1、 Gullivers Travels格列佛游记简介格列佛于1699年开始第一次旅行，在海上遇到风暴，到了一个叫做利力浦特的国家，那儿的人只有15厘米高。他后来逃走了，回到家乡。可是不久又进行下一次旅行，先是到布罗卜丁奈格，然后是勒皮他和拉格奈格，最后到了更为奇怪的慧骃国作为一个年轻人，格列佛为人类、为他的祖国英国而自豪。他在这些奇特的国家旅行，与巨人、魔术师和马交谈，开始时他还为他们的异常主张和奇怪看法感到好笑。但是随着时光流逝，他开始困惑，扪心自问：“为什么我们人类要进行 、 、 、有更好的 特1667年 于 ，1745年 。他的 时 进行了currency1“，不他自fifl人们 。他一的
2、 来”人。格列佛游记是他最有的作 。1 A voyage to Lilliput1 A voyage to LilliputI was born in Nottinghamshire and was the third of fivesonsMy father was not a rich man，but he was able to send me to CambridgeUniversity，where I studied for threeyearsWhen I left college，Icontinued my studies and became a doctorButI alwa
3、ys wanted to travel，and so I madeseveral voyages as a ships doctorWhenI married my wife Mary，however，Iplanned to stay at home for a whileButafter a few years I discovered I was not earning enough money from my patientsIdecided to go to sea again，and this timeI joined a ship sailing to the islands in
4、 the South Pacific OceanWestarted our journey from Bristol on May 4th，1699At first our voyage went wellWesailed across the Atlantic，round thecoast of Africa and into the Indian OceanButbefore we could reach the Pacific，aviolent storm hit us and drove us to the north-west of TasmaniaThewind drove our
5、 ship on to a rock， whichbroke the ship in halfSome of thesailors and I managed to get a boat into the water，andwe rowed away to look for landBut whenwe were too tired to row any more，agreat wave hit our small boat，and we allfell into the seaI do not know whathappened to my companions，but I supposet
6、hey were all drownedThe wind and waves pushed me along as I struggled to keepmy head above waterI became very tiredand soon felt I could not swim any moreLuckily，justthen my feet touched the groundI walkedout of the sea and on to a beach，wherethere was no sign of any people or housesIwas so exhauste
7、d that I lay down and went to sleep第 1 53 http:/ 英When I woke up next morning， andtried to get up，I could not moveIwas lying on my back and my whole body， myarms and legs were strongly fastened to the groundEvenmy hair，which was long and thick，wastied to the groundThe sun began to growhot，and I was
8、very uncomfortableSoonI felt something alive moving along my leg and up my body to my face，andwhen I looked down，I saw a very smallhuman being，only fifteen centimetrestallHe had a bow and arrow in his hands，andthere were forty more of these little men fol lowinghimI was so surprised that I gave agre
9、at shoutThey all jumped back，veryfrightened，and some hurt themselves byfalling off my bodyMeanwhile，Iwas struggling to unfas ten myself，butjust as I managed to pull my left arm free of the ropes，Ifelt a hundred arrows land on my free hand，andmore arrows on my face and bodyThis wasvery painful，and ma
10、de me cry aloudIlay quietly，to see what would happennextWhen they saw I was no longer struggling，theyquickly built a platform next to my head，andan official climbed up there to speak to meAlthoughI could not understand his lan guage，Iunderstood that they would be friendly towards me-if I did not try
11、 to harmthemBy now I was extremely hungry，soI used sign language to beg the official for foodHeseemed to understand me，becauseimmediately ladders were put against my sides and little men climbed up withbaskets of food and drinkThey weresurprised at how much I could eat and drinkInjust one mouthful I
12、 ate three of their meat dishes and three of their loavesof breadI drank two of their barrels ofwine，and was still thirsty，becausethat was only half a litreWhile theywere bringing me food，I wondered whetherto pick up a handful of the little men and throw them to their deathButI was afraid they would
