有聲名著《格列佛游記》41：第8章 在布羅卜丁奈格的其他經(jīng)歷(6)
I tried to answer the King as well as I could，but he did notthink our system was a good one.No，my little friend he saidkindly but seriously，I'm sorry for you.You've proved to methat your country has nothing valuable to offer us.
我力圖盡可能滿意地回答國王，可是他并不認(rèn)為我們的制度好。不，我的小朋友，他和善而認(rèn)真地說，我為你感到遺憾。你向我證明了你們沒有什么有價值的東西提供給我們。
Perhaps once，in the past，your political life was adequately organized，but now it is clear thatthere is laziness and selfishness in every part of the system.
也許在過去，你們的政治生活曾經(jīng)組織得恰當(dāng)，可是現(xiàn)在很明顯，這個制度的每一部分都充滿了惰性和自私。
Your politicians can be bribed，your soldiers aren't really brave，your judges and lawyers areneither reasonable nor honest，and your lawmakers themselves know little and do less.
你們的政客可以受賄賂，你們的戰(zhàn)士并不真的勇敢，你們的法官和律師既不通情理也不誠實，而你們的法律制定者自己知道得很少，做得更少。
I sincerely hope that you，who have spent most of your life travelling，have a better characterthan most Englishmen.
你一生的大多數(shù)時光都用于旅行了，我真誠地希望你比大多數(shù)英國人品行要好，
But from what you've told me，I'm afraid that your countrymen are foe worst little nation ofinsects that has ever crawled upon the ground.
不過據(jù)你所告訴我的，我擔(dān)心你的國人是地上曾經(jīng)爬行過的昆蟲中最糟糕的小國民。
I am very sorry to have to report these words of the King s，and I only do so because of my loveof the truth.I must tell you exactly what happened，even if I do not agree with it.I had tolisten patiently，while he was giving his extraordinary opinions of my dear country.
我非常遺憾不得不轉(zhuǎn)述國王的這些話，我這樣做只是因為我對真相的熱愛。我必須原原本本地告訴你們發(fā)生的事，即使我并不贊同。在他發(fā)表關(guān)于我親愛的祖國的不同尋常的看法時，我不得不耐心地聽著。
We must remember，however，that this King lives in a country almost completely separate fromthe rest of the world.Because he does not know other countries systems or customs，he has acertain narrowness of thinking，which we Europeans do not have，of course.
不過我們必須記住，這個國王生活在幾乎完全與世隔絕的國度里，因為他不知道別的國家的制度或習(xí)俗，他的想法中有一定的狹隘性，這當(dāng)然是我們歐洲人所沒有的。
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