有声名著《格列佛游记》14：第3章 利力浦特的战争(2)

As I came nearer to Lilliput，I saw the King and all his lords andladies standing on the beach.They could only see Blefuscu'swarships coming closer，as I was swimming and my head wasoccasionally under the water.Therefore，they sup-posedthat I had drowned，and that the Blefuscan ships wereattacking.

当我走近利力浦特，看见国王和他所有的王公及贵妇们站在海边。他们只是看见不来夫斯古的战船越来越近，因为我正在游泳，头不时藏在水下，所以他们以为我已经淹死了，而不来夫斯古的战船正来袭击。

But when they saw me walking out of the sea， they welcomed me warmly with cries ofastonishment and delight.The King himself came down to the water to meet me.Everyone inLilliput is grateful to you!he cried.For your bravery，you will be one of my lords from now on.

当他们看见我从水中走出来时，他们热情地欢迎我，充满了惊讶和喜悦。国王本人则下到水里来接我。每个利力浦特人都感激你!他说，鉴于你的英勇，从现在起你将作我的一个王公。

Thank you，sir，I replied.

谢谢您，先生。我回答。

And now，he continued，go back and steal all the enemy's ships，so that we can defeat Blefuscufor ever!We'll destroy the Big-Endians，and I'll become King of the whole world!But I wouldnot agree to this plan.

现在，他接着说，回去把敌人的所有战船都偷过来，以便我们能彻底打败不来夫斯古!我将消灭大端派人，我将成为整个世界之王。可是我不能同意他的计划。

Sir，I replied，I will never help to take a brave nation's freedom away.Lilliput and Blefuscushould live in peace now.

先生，我回答，我永远也不会帮助剥夺一个勇敢民族的自由。利力浦特和不来夫斯古现在应该和平相处。

The King could not persuade me，and unfortunately he never forgot that I had refused to dowhat he wanted.Although I had saved his country from attack by Blefuscan warships， hepreferred to remember my refusal.

国王无法说服我，不幸的是，他从不忘记我曾经拒绝做他想做的事，尽管我使他的国家免遭不来夫斯古战船的攻击，他更愿意记住我对他的拒绝。

From this time on，I heard from my friends that there were secret conversations in the palacebetween the King and some of his lords，who were jealous of me.These conversations nearly ledto my death in the end.

从这时起，我从几个朋友那儿得知国王和几个嫉妒我的王公在宫里秘密商议。这些密谈后来几乎要了我的命。

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格列佛得到消息，有人阴谋指控他犯有严重的叛国罪，只好逃往不来夫斯库——他在那里受到欢迎。