13、 shoot at me again，andanyway I was grateful for their kindness in giving me food and drink，soI did not moveAfter some time，anotherofficial climbed up to the platform and spoke to meFromhis signs I understood that they were going to move meTheKing of this countrywhich was calledLilliputhad ordered hi
14、s people to carryme to the capital city，about a kilometreawayI made signs to ask whether I couldbe untied，but the official politelyrefusedWhile I was eating，aplatform had been prepared to carry meThepeople of Lilliput，known as theLilliputians，are very intelligent andclever with their handsFor me，fiv
15、ehun-dred men built a special wooden platform with twenty twowheelsNine hundred of the strongest menworked for about three hours to lift me on to the platform，andone thousand five hundred of the Kings largest horseseacheleven and a half centimetres highpulledme to the capitalI did not know aboutany
16、of this，because they had put asleeping powder in my wine， and I was ina deep sleepThe King had decided I would stay in the largest availablebuilding，just outside the city gatesItsdoor was only a metre high and half a metre wide，soI could only just get inside on my hands and kneesMyguards put ninety
17、one chains on my leftleg，so that I could not escapeThenthey cut the ropes that tied me and I was able to get to my 第 2 53 http:/ 英feetAsI stood up，I heard cries of astonishmentall around meI felt rather miser able，butat least I could walk about now，in atwo-metre cir-cleI was certainly aninteresting
18、sight for the Lilliputians，whohad come out of the city in crowds of several thousand to see meNow I had a good view of the countrysideThefields looked like flowerbeds in a garden，andeven the tallest trees were on-ly two metres highI was soon visited by the King himselfHehas a strong，handsome face，an
19、dis very popular among his peopleHear-rived with his Queen，his children，andhis lords and ladies，all dressed inbeautiful gold and silver clothesInorder to make conversation easier，I layon my side so that my face was close to him Ispoke to him in all the languages I knew， butwe still could not underst
20、and each otherThe King ordered his people to make me a bed，usingsix hundred Lilliputian bedsIt was notvery comfortable，but it was better thansleeping on the stone floorHe orderedthe crowds of sightseers to go back to their homes， sothat the work of the country could continue and I would not be annoy
21、edFora long time he discussed with his lords in private what should be done with meIwas told all this later by a good friend of mineClearly，sucha large person could be a danger to his small peopleAtlast it was decided that， as I hadbehaved so well up to now，I would bekept aliveFood and drink would b
22、ebrought to me every day from all the vil lages，sixhundred people would be my servants，threehun dred men would make me a new suit，andsix teachers would teach me their languageAnd so in about three weeks I began to speak the languageof LilliputThe King often visited me，and every time he came，Iasked h
23、im to take off my chainsHeexplained that first I must promise not to fight against Lilliput or hurt Lil liputians，andthat I must be searched for weaponsIagreed to both these things and carefully picked up two of his officers in myhandsI put them first in one pocket，thenmoved them to all my other poc
24、kets，excepttwo which I kept secretAs they searched，theywrote down in a notebook details of all the things they foundAfterwards I read some of their report：In the second coat pocketwe found two very large pieces of wood，andinside them were great pieces of metal，verysharpIn another pocket there was a
