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1、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战争、撒谎、诈骗、互相残杀？难道没有更好的方式生活？”约翰斯威夫特1667年出生于爱尔兰都柏林，1745年去世。他的许多书都对当时政治生活进行了猛烈抨击，不过他自己深受
2、人们喜爱。他把三分之一的钱财用来帮助穷人。格列佛游记是他最有名的作品。1 A voyage to LilliputI 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 alw
3、ays wanted 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 isl
4、ands in the South Pacific OceanWe started our journey from Bristol on May 4th，1699At 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 w
5、ind drove 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 compa
6、nions，but I suppose they were all drownedThe 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
7、 or housesI was so exhausted that I lay down and went to sleepWhen 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 g
8、row 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 sur
9、prised 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 bo
10、dyThis was very painful，and made me cry aloudI lay quietly，to see what would happen nextWhen 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 f
11、riendly 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
12、 could 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 thro
13、w them 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 moveAfter 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
14、of 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 refusedWhile I was eating，a platform had been prepared to carry meThe people of Lilliput，known as the Lillipu
15、tians，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
16、 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 sleepThe 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 wide，so I could only just get inside on my hands and kneesMy g
