有声名著《格列佛游记》11：第2章 在利力浦特的生活(5)
现在我再回来讲我在利力浦特的经历。
About two weeks after my first visit to the capital，I was visitedby one of the King s most important officials.His name wasReldresal，and he had helped me many times since I hadarrived in Lilliput. I started the conversation.I'm so gladthey've taken away my chains，I told him.Well， myfriend，he answered，let me tell you some-thing.You're onlyfree because the King knows we're in a very dangerous situation.
大约在我参观都城两周后，国王的一个最重要的官员来访问我。他的名子叫瑞颛沙，自从我来到利力浦特他已经帮了我许多次忙。我首先开口谈话。我很高兴他们已经拿掉了我的锁链。我对他说。嗯，朋友，他回答说，让我告诉你，你之所以获释，是因为国王知道我们正处于险境中。
Dangerous?I cried.What do you mean?
险境?我大声问，这是什么意思?
Lilliput has enemies at home and abroad，he explained.For six years now we've had two politicalgroups，the High-Heels and the Low-Heels.Perhaps the High-Heels were more popular inthe past，but as you can see，our present King and all bis officials wear the lowest heels.Thetwo groups hate each other，and a High-Heel will refuse to speak to a Low-Heel.That's theproblem in Lilliput.Now，we're getting in-formation that the people of Blefuscu are going toattack us.
利力浦特在国内外都有敌人，他解释说，我们有两个政治集团，高跟派和低跟派，已经有六年了。高跟派也许过去比较受欢迎，可是你看得出来，现在的国王和所有的官员都穿最低的跟。两个集团相互仇视，高跟派人会拒绝与低跟派人说话。那就是利力浦特的问题。现在，我们得到消息说不来夫斯古的人即将进攻我们。
Have you heard of Blefuscu?It's an island very near us，almost as large and important asLilliput.They've been at war with us for three years，you see.But how did this war start?Iasked.
你听说过不来夫斯古没有?那是一个非常靠近我们的岛屿，几乎和利力浦特一样大一样重要。他们和我们已经打了三年的仗。可是仗是怎么打起来的?我问。
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