016 格列佛的看护人

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The farmer, whom I now thought of as my master, had a daughter about nine years old

那个农夫，我现在把他看作我的主人，有一个大约九岁的女儿。

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She was very clever and good-natured

她非常聪明，而且脾气很好。

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Her father gave her the responsibility of taking care of me

她父亲让她负责照顾我。

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She took her responsibility very seriously and looked after me well

她非常认真负责，把我照顾得很好。

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I called her " Glumdalclitch," which means " little nurse " in her language

我叫她“葛兰达克丽丝”，这在她的语言里是“小保姆”的意思。

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She called me " Grildig," which means " toy man," and soon everyone called me that

她叫我“格里尔迪格”，意思是“玩具人”，不久大家就都这么叫我了。

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Glumdalclitch made a comfortable bed for me in her doll's crib

葛兰达克丽丝在她娃娃的婴儿床里，给我铺了一张舒服的床。

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She was very skilled at making clothes for her doll

她很会为她的娃娃缝制衣服。

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Before long, she had made me all the shirts, pants, and jackets I needed

没过多久，她就为我做好了所有我需要的衬衫、裤子和外套。

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She spent all her time with me and began to teach me her language

她所有的时间都和我在一起，并且开始教我她的语言。

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Glumdalclitch was a good teacher, and I learned quickly

格兰姆达尔克莉奇是个好老师，我学得很快。

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Before long, I was able to talk a bit with her and the family

不久，我就能和她还有她的家人聊上几句了。

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She told me that her country was called Brobdingnag

她告诉我，她的国家叫布罗丁奈格。

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I told her that I came from a faraway country called England

我告诉她，我来自一个遥远的国家，叫英格兰。

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" In England," I explained," people are about my size

“在英格兰，”我解释说，“人们差不多和我一般大小。

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They are very small compared with the people in Brobdingnag."

和布罗丁奈格的人比起来，他们可小多了。”

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" Oh," she said, clapping her hands in delight

“哦，”她说着，高兴地拍起手来。

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" I hope more of them come to Brobdingnag

“真希望有更多他们那样的人来布罗丁奈格。

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I would love to have more little friends like you."

我很想多几个像你这样的小小人儿朋友。”

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Gradually, people in the neighborhood learned that my master had a tiny, human-like " animal " living at his house — me

渐渐地，邻里间都知道了，我主人家养着一个微小的、像人一样的“动物”——那就是我。

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One day, a neighbor came by for a visit

有一天，一位邻居过来串门。

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" Hello, neighbor," he said to my master

“你好啊，邻居，”他对我的主人说。

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" People are talking about some tiny human you found in your cornfield

“人们都在议论，说你在玉米地里发现了一个很小的人儿。

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Their stories are unbelievable, so I came to ask you what you found

他们说得太离奇了，所以我过来问问你到底发现了什么。

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Was it an insect?

是只虫子吗？

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Or a very small animal?"

还是一只特别小的动物？”

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" The stories you have heard are true," replied my master

“你听到的传言都是真的，”我的主人回答。

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" It's a tiny human

“那就是个微缩版的人类。

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One of my farm workers found it

是我农场里的一个工人发现的。

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I would be happy to show him to you

我很乐意领你去看看他。

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Glumdalclitch, bring Grildig here, please."

格兰姆达尔克莉奇，请把格里尔迪格带来。”

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Glumdalclitch put me on the table in front of her father and his guest

格兰姆达尔克莉奇把我放在桌上，就在她父亲和他的客人面前。

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" Grildig," she said," please walk back and forth so our guest can get a look at you."

“格里尔迪格，”她说，“请来回走一走，让我们的客人看看你。”

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Then she whispered," Be polite. Our neighbor is a bit bad-tempered."

然后她小声说：“要有礼貌。我们的邻居脾气有点坏。”

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" With pleasure," I replied, bowing to the neighbor

“乐意之至，”我回答着，并向邻居鞠了一躬。

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In his own language, I said

我用他们的语言说道，

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" I am pleased to meet you, sir

“先生，很高兴见到您。

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I am called Grildig

我叫格里尔迪格。

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How are you today?"

您今天好吗？”

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The neighbor was amazed at my size and my ability to speak his language

邻居对我的个头和说他们语言的能力惊讶不已。

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He put on his glasses so that he could see me better

他戴上眼镜，以便把我看得更清楚。

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I could not help laughing;

我忍不住笑了起来；

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his eyes looked so funny through the lenses of his glasses

他的眼睛透过镜片，显得十分滑稽。

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" Humph!" he exclaimed

“哼！”他大声说道。

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" What's so funny?

“有什么好笑的？

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Why are you laughing at me?"

你为什么要嘲笑我？”

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" I apologize, sir,"

“先生，我道歉，”

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I said as I tried to control my laughter

我一边努力忍住笑，一边说道。

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" To me your eyes are huge and look like two full moons shining through the windows of a room."

“在我看来，您的眼睛巨大，就像两轮满月透过房间的窗户照进来一样。”

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" How dare you!" he replied

“你好大的胆子！”他回应道。

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" Oh sir," said Glumdalclitch," Grildig did not mean to laugh at you

“哦，先生，”格兰姆达尔克莉奇说，“格里德格不是故意要嘲笑您的。

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He is just happy to see you."

他只是很高兴见到您。”

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Unfortunately, the neighbor had no sense of humor and was not about to forgive me

不幸的是，这位邻居毫无幽默感，并不打算原谅我。

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I had made an enemy

我结下了一个仇人。

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" Take Grildig away," my master said to his daughter

“把格里德格带走，”我的主人对他女儿说。

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" Yes, Papa," Glumdalclitch replied

“好的，爸爸，”格兰姆达尔克莉奇回答。

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" Come on, Grildig, let's go have another lesson and learn some new words."

“来吧，格里德格，我们去上另一堂课，学些新词。”

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From the next room I could see my master and the neighbor whispering together for a long time

从隔壁房间，我能看到我的主人和那位邻居在一起低声交谈了很久。

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Sometimes they pointed at me

他们时不时地朝我指指点点。

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" What are they discussing?" I asked Glumdalclitch

“他们在讨论什么？”我问格兰姆达尔克莉奇。

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" I don't know, Grildig," she answered with a worried look

“我不知道，格里德格，”她一脸担忧地回答。

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I soon found out what they were talking about

我很快就知道他们在谈什么了。

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I was not happy to learn of their plans for me

得知他们对我的计划后，我一点也不高兴。