2 The emperor

Chapter 2 The emperor As soon as the emperor of the land heard about the giant man, he came to see Gulliver. But they couldn't understand each other either.

国王一听说巨人的事，就来见格列佛。 但他们也听不懂对方的话。

"I need to think about this," said the emperor. Leaving his soldiers to guard Gulliver, he strode off. Everyone wanted a closer look at the giant. But some men fired more arrows at him. "Stop that!" cried the soldiers, seizing the men. "Here!" one shouted. "Let's give them to the giant to punish."

“我需要考虑一下，”皇帝说。 他留下士兵看守格列佛，大步走开了。 每个人都想仔细看看这个巨人。 但有些人向他射了更多的箭。 “住手！”士兵们喊道，抓住了那些人。 “给！”一个人喊道。“让我们把他们交给巨人去惩罚吧。”

Gulliver picked up one of the troublemakers and opened his mouth. The little man wriggled and howled with terror. He was sure he was going to be eaten.

格列佛抱起一个捣乱的人，张开了他的嘴。 那个小个子男人惊恐地扭动着身体，嚎叫着。 他确信自己要被吃掉了。

Meanwhile, the emperor was thinking hard. What should he do about Gulliver? He decided to ask his advisors. Let's kill him before it's too late. "Anything that big MUST be dangerous," said one.

与此同时，皇帝正在苦苦思索。 他该拿格列佛怎么办？ 他决定问问他的顾问。 趁还来得及，杀了他吧。 “那么大的东西一定很危险，”一个人说。

But, as they were talking, two men arrived. They were full of news about the men who had fired arrows at Gulliver. The guards gave them to the giant to punish! He's a joker! He pretended to eat one and then he let them all go.

但是，就在他们说话的时候，来了两个人。 他们满脑子都是那些向格列佛射箭的人的消息。 卫兵把他们交给巨人去惩罚！他是个爱开玩笑的人！他假装吃了一只，然后把它们都放了。

The emperor was delighted. "Let's keep him," he said. "Give him plenty of food, make him some new clothes and teach him our language." Soon, Gulliver had everything he needed. But he was still held in the temple, like a prisoner.

皇帝很高兴。 “我们留下他吧，”他说。 “给他足够的食物，给他做些新衣服，教他我们的语言。” 很快，格列佛得到了他所需要的一切。 但他仍然被关在庙里，像个囚犯一样。