25、mostwonderful engine，at the end of a longchainThe engine was inside a huge roundcon tainer，whichwas made half of silver and half of another metalThissecond metal was very strange as we could see through it to some mysteriouswriting and picturesThe en ginemade a continuous loud noiseThe officers coul
26、d not guess what these things were，but they were，ofcourse，my two pocket knives and my watchTheyalso found my comb，a purse with severalgold and silver coins，my gun and bullets第 3 53 http:/ 英The King wanted to know what the gun was used forBring it out，heordered me， and show me how it worksI took the
27、gun out and put a bullet into itDent be afraid，Iwarned the King Then I fired the guninto the airIt was the loudest noise the Lilliputians had ever heardHundredsof them thought they were dead，and felldownThe King himself was veryfrightenedAs I gave my gun to theofficials to keep，I warned them to beca
28、reful with itThey allowed me to keepall my other things，and I hoped that oneday soon I would be free1 到利力浦特我 在丁，在 个 行第。 不 ，不还是 我上 ，那儿我 了年。我开 后 ，了 。可是我 旅行，了 ， 海旅行了好次。我了 后， 在家一些时 。 年，我 人 上不了 。我 次 海，这次上的是开 洋的轮。我们于1699年5月4日布里 托 启程。起初航行很顺利。我们穿 西洋，绕非洲海岸，进入印度洋。可是到达 洋以前，飓风 我们，我们被刮到塔 马尼亚的西北。飓风使我们的撞上了礁石，劈为两半。
29、我和一些水手救 艇放下水，划开 寻找陆地。我们累得也划不动时，一个巨浪打 了我们的小，我们 落入海水里。我不清楚我的同伴怎么样了，不我猜他们 淹死了。我挣扎着头露 水面，而风浪推动着我漂流。我精疲力竭，觉得也游不动了。幸亏那时我的脚刚好踩到了陆地。我海里走上海岸，四处绝无有人烟的迹象。我已累到极点，躺下睡着了。第二天我醒了 起来时，却动弹不得。我仰躺着，双手双足 牢牢地固 在地上。甚至连我的头 ，已经又长又密了，也被固 到地上。 阳开始变得晒人了，我很不舒服。很快我觉察到有 物沿着腿向躯体和脸爬来，我向下看，看见了一个小人，只有15厘米高。他手 拿着 ，后面还有40个这样的小人 着。我 得 叫
30、了一 。他们 得 后 ，有些人我 上 下 还fl了 。同时，我挣扎着 开自，我 挣 了 的 时，我感到有 只 落在 手上，更的落在脸上和 上。这 得我 叫起来。我 地躺着，看 下来 什么 。他们看我不挣扎了， 在我的头 了一个 ，一个 爬上那儿 我 。我不他的，我他 我currency1只要我不“ 他们。那时我已经极了，手fi向这个 要fl物。他 了我的，为 有 在我 ，小人们”着fl物和爬上来了。他们非常 我那么 。只是一我下了他们的个 、面。我 了他们两还是很，为那只有半。他们我拿fl物来时，我在 是 要个小人他们 死在地上。可是我他们又向我放 ，而我无怎么 还是感他们好心我 fl物来，
31、以我 有动。第 4 53 http:/ 英了一 时 ， 一个 爬上 来我 。他的手fi我他们要我 走。这个国家叫做利力浦特的国 他的 我 到 ，这 有一 里 。我作手fi问是 可以 开我，这个 有 地 绝了。我时，已经 好了一个 来 走我。利力浦特人很 ，手又 。为了我500人了一个有22个轮 的特 。900个最的 人 了 不3个小时我上 ，1500 国 最巨 的马 个11.5厘米高拉着我 。我自 不 这些，为他们在我的 放了 ，我处于 睡 。国 我在最 的 物里，这个 物在。 物的只有1米高半米 ，我只有四 进 。我的看 在我的 腿上拴了有91个环的锁链，以免我逃跑。然后他们割断捆我的 ，我
32、 站起来。我站起来时听到周围一片 叹 。我感到很糟糕，但是至 在可以在两米内的圈 里 动了。我肯 是利力浦特人颇感兴趣的奇观，为有千人 群结队 来看我。在乡村收眼底。田野像花园 的花床，最高的树也只有两米。不久国 自来看我。他脸长得坚毅、英俊，很fl 戴。他是与 后、 、 主及 和贵妇们一起来的，他们 穿着镶金饰玉的漂亮衣服。为了 谈 便，我 躺下，好 脸凑近他。我我 ，各种 他 ，但是我们依然不 理 。国 他的 我做了张床， 了利力浦特人的600张床。这张床 不是十舒服，但比睡在石头上要好一些。他 围观的人回到自的家里，以便这个国家 运转，也不致惹怒我。他同他的 们讨了很长时 如何处置我。这
33、消息是我的一个朋currency1后来告诉我的。显然，如此庞 的人可 他的渺小的 构 危险。他们最终 ，鉴于到目前为止我表 很好，将留我个 。 天fl物和将 有的村庄我 来，600人作我的仆，300人将我做套新衣服，6个教师将教我他们的。以 周后我开始使利力浦特人的。国 经常来看我， 次他来，我 请他 下我的锁链。他 释 ， 先我必须不 利力浦特为敌、不 利力浦特人，而要搜 ，看我有 有武器。我同了这些条件，小心地他的两个 拈在手 ，先他们放在一个衣袋里，然后他们移到别的衣袋里 ，只有两个我的秘密衣袋除。他们搜查时，在笔记本上详细地记下了他们找到的 有的东西。后来我到他们的部报告：“在第二个衣
34、袋里我们找到了两片很 的木，两者 是很 的金属，非常锋利。一个衣袋里有个很奇妙的引擎，在长链末端。引擎 在一个 而 的 器里， 器一半是 ，一半是 一种金属做的。第二种金属很特别， 可以看到奇特的 。引擎 一种 的 。 猜不 这是些什么东西。然，那不是我的两小 和表。他们也找到了我的、有 金 的 、我的 和 弹。国 是 什么的。第 5 53 http:/ 英“ 来 ，他 我，“ 我看 是怎么 作的。 我 ， 上一 弹。“不要 ，我 先打 ，然后 天 。这是利力浦特人 来听到的最 的 。好 人自觉 ，地，国 自也 感。我 交 时，告他们要小心些。他们 我 有currency1他的 有东西，而我“
35、不久的一天我将得自 。2 Life in Lilliput2 Life in LilliputI was careful to behave as well as possible，topersuade the King to give me my freedomLilliputianssoon began to lose their fear of meTheycalled me the Man MountainSometimesI lay down and let them dance on my hand，andfrom time to time children came to pla
36、y games in my hair Bynow I was able to speak their language wellOne day the King invited me to watch the regular entertain ments，whichare greatly enjoyed by him，his family，andhis lords and ladiesI was mostinterested in the rope dancingA very thin rope is fixed thirty centimetresabove the groundPeopl
