024 奇异的救援

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" Glumdalclitch and Grildig," the king said one day," we are going to a town near the south coast."

“格卢姆达尔克利奇和格瑞尔迪格，”有一天国王说，“我们要去南海岸附近的一个城镇。”

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" That's wonderful," I replied

“那太好了，”我回答。

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" I'd like to see the sea again."

“我想再看一次大海。”

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We reached the town a few days later

几天后我们到达了那个城镇。

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The next morning Glumdalclitch said to me

第二天早上，格卢姆达尔克利奇对我说，

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" I'm not feeling well

“我感觉不舒服。

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One of the queen's servants will look after you today."

今天会有一位王后的仆人来照顾你。”

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I asked the servant to take me to the sea

我请求那个仆人带我去海边。

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He carried me in my traveling box to a cliff above the shore

他用我的旅行箱把我带到海岸上方的悬崖上。

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" I'll be back in half an hour,"

“我半小时后回来，”

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he said, and went to look for birds' eggs

他说，然后去找鸟蛋。

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The day was warm and I fell asleep in my box, listening to the waves

天气暖和，我在箱子里听着海浪声睡着了。

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I woke up because my box was moving and I was being thrown around inside it

我醒来是因为箱子在移动，我在里面被抛来抛去。

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I was very afraid

我非常害怕。

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I could feel the box rising high up into the air, but I could not understand why that was happening

我能感觉到箱子升到了很高的空中，但我不明白为什么会这样。

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Soon the land and sea were far below me

很快，陆地和海洋都在我下方很远的地方。

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I could hear a noise over my head that sounded like the flapping of a bird's wings

我能听到头顶传来像鸟儿拍打翅膀的声音。

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A large bird had picked up my box and was flying away with it!

一只大鸟叼起了我的箱子，带着它飞走了！

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Suddenly, the bird dropped the box

突然，鸟扔下了箱子。

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With a loud splash, it hit the water

随着一声巨大的水花，箱子落入了水中。

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Luckily, the windows were shut and kept the water out

幸好窗户关着，挡住了海水。

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I was terrified because I could not get out of the box

我吓坏了，因为我没法从箱子里出去。

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Then I heard a clanking noise

接着我听到了一阵叮当声。

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My box now seemed to be moving through the waves

我的箱子这时似乎在随着波浪移动。

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In front of me I could see a ship

在我前方，我看到了一艘船。

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Sailors from the ship had attached a heavy chain to my box

船上的水手们把一条沉重的链子系在了我的箱子上。

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The ship was towing my box!

那艘船正在拖着我的箱子！

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" Help! Help!" I shouted loudly

“救命！救命！”我大声喊道。

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I had to make the sailors hear me

我必须让水手们听见我。

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I banged on the wall with my sword as I shouted

我一边喊，一边用剑敲打箱壁。

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" Who are you?" a voice called out

“你是谁？”一个声音喊道。

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" I'm Gulliver from England," I cried

“我是来自英格兰的格列佛，”我喊道。

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" Please lift the box onto your ship."

“请把箱子抬到你们的船上。”

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I heard laughter

我听到了笑声。

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Someone said," Even ten men could not lift that box

有人说：“就是十个人也抬不起那个箱子。

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He must be crazy!

他肯定是疯了！

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Let's see who's inside."

我们看看里面是谁。”

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A sailor cut a hole in the lid of my box

一个水手在我的箱盖上割了个洞。

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" You saved my life!" I said when I climbed out." Thank you!"

“你们救了我的命！”我爬出来说，“谢谢你们！”

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I was stunned to see that the sailors were my size

看到水手们和我一样大小，我惊呆了。

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They asked me many questions and looked at all the things in my box

他们问了我许多问题，还看了看我箱子里所有的东西。

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A tall man said to me," Welcome to my ship, the Good Fortune

一个高个子男人对我说：“欢迎来到我的船，‘好运号’。

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I am the captain

我是船长。

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We are on our way home to England."

我们正在返回家乡英格兰的路上。”

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" Captain," I said," I thought I would soon die and never see England or my family again."

“船长，”我说，“我还以为自己快死了，再也见不到英格兰和我的家人了。”

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" Why were you locked in that box?" he asked

“你为什么被锁在那个箱子里？”他问道。

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" Why was it in the sea?"

“箱子怎么会在海里？”

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I told him the whole story — about my voyage on the Adventure and meeting the giants of Brobdingnag

我把整个故事告诉了他——关于我乘坐‘冒险号’航行，以及遇到大人国巨人的事。

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About Glumdalclitch and the farmer

讲了格卢姆达尔克利奇和那个农夫。

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About living in the palace

讲了在王宫里的生活。

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About my traveling box

讲了我的旅行箱。

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" And I fell asleep in my box on the cliff," I said," and a huge bird grabbed it, then dropped it in the sea."

“然后我在悬崖上的箱子里睡着了，”我说，“一只大鸟抓走了箱子，接着把它丢进了海里。”

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" Get some sleep now," the captain said

“现在去睡会儿吧，”船长说。

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I could tell he did not believe my story

我看得出来他不相信我的故事。

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Later I told him more about Brobdingnag

后来，我又跟他讲了更多大人国的事。

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I showed him everything in my box, including the huge stingers from the bees I had killed

我把箱子里的东西都拿给他看，包括我杀死的那几只蜜蜂的巨大刺针。

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When he saw them, he finally believed me

看到他时，他终于相信了我。

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" I have traveled far," he said," but I have never seen a land of giants

“我远行过很多地方，”他说，“但从未见过巨人国。

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How strange and wonderful the world is!"

这个世界是多么奇特而又奇妙啊！”

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Months later, in June of 1706, the Good Fortune reached England

几个月后，在1706年6月，‘好运号’抵达了英格兰。

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My family was very happy to see me

我的家人见到我高兴极了。

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They were amazed when I described my adventures

当我讲述我的冒险经历时，他们都很惊讶。

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" You must promise me," said my wife," that you will never go to sea again."

“你必须答应我，”我的妻子说，“你再也不要出海了。”

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For now, my adventures had come to an end

现在，我的冒险到此为止了。