023 音乐与战争

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One day the king said," The palace orchestra will play tonight, Grildig

有一天国王说：“格里尔迪格，今晚宫廷管弦乐队要演奏。

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Come to the concert

来听音乐会吧。

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Afterward, you can tell me about English music."

之后你可以给我讲讲英国音乐。”

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That evening Glumdalclitch and I went to hear the orchestra

那天晚上，格卢姆达尔克莉奇和我去听管弦乐演奏。

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Unfortunately, the music was too loud for me

不幸的是，对我来说音乐声太大了。

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" Glumdalclitch, take me back to your room," I begged

我恳求道：“格卢姆达尔克莉奇，带我回你的房间吧。

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" The music hurts my ears."

音乐刺痛了我的耳朵。”

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From the apartment, the music sounded nice

从那个房间里，音乐听起来很悦耳。

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It gave me an idea

这给了我一个主意。

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As a child, I had taken piano lessons

我小时候学过钢琴课。

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At first I had not liked practicing

起初，我并不喜欢练琴。

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Later I started to love playing music

后来，我开始爱上了演奏音乐。

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I often played the piano for my wife

我经常为我的妻子弹奏钢琴。

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I decided to play the piano for the king

我决定为国王弹奏一曲。

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The piano in Glumdalclitch's apartment was huge, like everything else in Brobdingnag

格卢姆达克利奇公寓里的钢琴非常大，就像大人国的其他所有东西一样。

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I could reach only five piano keys when I stretched out my arms

我伸开双臂，也只能够到五个琴键。

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I had to hit the keys hard with my fist to make the notes sound

我必须用拳头使劲敲击琴键，才能让它们发出声音。

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I needed something to push the keys with

我需要什么东西来帮我按动琴键。

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I got two strong sticks from the garden

我从花园里找来了两根结实的棍子。

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I covered one end of each stick with some soft cloth

我在每根棍子的一头都包上了柔软的布。

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The carpenter made me a bench to stand on

木匠给我做了一条可以站上去的长凳。

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He placed it in front of the piano

他把长凳放在钢琴前面。

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As I ran back and forth on the bench, I hit the keys with the sticks

我在长凳上来回奔跑，用棍子敲击琴键。

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" Well done!" the king and queen shouted when they heard me play

“弹得好！”国王和王后听到我的演奏后喊道。

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The king laughed and said," You get a lot of exercise when you play our piano."

国王笑着说：“你用我们的钢琴演奏，可真是锻炼身体。”

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As the weeks passed, the king and I met often to talk

几周过去了，国王和我经常见面交谈。

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He asked me about the laws and rulers of England

他向我询问英格兰的法律和统治者。

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" Perhaps there are some laws or customs that we could use in Brobdingnag," he said

“也许有些法律或习俗我们能在大人国用上。”他说。

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" Even a king can learn from the wisdom of others."

“即使身为国王，也能从别人的智慧中学到东西。”

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" England rules Scotland, Ireland, and several other places," I explained proudly

“英格兰统治着苏格兰、爱尔兰，还有其他几个地方。”我自豪地解释道。

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" Two groups of men make our laws

“我们的法律由两个群体制定。

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One group has men from the richest families

一个群体由最富有的家族成员组成。

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The other group has men whom the people choose

另一个群体则由民众选出的人组成。

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Judges decide how to punish criminals

法官决定如何惩治罪犯。

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Our army and navy are the strongest in the world."

我们的陆军和海军是世界上最强大的。”

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I described the many wars England had won against other countries

我讲述了英格兰对其他国家赢得的许多场战争。

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" What if the rich men are poor leaders or dishonest?" asked the king

“倘若这些富人是糟糕的领导者或不诚实呢？”国王问道。

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" Do some men pay money to be chosen for the group that makes laws?

“是否有人花钱来进入制定法律的群体？

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Do people pay your judges to get easy punishments?

人们是否向法官行贿以求得轻判？

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And why is England always at war?

还有，为什么英格兰总在打仗？

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Do the English just like fighting?

难道英格兰人就是喜欢打仗吗？

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If England were peaceful, it would not fear other countries."

如果英格兰和平相处，就不会惧怕其他国家了。

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" Interesting questions," I replied

“有趣的问题，”我回答道。

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The truth is, I did not know how to answer them

事实是，我不知道该如何回答。

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" It seems to me," he continued," that England fights too much

“在我看来，”他继续说，“英格兰参与的战争太多了。”

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It rules other lands that should be free

它统治着本应自由的其他土地。

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It doesn't cooperate with other countries

它不与其他国家合作。

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I don't like the way your country does things, Grildig."

我不喜欢你的国家行事的方式，格里尔迪格。

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I was surprised by what the king said about my country

国王对我国家的评价让我很惊讶。

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But I still liked the king

但我仍然喜欢这位国王。

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He had treated me well during my stay

在我逗留期间，他待我很好。

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" Your Majesty," I said," I would like to give you something to thank you for your kindness

“陛下，”我说，“我想给您一样东西，以感谢您的善意。”

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We English know how to make a special thing called gunpowder

我们英格兰人知道如何制造一种叫做火药的特别东西。

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When you set fire to it, it explodes."

当你点燃它时，它就会爆炸。”

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" Why would I want such a thing?" the king asked, puzzled

“我要这种东西做什么？”国王困惑地问。

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" You can use it to shoot heavy metal balls at your enemies," I explained

“您可以用它向敌人发射沉重的金属球，”我解释说。

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" The balls can cut men in half and sink ships

“这些球能把人劈成两半，还能使船只沉没。”

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I will show you how to make this powder."

我会教您如何制造这种火药。”

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" No!" he shouted." Brobdingnag has no enemies

“不！”他喊道，“布罗卜丁奈格没有敌人。”

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Your idea of hurting people disgusts me!

你这种伤害他人的想法让我恶心！

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Never mention this again!"

永远别再提起这事！”

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" This king is very different from my king," I said to myself

“这位国王和我的国王非常不同，”我自言自语道。

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" He does not want to fight wars the way we English do!

“他不想像我们英格兰人那样打仗！”

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He makes me look at things in a new way

他让我以一种新的方式看待事物。

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What if he is right, and we English are wrong?"

如果他是对的，而我们英格兰人是错的呢？