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GulliversTravels

Gulliver'sTravelsbyJonathanSwift

■1AvoyagetoLilliput

¡¡¡¡IwasborninNottinghamshireandwasthethirdoffivesons£®Myfatherwasnotarichman£¬buthewasabletosendmetoCambridgeUniversity£¬whereIstudiedforthreeyears£®WhenIleftcollege£¬Icontinuedmystudiesandbecameadoctor£®ButIalwayswantedtotravel£¬andsoImadeseveralvoyagesasaship'sdoctor£®WhenImarriedmywifeMary£¬however£¬Iplannedtostayathomeforawhile£®ButafterafewyearsIdiscoveredIwasnotearningenoughmoneyfrommypatients£®Idecidedtogotoseaagain£¬andthistimeIjoinedashipsailingtotheislandsintheSouthPacificOcean£®WestartedourjourneyfromBristolonMay4th£¬1699£®

¡¡¡¡Atfirstourvoyagewentwell£®WesailedacrosstheAtlantic£¬roundthecoastofAfricaandintotheIndianOcean£®ButbeforewecouldreachthePacific£¬aviolentstormhitusanddroveustothenorth-westofTasmania£®Thewinddroveourshipontoarock£¬whichbroketheshipinhalf£®SomeofthesailorsandImanagedtogetaboatintothewater£¬andwerowedawaytolookforland£®Butwhenweweretootiredtorowanymore£¬agreatwavehitoursmallboat£¬andweallfellintothesea£®Idonotknowwhathappenedtomycompanions£¬butIsupposetheywerealldrowned£®

¡¡¡¡ThewindandwavespushedmealongasIstruggledtokeepmyheadabovewater£®IbecameverytiredandsoonfeltIcouldnotswimanymore£®Luckily£¬justthenmyfeettouchedtheground£®Iwalkedoutoftheseaandontoabeach£¬wheretherewasnosignofanypeopleorhouses£®IwassoexhaustedthatIlaydownandwenttosleep£®

¡¡¡¡WhenIwokeupnextmorning£¬andtriedtogetup£¬Icouldnotmove£®Iwaslyingonmybackandmywholebody£¬myarmsandlegswerestronglyfastenedtotheground£®Evenmyhair£¬whichwaslongandthick£¬wastiedtotheground£®Thesunbegantogrowhot£¬andIwasveryuncomfortable£®SoonIfeltsomethingalivemovingalongmylegandupmybodytomyface£¬andwhenIlookeddown£¬Isawaverysmallhumanbeing£¬onlyfifteencentimetrestall£®Hehadabowandarrowinhishands£¬andtherewerefortymoreoftheselittlemenfol£lowinghim£®IwassosurprisedthatIgaveagreatshout£®Theyalljumpedback£¬veryfrightened£¬andsomehurtthemselvesbyfallingoffmybody£®Meanwhile£¬Iwasstrugglingtounfas£tenmyself£¬butjustasImanagedtopullmyleftarmfreeoftheropes£¬Ifeltahundredarrowslandonmyfreehand£¬andmorearrowsonmyfaceandbody£®Thiswasverypainful£¬andmademecryaloud£®Ilayquietly£¬toseewhatwouldhappennext£®

¡¡¡¡WhentheysawIwasnolongerstruggling£¬theyquicklybuiltaplatformnexttomyhead£¬andanofficialclimbeduptheretospeaktome£®AlthoughIcouldnotunderstandhislan£guage£¬Iunderstoodthattheywouldbefriendlytowardsme-ifIdidnottrytoharmthem£®BynowIwasextremelyhungry£¬soIusedsignlanguagetobegtheofficialforfood£®Heseemedtounderstandme£¬becauseimmediatelyladderswereputagainstmysidesandlittlemenclimbedupwithbasketsoffoodanddrink£®TheyweresurprisedathowmuchIcouldeatanddrink£®InjustonemouthfulIatethreeoftheirmeatdishesandthreeoftheirloavesofbread£®Idranktwooftheirbarrelsofwine£¬andwasstillthirsty£¬becausethatwasonlyhalfalitre£®Whiletheywerebringingmefood£¬Iwonderedwhethertopickupahandfulofthelittlemenandthrowthemtotheirdeath£®ButIwasafraidtheywouldshootatmeagain£¬andanywayIwasgratefulfortheirkindnessingivingmefoodanddrink£¬soIdidnotmove£®

