有聲名著《格列佛游記》12：第2章 在利力浦特的生活(6)

Well，you know，of course，that most people used to breaktheir boiled eggs at the larger end.But our King's grandfatheronce cut a finger while breaking his egg this way，and so hisfather the King ordered all Lilliputians，from then on，to breakthe smaller end of their eggs.People who do that are calledSmall Endians.

哦，你當(dāng)然知道，大多數(shù)人過去習(xí)慣于從煮蛋的大的一端打破。而我們國王的祖父有一次這樣打蛋時弄傷了手指，所以國王的父王下令所有的利力浦特人從那以后從小的一端打破蛋。那樣做的人稱作小端派。

But Lilliputians feel strongly about this and some Big-Endians have fought angrily against thislaw.As many as eleven thousand people have been killed because they refused to break theireggs at the smaller end.Some of the Big-Endians have escaped to join our enemies inBlefuscu.

可是利力浦特人強烈反對這一點，有些大端派人憤怒地反抗這項法令。多達(dá)1.1萬人因為拒絕從小的一端打蛋而被處死。有些大端派人逃脫加入了我們在不來夫斯古的敵人一邊。

The King of Blefuscu has always wanted to defeat Lilliput in war，and now we hear that he'sprepared a large number of ships，which will attack us very soon.So you see，my friend，howmuch our King needs your help，in order to defeat his enemies.

不來夫斯古的國王早就想在戰(zhàn)爭中打敗利力浦特，而現(xiàn)在我們聽說他已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備了大量的戰(zhàn)船，不久就要進(jìn)攻我們。所以，你看，我的朋友，為了打敗他的敵人，我們的國王多么需要你的幫助。

I did not hesitate for a moment.Please tell the King，I answered warmly，that l am ready togive my life to save him or his country.

我一點也沒猶豫。請轉(zhuǎn)告國王，我熱情地回答，為了救他和他的國家我寧愿犧牲生命。

關(guān)于《格列佛游記》

格列佛以特殊戰(zhàn)略阻止了敵人的侵略—被授予高級榮譽稱號—不來夫斯庫皇帝遣使求和—皇后寢宮失火;格列佛幫忙搶救了其余的宮殿。