018 被卖给王后

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My master wanted to get as much money as he could from showing me

我的主人想通过展览我，尽可能多地赚钱。

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He decided to take me and Glumdalclitch to the capital of Brobdingnag

他决定带我和格卢姆达尔克利奇去布罗卜丁奈格的首都。

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" We'll stop at every town along the way,"

“我们要在沿途的每个城镇停留，”

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I heard him say to his wife

我听见他对妻子说。

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He was greedy, and I had begun to dislike him

他很贪婪，我已经开始讨厌他了。

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One August morning, we set off for the capital city

八月的一个早晨，我们出发去首都。

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We stopped often, and Glumdalclitch took me out of my traveling box to let me stretch and see the countryside

我们经常停下来，格卢姆达尔克利奇把我从旅行箱里取出来，让我伸展身体，看看乡下的风景。

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Our trip lasted ten weeks, and I performed in 18 large towns and many villages

我们的旅程持续了十周，我在18个大城镇和许多村庄表演过。

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Finally, we reached the capital

我们终于到达了首都。

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Again my master rented a meeting room in a hotel and made me perform at least ten times every day

我的主人又在旅馆里租了一间会议室，逼我每天至少表演十次。

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Crowds lined up to see me

人们排起长队来看我。

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As the weeks passed I became more and more exhausted and lost a lot of weight

几个星期过去，我越来越疲惫，体重也减轻了许多。

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I looked so terrible that my master began to think that I would die soon

我的模样糟透了，主人开始觉得我很快就要死了。

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" I might as well get rid of you," he said unkindly

“我还不如把你处理掉，”他刻薄地说。

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" You will be no use to me when you are dead."

“等你死了，对我就毫无用处了。”

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One day, a messenger arrived from the palace nearby

一天，从附近的王宫来了一个信使。

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" You are ordered to come to the palace with your creature," said the messenger to my master

“奉命召你带着你的小东西进宫，”信使对我的主人说。

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" The queen and her ladies want to be entertained."

“女王和她的侍女们想看个新鲜。”

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We went to the palace immediately

我们立刻赶往王宫。

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A servant showed us into the room where the queen and her ladies were waiting

一个仆人把我们领进房间，女王和她的侍女们已在那里等候。

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I kneeled down in front of the queen, and asked for the honor of kissing her foot

我跪在女王面前，请求得到亲吻她的脚的荣幸。

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Instead, the queen held out her little finger to me

然而，女王却向我伸出了她的小拇指。

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" You may kiss my finger," she said

“你可以亲吻我的手指。”她说。

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I bowed, kissed her finger, and said

我鞠了一躬，亲吻了她的手指，说：

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" It is a great honor to meet you, Your Majesty."

“能见到您是我莫大的荣幸，陛下。”

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" Tell me about your country and your travels," she said

“给我讲讲你的国家和你的旅行见闻吧。”她说。

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She showed great interest as I talked, and then she asked me a surprising question:

我讲述时她显得兴致盎然，然后她问了我一个意外的问题：

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" Would you like to live here in the palace?"

“你愿意住在这宫殿里吗？”

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I bowed again and replied

我再次鞠了一躬，答道：

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" That is not for me to decide

“这不是我能决定的。

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I must serve my master."

我必须侍奉我的主人。”

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" Will you sell your creature?" she asked my master

“你愿意卖掉你的小人儿吗？”她问我的主人。

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Since he thought I was dying anyway, he was happy to accept a thousand pieces of gold in exchange for me

反正他也觉得我快不行了，便欣然接受用一千枚金币来交换我。

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" Your Majesty," I said politely to the queen," Glumdalclitch looks after me and teaches me well

“陛下，”我恭敬地对王后说，“格卢姆达尔克利奇一直照顾我，还用心教导我。

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Could she stay here too?"

她也能留下来吗？”

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" Will you allow this, farmer?" the queen asked my master

“农夫，你同意这事吗？”王后问我的主人。

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" She may stay if she wants to," he replied

“如果她愿意，可以留下。”他回答道。

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Glumdalclitch could hardly hide her joy

格卢姆达尔克利奇几乎掩饰不住自己的喜悦。

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My master said good-bye to me and his daughter

我的主人向我和他女儿道了别。

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As he was leaving, I bowed to him slightly

在他离开时，我向他微微鞠了一躬。

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" You seem cold toward your master," the queen observed

“你对你主人似乎有些冷淡，”王后察觉到了。

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" Tell me why."

“告诉我为什么。”

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With some hesitation, I said," Your Majesty, he has worked me hard."

我有些犹豫地说：“陛下，他让我做苦工。”

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And I explained what my master had made me do so that he could get rich

于是我解释了主人为了发财，都逼我做了些什么。

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My story interested her, and she carried me to see the king

我的故事引发她的兴趣，她带着我去见国王。

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He seemed a serious and intelligent man

他看起来是位严肃且睿智的人。

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At first he thought I might be some sort of machine

起初，他以为我或许是某种机器。

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He did not believe that someone of my size could be human

他不相信我这种尺寸的人能是人类。

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When I began to speak, however, the king could not hide his amazement

然而，当我开口说话时，国王掩饰不住他的惊讶。

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The queen asked me to tell my story all over again

王后要我重新讲述一遍我的故事。

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The king was so impressed that he sent for his three best scholars

国王大为惊叹，于是召来了他最出色的三位学者。

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They asked me many questions and discussed my answers at length

他们问了我许多问题，并对我的回答进行了详细讨论。

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They decided that I could not be a human

他们断定，我不可能是人类。

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" There are millions of people my size in England," I explained," but no one of your size."

“在英国，有我这种尺寸的人数以百万计，”我解释道，“但没有你们这种尺寸的人。”

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The scholars just smiled in disbelief

学者们只是难以置信地笑了笑。

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After they left, the king asked me and Glumdalclitch many questions

他们走后，国王问我和格卢姆达尔克利奇许多问题。

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Finally, he decided that my story must be true

最后，他断定我的故事一定是真的。