4 War!

Chapter 4 War! Lilliput seemed like a peaceful place but Gulliver soon found out it wasn't. One day, the emperor's secretary came to see him.

第四章战争！利力浦特似乎是个宁静的地方，但格列佛很快就发现并非如此。 一天，皇帝的秘书来看他。

"We have a problem," he said. "There are two groups of people in Lilliput. The Tramecksans wear high heels and the Slamecksans wear low ones. They're bitter enemies and both groups want to rule."

“我们有麻烦了，”他说。 “利力浦特有两类人。 Tramecksans穿高跟鞋，Slamecksans穿低跟。 他们是死敌，两个群体都想统治。”

"The emperor likes low heels at the moment, so the Slamecksans have more power. But if he changes his mind, war could break out!" "That's terrible!" said Gulliver.

“现在皇帝喜欢低跟鞋，所以Slamecksans有更多的力量。 但如果他改变主意，战争可能会爆发！”“太可怕了！”格列佛说。

"And that's not all!" cried the secretary. "We're already at war, with a nearby island called Blefescu." Blefescu is going to attack us! "Why?" said Gulliver. "Whatever happened?"

“还没完呢！”秘书叫道。 “我们已经在和附近一个叫不来夫斯库的岛打仗了。” 不来夫斯库要攻击我们了！“为什么？”格列佛说。 “无论发生了什么?”

"It's all about eggs," explained the secretary. "Boiled eggs and a cut finger." Gulliver was astonished. "Eggs!" he said. "How?" Ouch! The secretary blushed. "Well, many years ago, everyone opened their eggs at the big end. But then the prince cut his finger when breaking his egg open."

“都是关于鸡蛋的，”秘书解释说。 “煮鸡蛋和割伤的手指。” 格列佛大吃一惊。“鸡蛋！”他说。 “如何?”哎哟!秘书脸红了。 “嗯，很多年前，每个人都在大的一端打开他们的蛋。 但是王子在敲开鸡蛋的时候划破了手指。”

"His father passed a law at once. No one was to crack their eggs at the big end, ever again. Eggs always had to be eaten from the smaller end."

他的父亲立即通过了一项法律。 再也没有人能在大的一端打碎他们的蛋了。 鸡蛋总是要从较小的一端吃。”