019 皇宫里的生活

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" Glumdalclitch," the king said after we moved into the palace," you will look after Grildig, as before

“格卢姆达克利奇，”我们搬进王宫后，国王说道，“你要像以前一样照顾格里尔迪格。

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You will have your own room in the palace and your own servants

你们在王宫里会有自己的房间和仆人。

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I want you to continue your schooling, so you will also have a tutor."

我希望你继续学业，所以还会为你请一位家庭教师。”

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" Yes, Your Majesty," Glumdalclitch replied

“遵命，陛下。”格卢姆达克利奇答道。

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" Grildig and I will learn together."

“格里尔迪格和我将一起学习。”

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The queen ordered the palace carpenter to make a box that I could use as a bedroom

王后命令宫里的木匠制作一个箱子，给我当卧室用。

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" See that it is just as Grildig wants," she instructed him

“确保完全按照格里尔迪格的要求来做。”她指示道。

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He consulted with me about the design of my box

他和我商量了箱子的设计。

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It had windows, a door, furniture, and two cupboards

箱子有窗户、一扇门、家具和两个柜子。

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The top lifted off so that Glumdalclitch could keep the box in good order

箱子顶部可以揭开，这样格卢姆达克利奇就能把箱子内部打理得井井有条。

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" Take a look," the carpenter said to me when the box was finished

“来看看吧，”箱子完工后，木匠对我说。

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" The walls and floor are padded and soft!"

“墙壁和地板都加了软垫，很柔软！”

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I exclaimed, admiring the thick carpets and wall coverings

我赞叹道，欣赏着厚厚的地毯和墙面的软衬。

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" Thank you. That will make my box very comfortable if we travel

“谢谢你。这样我们旅行时，我的箱子会非常舒适。”

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Could you also put a lock on the door, please?"

“请你在门上装一把锁，好吗？”

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I asked, thinking of the rats in the farmer's bedroom

我问道，想起了农夫卧室里的老鼠。

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The carpenter gave me the key after he had put the lock on the door

木匠在门上装好锁后，把钥匙交给了我。

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The queen enjoyed my company

王后很喜欢我的陪伴。

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" You will dine with me every evening," she told me

“你每晚都要和我一起用餐，”她对我说。

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" You must have your own dishes and silverware, and your own table and chair."

“你得有自己的餐具和银器，还有你自己的桌椅。”

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The things her workers made for me were just the right size

她的工匠们为我做的东西尺寸刚刚好。

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My table and chair were on the queen's table, and Glumdalclitch sat nearby in case I needed anything

我的桌椅放在王后的桌子上，格卢姆达克利奇坐在旁边，以备我有什么需要。

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" On Wednesdays I dine with the king and the whole royal family," the queen told me

王后对我说：“每逢星期三，我都和国王以及全体王室成员共进晚餐。”

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" You must join us."

“你一定要来。”

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" I would like that very much," I replied

“我非常乐意。”我回答。

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The king and I met often and had lively discussions

国王和我经常见面，相谈甚欢。

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When we dined together, he put my little table and chair beside the salt and pepper shakers on his table

我们一起用餐时，他把我那套小桌椅放在他桌上的盐瓶和胡椒瓶旁边。

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One evening he said," Tell me about England

一天晚上，他说：“给我讲讲英国吧。

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How does the government of your country work, and what are its laws?"

你们国家的政府是怎样运作的，又有哪些法律呢？”

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Another time he said," Describe the people of England and their customs."

还有一次，他说：“描述一下英国的人民和他们的风俗。”

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I told him about the many wars England had fought on land and sea

我跟他讲了英格兰在陆地和海上打过的许多场战争。

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I described our political parties and the conflicts between them

我描述了我们的政党和它们之间的冲突。

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I praised our universities and great buildings

我称赞了我们的大学和宏伟的建筑。

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He always listened closely

他总是听得很认真。

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One evening, I must have sounded too proud when I spoke about England

一天晚上，我谈起英格兰时，语气一定显得太过骄傲了。

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Laughing, the king said to his main adviser, who was sitting across the table

国王笑着对坐在桌子对面的首席顾问说，

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" How funny the little man is

“这个小个子可真有趣。

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Englishmen seem to think that their country is better than all others

英国人似乎认为他们的国家比所有其他国家都优越。

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Even such a tiny human has too much pride."

就连这么一个小小人儿，也有这么大的傲气。”

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My face got red

我的脸红了。

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I did not like what the king had said

我不喜欢国王说的话。

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But, of course, I kept quiet, because mostly I did like the king

但当然，我保持了沉默，因为大体上我还是很喜欢国王的。

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An unpleasant thing about Brobdingnag was the enormous insects

大人国有一点让人不快，就是那些巨大的昆虫。

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The flies were as big as English geese

苍蝇有英格兰的鹅那么大。

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At dinner one evening, flies bothered me constantly

一天晚上吃饭时，苍蝇不断地骚扰我。

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Their humming and buzzing was unbearably loud, and they landed on my food and my body

它们的嗡嗡声吵得让人受不了，还落在我的食物和身上。

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" How disgusting!" I exclaimed

“真恶心！”我大叫道。

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The king and queen laughed as I waved my sword at the flies

我挥剑砍向苍蝇时，国王和王后都笑了。

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One afternoon, Glumdalclitch left me in my box on her windowsill

一天下午，格卢姆达克利奇把我留在箱子里，放在她的窗台上。

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The top was open so that I could get some fresh air

箱子顶是开着的，好让我呼吸新鲜空气。

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I was eating some cake, and some bees got into my box

我正在吃蛋糕，几只蜜蜂钻进了我的箱子。

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I was afraid that they would sting me to death

我担心它们会把我蜇死。

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I killed four of them with my sword, but the rest got away

我用剑杀死了四只，但其他的都逃走了。

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I cut the stingers from the dead bees

我把死蜜蜂的毒刺割了下来。

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" I'll keep these stingers," I said to myself

“这些毒刺我要留着，”我自言自语道。

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" If I ever return to England, people will be amazed at their size."

“如果有一天我能回到英格兰，人们看到它们的大小，一定会大吃一惊的。”