在利立浦特的生活在暴風(fēng)雨中幸存下來(lái)的格列佛被巨浪沖到了岸上。醒來(lái)后，他發(fā)現(xiàn)自己全身被很多細(xì)繩子緊緊地綁起來(lái)了。等待他的是什么呢？難詞探意fasten/,fo?sn/V.（使兩局部）系牢;扎牢;結(jié)牢;扣緊occasional/??ke…nl/adj.偶爾的;偶然的;臨時(shí)的ribbon/?r?b?n/n.（用于捆綁或裝飾的）帶子;絲帶hesitate/?hez,te,t/v.（對(duì)某事）猶豫;遲疑不決WhenIwokeupandtriedtogetup,Icouldnotmove.Iwaslyingonmybackandmywholebody,myarmsandlegswerestronglyfastened.SoonIwasplacedonalongwoodenplatformandcarriedtoasmallcountrycalledLilliputwhichwasjustasbeautifulasmanyoftherichcountriesinEurope.Thelittlepeoplewholivedtherecalled“Lilliputians”whoareaboutfifteencentimeterstall.Inthisnewcountry,Ibehavedaswellaspossibletogetmyfreedomback.Lilliputianssoonbegantolosetheirfearofme.TheycalledmetheManMountain.SometimesIlaydownandletthemdanceonmyhand,andfromtimetotimechildrencametoplaygamesinmyhair.BynowIwasabletospeaktheirlanguagewell.OnedaytheKinginvitedmetowatchtheregularentertainments,whicharegreatlyenjoyedbyhim,hisfamily,andhislordsandladies.Iwasmostinterestedintheropedancing.Averythinropeisfixedthirtycentimetersabovetheground.PeoplewhowanttobecometheKingsmostimportantofficialsjumpanddanceonthisrope,andwhoeverjumpshighestwithoutfallinggetsthebestjob.SometimestheKingordershislordstodanceontherope,toshowthattheycanstilldoit.Thissportisratherdangerous,andthereareoccasionaldeathsasaresult.Itseemsastrangewayofchoosingofficials.Therewasanotherinterestingentertainment.TheKingholdsastickinfrontofhim,andsometimesmovesitupanddown.Onebyone,peoplecomeuptohimandjumpoverthestickorcrawlunderit.TheygoonjumpingandcrawlingastheKingmovesthestick.Thewinneristheonewhojumpsandcrawlsforthelongesttime,andhereceivesablueribbontowearroundhiswaist.Thesecondbestreceivesaredribbon,andthethirdbestgetsagreenone.Manyofthelordsweartheirribbonsproudlyatalltimes.Later,theKingandhislordsagreedtosetmefreeaslongasIpromisedthefollows：tohelptheLilliputiansinwarandpeacetogivetwohourswarningbeforeavisittotheircapital,sothatpeoplecouldstayindoorstobecarefulnottosteponanyLilliputiansortheiranimals,tocarryimportantmessagesfortheKingifnecessarytohelptheKingsworkmencarryheavystonestostayinLilliputuntiltheKingallowedmetoleave.OnhissidetheKingpromisedIwouldreceivefoodanddrink,enoughfor1，724Lilliputians.Iagreedtoeverythingatonce.Mychainswerebroken,andIwasfreeatlast!ThefirstthingIdidwastovisitthecapitalcity,Mildendo.Isteppedcarefullyoverthecitywall,whichwaslessthanameterhigh,andwalkedslowlythroughthetwomainstreets.Itisusuallyaverybusycity,withshopsandmarketsfullofpeople,buttodaythestreetswereempty.Therewerecrowdswatchingmefromeverywindow.TheKinghadinvitedmetolookathisrooms.ThenIlaydownonthegroundandlookedthroughthewindowsonebyone.Youcannotimagineamorebeautifulplacetolivein.Theroomsandfurnitureareperfectineverydetail.AsIwaslookingin,IcouldseetheQueen,surroundedbyherlordsandladies.Shekindlyputherhandoutofthewindowformetokiss.Abouttwoweeksaftermyfirstvisittothecapital,IwasvisitedbyoneoftheKingsmostimportantofficials.HisnamewasReldresal.Istartedtheconversation.urmsogladthey'vetakenawaymychains."Itoldhim.“Well,myfriend,"heanswered,"you'reonlyfreebecausetheKingknowswereinadangeroussituation."Dangerous-5,Icried.uWhatdoyoumean?”uLilliputhasenemiesathomeandabroad,"heexplained.Torsixyearsnowwe'vehadtwopoliticalgroups,theHighHeelsandtheLowHeels.PerhapstheHighHeelsweremorepopularinthepast,butasyoucansee,ourpresentKingandallhisofficialswearthelowestheels.Thetwogroupshateeachother,andaHighHeelwillrefusetospeaktoaLowHeel.ThatstheprobleminLilliput.Now,we'regettinginformationthatthepeopleofBlefuscuaregoingtoattackus.Blefuscuisanislandnearus,almostaslargeandimportantasLilliput.They5vebeenatwarwithusforthreeyears.“Buthowdidthiswarstart-"Iasked."Well,youknow,ofcourse,thatmostpeopleusedtobreaktheirboiledeggsatthelargerend.ButourKingsgrandfatheroncecutafingerwhilebreakinghiseggthisway,andsohisfathertheKingorderedallLilliputians,fromthenon,tobreakthesmallerendoftheireggs.PeoplewhodothatarecalledSmallEndians.ButLilliputiansfeelstronglyaboutthisandsomeBigEndianshavefoughtangrilyagainstthislaw.Asmanyaseleventhousandpeoplehavebeenkilledbecausetheyrefusedtobreaktheireggsatthesmallerend.SomeoftheBigEndianshaveescapedtojoinourenemiesinBlefuscu.TheKingofBlefuscuhasalwayswantedtodefeatLilliputinwar,andnowwehearthathe'spreparedalargenumberofships,whichwillattackusverysoon.Soyousee,myfriend,howmuchourKingneedsyourhelp,inordertodefeathisenemies.”Ididnothesitateforamoment.uPleasetelltheKing,"Iansweredwarmly,uthatIamreadytogivemylifetosavehimorhiscountry.ActivitiesActivityAReadforunderstandingI.UnderstandingthemainideaWhatdoesthischaptermainlytakeabout?II.UnderstandingthebasicelementsIII.UnderstandingthedetailsWhatcanyoulearnfromthedescriptionoftworegularentertainmentsinLilliput-Fillinthetable.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusthroughthedescriptionoftheentertainments-WhatproblemsdoesLilliputhave-ActivityBReadforwritingI.Usefulexpressionsforwritingexpressionstodescribesurroundingsasbeautifulas和一棣漂亮perfectineverydetail每一個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)都很完美cannotimagineamorebeautifulplace無(wú)以倫比的美麗expressionstodescribebehaviourstepcar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