小说格列佛游记英文.docx

1、小说格列佛游记英文Gullivers Travels 1 A voyage to Lilliput I was born in Nottinghamshire and was the third of five sonsMy father was not a rich man， but he was able to send me to Cambridge University，where I studied for three yearsWhen I left college，I continued my studies and became a doctorBut I always wan

2、ted to travel，and so I made several voyages as a ships doctorWhen I married my wife Mary，however，I planned to stay at home for a whileBut after a few years I discovered I was not earning enough money from my patientsI decided to go to sea again，and this time I joined a ship sailing to the islands in

3、 the South Pacific OceanWe started our journey from Bristol on May 4th，1699 At first our voyage went wellWe sailed across the Atlantic，round the coast of Africa and into the Indian OceanBut before we could reach the Pacific，a violent storm hit us and drove us to the north-west of TasmaniaThe wind dr

4、ove our ship on to a rock， which broke the ship in halfSome of the sailors and I managed to get a boat into the water，and we rowed away to look for landBut when we were too tired to row any more，a great wave hit our small boat，and we all fell into the seaI do not know what happened to my companions，

5、but I suppose they were all drowned The wind and waves pushed me along as I struggled to keep my head above waterI became very tired and soon felt I could not swim any moreLuckily，just then my feet touched the groundI walked out of the sea and on to a beach，where there was no sign of any people or h

6、ousesI was so exhausted that I lay down and went to sleep When I woke up next morning， and tried to get up，I could not moveI was lying on my back and my whole body， my arms and legs were strongly fastened to the groundEven my hair，which was long and thick，was tied to the groundThe sun began to grow

7、hot，and I was very uncomfortableSoon I felt something alive moving along my leg and up my body to my face，and when I looked down，I saw a very small human being，only fifteen centimetres tallHe had a bow and arrow in his hands，and there were forty more of these little men following himI was so surpris

8、ed that I gave a great shoutThey all jumped back，very frightened，and some hurt themselves by falling off my bodyMeanwhile，I was struggling to unfasten myself，but just as I managed to pull my left arm free of the ropes，I felt a hundred arrows land on my free hand，and more arrows on my face and bodyTh

9、is was very painful，and made me cry aloudI lay quietly，to see what would happen next When they saw I was no longer struggling，they quickly built a platform next to my head，and an official climbed up there to speak to meAlthough I could not understand his language，I understood that they would be frie

10、ndly towards me-if I did not try to harm themBy now I was extremely hungry，so I used sign language to beg the official for foodHe seemed to understand me，because immediately ladders were put against my sides and little men climbed up with baskets of food and drinkThey were surprised at how much I co

11、uld eat and drinkIn just one mouthful I ate three of their meat dishes and three of their loaves of breadI drank two of their barrels of wine，and was still thirsty，because that was only half a litreWhile they were bringing me food，I wondered whether to pick up a handful of the little men and throw t

12、hem to their deathBut I was afraid they would shoot at me again，and anyway I was grateful for their kindness in giving me food and drink，so I did not move After some time，another official climbed up to the platform and spoke to meFrom his signs I understood that they were going to move meThe King of

13、 this country（which was called Lilliput）had ordered his people to carry me to the capital city，about a kilometre awayI made signs to ask whether I could be untied，but the official politely refused While I was eating，a platform had been prepared to carry meThe people of Lilliput，known as the Lilliput

14、ians，are very intelligent and clever with their handsFor me，five hun-dred men built a special wooden platform with twentytwo wheelsNine hundred of the strongest men worked for about three hours to lift me on to the platform，and one thousand five hundred of the Kings largest horses（each eleven and a

15、half centimetres high）pulled me to the capitalI did not know about any of this，because they had put a sleeping powder in my wine， and I was in a deep sleep The King had decided I would stay in the largest available building，just outside the city gatesIts door was only a metre high and half a metre w

16、ide，so I could only just get inside on my hands and kneesMy guards put ninetyone chains on my left leg，so that I could not escapeThen they cut the ropes that tied me and I was able to get to my feetAs I stood up，I heard cries of astonishment all around meI felt rather miserable，but at least I could

