very excited

我非常激动。

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I could use the boat to escape to safety

我可以用这艘小船逃到安全的地方。

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The next day, the Blefuscan king said to me

第二天，不来夫斯古国王对我说：

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" I have received a letter from the king of Lilliput

“我收到了利利普特国王的一封信。

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He wants me to send you back to Lilliput under guard

他想要我把你押送回利利普特。

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He says you will be blinded because you are a criminal."

他说你是个罪犯，会被刺瞎双眼。”

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" The men who advise the king of Lilliput hate me," I explained

“那些给利利普特国王出主意的人恨我，”我解释说。

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" They are evil and tell him lies."

“他们很邪恶，对他撒谎。”

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" I don't want you to be punished so cruelly," said the king

“我不希望你受到如此残酷的惩罚。”国王说。

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" I will tell the king of Lilliput that you are leaving Blefuscu

“我会告诉利利普特国王，你正要离开不来夫斯古。

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It is time for you to go back to your own country."

你该回到你自己的国家去了。”

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The Blefuscans gave me a lot of food and water for my voyage

不来夫斯古人给了我许多食物和水，供我航行用。

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They put some tiny cows, sheep, and chickens in my boat so that I could eat them if I needed to

他们往我的小船里放了些小牛、小羊和小鸡，以备我必要时食用。

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I set off on September 24, 1701

我于1701年9月24日启程。

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Three days later, I saw a large ship

三天后，我看到了一艘大船。

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I shouted and waved

我大声喊叫并挥手。

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" We'll come and pick you up," the captain called out

“我们会来接你。”船长喊道。

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I gathered my things and put the little animals in my pockets

我收拾好东西，把小动物放进口袋。

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" I am so glad to see you," I said to the captain

“见到你真是太高兴了，”我对船长说。

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" I'm on my way to England."

“我正在回英格兰的路上。”

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" This is an English ship," he replied

“这是一艘英国船，”他答道。

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" We'll take you home."

“我们会带你回家。”

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During the trip, I told the captain all about the little people of Lilliput and Blefuscu

旅途中，我把利利普特和不来夫斯古的小人们的事都告诉了船长。

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He did not believe me, so I showed him the tiny animals

他不相信我，于是我给他看了那些微型动物。

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" Good heavens!" he exclaimed

“天哪！”他惊呼道。

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You are telling the truth!"

你说的是真话！”

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" I'm so happy to be with people my own size again," I said

“能再次和跟我一样大的人在一起，我真高兴，”我说。

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Seven months later, I arrived home

七个月后，我回到了家。

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My wife and children were overjoyed to see me

我的妻子和孩子们见到我欣喜若狂。

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They were fascinated by the stories of my adventures

他们被我的冒险故事深深吸引了。

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Other people thought I was crazy

其他人觉得我疯了。

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Some said I was lying about the tiny people I had met

有人说我遇到小人的事是在撒谎。

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" I can prove they exist," I said

“我能证明他们存在，”我说。

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I showed them the little Blefuscan animals

我给他们看了那些不来夫斯古的小动物。

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Then they believed me

于是他们相信了我。

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Months passed, and I began to think about going back to sea

几个月过去了，我开始考虑重返大海。

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I enjoyed being with my family, but England was beginning to bore me

我喜欢和家人在一起，但英格兰开始让我感到厌倦。

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It was so small and too familiar

它太小了，也太熟悉了。

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I wanted to travel to exciting, unknown places and see more of the world

我想去激动人心的、未知的地方旅行，看看更广阔的世界。