As I stepped out of the boat and walked up the beach,Inoticed that although the sun had been very hot,the airsuddenly seemed cooler.At first I thought a cloud was passingover the sun But when I looked up,I saw,to my greatastonishment,a large island in the sky,between me and thesun.
当我跨出小船,走上海滩,我注意到尽管太阳很热,空气却突然变凉了。起初我还以为是云遮了太阳,但是当我一抬头,令我极为惊讶的是,我看见天空中有一个大岛在我和太阳之间,
It was moving towards me,and there were people running around on it.I waved my arms andshouted as loudly as possible.Help!Help!I cried.Rescue me!
它正向我移来,上面有人在四处跑动。我挥着手臂,尽可能大声地喊。救命!救命!我叫道。救救我!
When the island was about a hundred metres over my head,they let down a seat on a chain.Isat on it,and was pulled up to the island.I had discovered the flying island of Laputa.Laputansare certainly strange-looking people.Their heads always turn either to right or left:one of theireyes turns inwards,the other upwards.Their main interests are music and mathematics.Theyspend so much time thinking abut mathematical problems that they do not notice what ishappening around them.
当岛屿在我头上大约100米高时,他们放下一个拴在链条上的坐椅。我坐在上面,被拉上了岛屿。我发现了勒皮他飞岛。勒皮他人绝对是长相奇怪的人。他们的头总是或者向左或者向右转,他们的眼睛一只朝里一只朝外。他们的主要兴趣是音乐和数学,他们把大部分时间都花在思考数学问题上,以致于他们周围发生的事他们都没注意到。
In fact,rich Laputans employ a servant whose job is to follow his master everywhere.
事实上,富有的勒皮他人请了个仆人,职责就是跟着主人到处走。
The servant warns him if he is going to step into a hole,and reminds him to reply if someonespeaks to him.
仆人警示他是否要踩进坑里,如果有人跟他说话则提醒他回答。
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