¡¡¡¡Aftersometime£¬anotherofficialclimbeduptotheplatformandspoketome£®FromhissignsIunderstoodthattheyweregoingtomoveme£®TheKingofthiscountry£¨whichwascalledLilliput£©hadorderedhispeopletocarrymetothecapitalcity£¬aboutakilometreaway£®ImadesignstoaskwhetherIcouldbeuntied£¬buttheofficialpolitelyrefused£®

¡¡¡¡WhileIwaseating£¬aplatformhadbeenpreparedtocarryme£®ThepeopleofLilliput£¬knownastheLilliputians£¬areveryintelligentandcleverwiththeirhands£®Forme£¬fivehun-dredmenbuiltaspecialwoodenplatformwithtwenty£twowheels£®Ninehundredofthestrongestmenworkedforaboutthreehourstoliftmeontotheplatform£¬andonethousandfivehundredoftheKing'slargesthorses£¨eachelevenandahalfcentimetreshigh£©pulledmetothecapital£®Ididnotknowaboutanyofthis£¬becausetheyhadputasleepingpowderinmywine£¬andIwasinadeepsleep£®

¡¡¡¡TheKinghaddecidedIwouldstayinthelargestavailablebuilding£¬justoutsidethecitygates£®Itsdoorwasonlyametrehighandhalfametrewide£¬soIcouldonlyjustgetinsideonmyhandsandknees£®Myguardsputninety£onechainsonmyleftleg£¬sothatIcouldnotescape£®ThentheycuttheropesthattiedmeandIwasabletogettomyfeet£®AsIstoodup£¬Iheardcriesofastonishmentallaroundme£®Ifeltrathermiser£able£¬butatleastIcouldwalkaboutnow£¬inatwo-metrecir-cle£®IwascertainlyaninterestingsightfortheLilliputians£¬whohadcomeoutofthecityincrowdsofseveralthousandtoseeme£®

¡¡¡¡NowIhadagoodviewofthecountryside£®Thefieldslookedlikeflowerbedsinagarden£¬andeventhetallesttreeswereon-lytwometreshigh£®

¡¡¡¡IwassoonvisitedbytheKinghimself£®Hehasastrong£¬handsomeface£¬andisverypopularamonghispeople£®Hear-rivedwithhisQueen£¬hischildren£¬andhislordsandladies£¬alldressedinbeautifulgoldandsilverclothes£®Inordertomakeconversationeasier£¬Ilayonmysidesothatmyfacewasclosetohim£®IspoketohiminallthelanguagesIknew£¬butwestillcouldnotunderstandeachother£®

¡¡¡¡TheKingorderedhispeopletomakemeabed£¬usingsixhundredLilliputianbeds£®Itwasnotverycomfortable£¬butitwasbetterthansleepingonthestonefloor£®Heorderedthecrowdsofsightseerstogobacktotheirhomes£¬sothattheworkofthecountrycouldcontinueandIwouldnotbeannoyed£®Foralongtimehediscussedwithhislordsinprivatewhatshouldbedonewithme£®Iwastoldallthislaterbyagoodfriendofmine£®Clearly£¬suchalargepersoncouldbeadangertohissmallpeople£®Atlastitwasdecidedthat£¬asIhadbehavedsowelluptonow£¬Iwouldbekeptalive£®Foodanddrinkwouldbebroughttomeeverydayfromallthevil£lages£¬sixhundredpeoplewouldbemyservants£¬threehun£dredmenwouldmakemeanewsuit£¬andsixteacherswouldteachmetheirlanguage£®

