Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World

The author of these Travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my ancient and intimate friend; there is likewise some relation between us on the mother’s side.

这些旅行的作者，莱缪尔·格列佛先生，是我的老朋友和亲密朋友；我们之间还有母亲那边的亲戚关系。

About three years ago, Mr. Gulliver growing weary of the concourse of curious people coming to him at his house in Redriff, made a small purchase of land, with a convenient house, near Newark, in Nottinghamshire, his native country; where he now lives retired, yet in good esteem among his neighbours.

大约三年前，格列佛先生厌倦了好奇的人们不断来到他在雷德里夫的家中，于是他在他的故乡诺丁汉郡的纽瓦克附近购买了一小块土地和一个方便的房屋，在那里他现在过着隐居的生活，但仍然受到邻居们的尊敬。