17、walk about now，in a two-metre cir-cleI was certainly an interesting sight for the Lilliputians，who had come out of the city in crowds of several thousand to see me Now I had a good view of the countrysideThe fields looked like flowerbeds in a garden，and even the tallest trees were on-ly two metres h

18、igh I was soon visited by the King himselfHe has a strong，handsome face，and is very popular among his peopleHe ar-rived with his Queen，his children，and his lords and ladies，all dressed in beautiful gold and silver clothesIn order to make conversation easier，I lay on my side so that my face was close

19、 to him I spoke to him in all the languages I knew， but we still could not understand each other The King ordered his people to make me a bed，using six hundred Lilliputian bedsIt was not very comfortable，but it was better than sleeping on the stone floorHe ordered the crowds of sightseers to go back

20、 to their homes， so that the work of the country could continue and I would not be annoyedFor a long time he discussed with his lords in private what should be done with meI was told all this later by a good friend of mineClearly，such a large person could be a danger to his small peopleAt last it wa

21、s decided that， as I had behaved so well up to now，I would be kept aliveFood and drink would be brought to me every day from all the villages，six hundred people would be my servants，three hundred men would make me a new suit，and six teachers would teach me their language And so in about three weeks

22、I began to speak the language of LilliputThe King often visited me， and every time he came，I asked him to take off my chainsHe explained that first I must promise not to fight against Lilliput or hurt Lilliputians，and that I must be searched for weaponsI agreed to both these things and carefully pic

23、ked up two of his officers in my handsI put them first in one pocket，then moved them to all my other pockets，except two which I kept secretAs they searched，they wrote down in a notebook details of all the things they found Afterwards I read some of their report： In the second coat pocket we found tw

24、o very large pieces of wood，and inside them were great pieces of metal，very sharpIn another pocket there was a most wonderful engine，at the end of a long chainThe engine was inside a huge round container，which was made half of silver and half of another metalThis second metal was very strange as we

25、could see through it to some mysterious writing and picturesThe engine made a continuous loud noise The officers could not guess what these things were， but they were，of course，my two pocket knives and my watchThey also found my comb，a purse with several gold and silver coins，my gun and bullets The

26、King wanted to know what the gun was used for Bring it out，he ordered me，and show me how it works I took the gun out and put a bullet into it Dent be afraid，I warned the King Then I fired the gun into the air It was the loudest noise the Lilliputians had ever heardHundreds of them thought they were

27、dead，and fell downThe King himself was very frightenedAs I gave my gun to the officials to keep，I warned them to be careful with itThey allowed me to keep all my other things，and I hoped that one day soon I would be free 2 Life in Lilliput I was careful to behave as well as possible，to persuade the

28、King to give me my freedomLilliputians soon began to lose their fear of meThey called me the ManMountainSometimes I lay down and let them dance on my hand，and from time to time children came to play games in my hair By now I was able to speak their language well One day the King invited me to watch

29、the regular entertainments，which are greatly enjoyed by him，his family，and his lords and ladiesI was most interested in the ropedancing A very thin rope is fixed thirty centimetres above the groundPeople who want to become the Kings most important officials jump and dance on this rope，and whoever ju

30、mps highest with-out falling gets the best jobSometimes the King orders his lords to dance on the rope，to show that they can still do itThis sport is，of course，rather dangerous，and there are occasional deaths as a resultIt seems a strange way of choosing officials There was another interesting enter

31、tainmentThe King holds a stick in front of him，and sometimes moves it up and downOne by one， people come up to him and jump over the stick or crawl under itThey go on jumping and crawling as the King moves the stickThe winner is the one who jumps and crawls for the longest time，and he receives a blu

32、e ribbon to wear round his waistThe second best receives a red ribbon，and the third best gets a green oneMany of the Lilliput lords wear their ribbons proudly at all timesI had certainly never seen entertainment like this in any of the countries I had visited before Some days later a strange black thing was seen on the beach where I had first arrived in LilliputWhen the people realized it was not alive，they decided that it must belong to the Man- Mountain，and the King o