¡¡¡¡AndsoinaboutthreeweeksIbegantospeakthelanguageofLilliput£®TheKingoftenvisitedme£¬andeverytimehecame£¬Iaskedhimtotakeoffmychains£®HeexplainedthatfirstImustpromisenottofightagainstLilliputorhurtLil£liputians£¬andthatImustbesearchedforweapons£®Iagreedtoboththesethingsandcarefullypickeduptwoofhisofficersinmyhands£®Iputthemfirstinonepocket£¬thenmovedthemtoallmyotherpockets£¬excepttwowhichIkeptsecret£®Astheysearched£¬theywrotedowninanotebookdetailsofallthethingstheyfound£®

¡¡¡¡AfterwardsIreadsomeoftheirreport£º

¡¡¡¡‘Inthesecondcoatpocketwefoundtwoverylargepiecesofwood£¬andinsidethemweregreatpiecesofmetal£¬verysharp£®Inanotherpockettherewasamostwonderfulengine£¬attheendofalongchain£®Theenginewasinsideahugeroundcon£tainer£¬whichwasmadehalfofsilverandhalfofanothermetal£®Thissecondmetalwasverystrangeaswecouldseethroughittosomemysteriouswritingandpictures£®Theen£ginemadeacontinuousloudnoise£®’

¡¡¡¡Theofficerscouldnotguesswhatthesethingswere£¬buttheywere£¬ofcourse£¬mytwopocketknivesandmywatch£®Theyalsofoundmycomb£¬apursewithseveralgoldandsilvercoins£¬mygunandbullets£®

¡¡¡¡TheKingwantedtoknowwhatthegunwasusedfor£®

¡¡¡¡‘Bringitout£¬’heorderedme£¬‘andshowmehowitworks£®’

¡¡¡¡Itookthegunoutandputabulletintoit£®

¡¡¡¡‘Den'tbeafraid£¬’IwarnedtheKing£®ThenIfiredthegunintotheair£®

¡¡¡¡ItwastheloudestnoisetheLilliputianshadeverheard£®Hundredsofthemthoughttheyweredead£¬andfelldown£®TheKinghimselfwasveryfrightened£®AsIgavemyguntotheofficialstokeep£¬Iwarnedthemtobecarefulwithit£®Theyallowedmetokeepallmyotherthings£¬andIhopedthatonedaysoonIwouldbefree£®

■2LifeinLilliput

¡¡¡¡Iwascarefultobehaveaswellaspossible£¬topersuadetheKingtogivememyfreedom£®Lilliputianssoonbegantolosetheirfearofme£®TheycalledmetheMan£Mountain£®SometimesIlaydownandletthemdanceonmyhand£¬andfromtimetotimechildrencametoplaygamesinmyhair£®BynowIwasabletospeaktheirlanguagewell£®

¡¡¡¡OnedaytheKinginvitedmetowatchtheregularentertain£ments£¬whicharegreatlyenjoyedbyhim£¬hisfamily£¬andhislordsandladies£®Iwasmostinterestedintherope£dancing£®Averythinropeisfixedthirtycentimetresabovetheground£®PeoplewhowanttobecometheKing'smostimportantofficialsjumpanddanceonthisrope£¬andwhoeverjumpshighestwith-outfallinggetsthebestjob£®SometimestheKingordershislordstodanceontherope£¬toshowthattheycanstilldoit£®Thissportis£¬ofcourse£¬ratherdangerous£¬andthereareocca£sionaldeathsasaresult£®Itseemsastrangewayofchoosingof£ficials£®

¡¡¡¡Therewasanotherinterestingentertainment£®TheKingholdsastickinfrontofhim£¬andsometimesmovesitupanddown£®Onebyone£¬peoplecomeuptohimandjumpoverthestickorcrawlunderit£®TheygoonjumpingandcrawlingastheKingmovesthestick£®Thewinneristheonewhojumpsandcrawlsforthelongesttime£¬andhereceivesablueribbontowearroundhiswaist£®Thesecondbestreceivesaredribbon£¬andthethirdbestgetsagreenone£®ManyoftheLil£liputlordsweartheirribbonsproudlyat