37、e who want tobecome the Kings most important officials jump and dance on this rope，andwhoever jumps highest with-out falling gets the best jobSometimesthe King orders his lords to dance on the rope，toshow that they can still do itThissport is，of course，ratherdangerous，and there are occa sionaldeaths
38、 as a resultIt seems a strangeway of choosing of ficialsThere was another interesting entertainmentTheKing holds a stick in front of him，andsometimes moves it up and downOne byone， people come up to him and jump overthe stick or crawl under itThey go onjumping and crawling as the King moves the stic
39、kThewinner is the one who jumps and crawls for the longest time，andhe receives a blue ribbon to wear round his waistThesecond best receives a red ribbon，andthe third best gets a green oneMany ofthe Lil liput lords wear their ribbonsproudly at all timesI had cer tainlynever seen entertainment like th
40、is in any of the countries I had visitedbeforeSome days later a strange black thing was seen on the beachwhere I had first arrived in LilliputWhenthe people realized it was not alive，theydecided that it must belong to the Man- Mountain，andthe King ordered them to bring it to me Ithought I knew what
41、it wasWhen itarrived，it was rather dirty because ithad been pulled along the ground by horsesButI was delighted to see that it was in fact my hatIhad lost it in the sea when swimming away from the shipI begged the King so often for my freedom that at last heand his lords agreed that I 第 6 53 http:/
42、英need not be a prisoner any longerHowever，Ihad to promise certain things：to help the Lilliputians inwar and peaceto give two hourswarningbefore a visit to their capital，so thatpeople could stay indoorsto be careful not to step onany Lilliputians or their animalsto carry important messagesfor the Kin
43、g if necessaryto help the Kings workmencarry heavy stonesto stay in Lilliput untilthe King allowed me to leaveOn his side the King promised I would receive food anddrink，enough for 1，724LilliputiansI agreed to everything atonceMy chains were broken，andI was free at lastThe first thing I did was visi
44、t the capital cityThepeople were warned，so that they wouldnot be in dangerI stepped carefullyover the city wall，which was less than ametre high，and walked slowly through thetwo main streetsIt is usually a verybusy city，with shops and markets full ofpeople， but to-day the streets wereemptyThere were
45、crowds watching me fromevery windowIn the middle of the cityis the Kings palaceThe King hadinvited me to enter it，so I stepped overthe surrounding wall into the palace gardenButunfortunately the palace itself has walls a metre and a half high around itIdid not want to damage these walls by trying to
46、 climb over themSoI walked carefully back out of the city and into the Kings parkHereI cut down several of the largest trees with my knife，andmade two wooden boxesWhen I returned tothe palace with my boxes， I was able tostand on one box on one side of the wall and step on to the other box on theothe
47、r sideI lay down on the ground andlooked through the windows，rightinto the Kings roomsYou cannot imaginea more beautiful place to live inTherooms and furniture are perfect in every detailAsI was looking in， I could see the Queen，surroundedby her lords and ladiesShe kindly puther hand ont of the window for me to kissI think I should give you some general information aboutLilliputMost Lilliputians are aboutfifteen centimetres tallThe
