Four countries: Lilliput, Adult, Flying Island, and Houyhnhnm.
Volume 1
"Lilliput (Lilliput)"
In 1699, the surgeon Gulliver sailed south with the "Antelope" Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately, he was in danger on the way. Gulliver escaped from death and drifted to Lilliput (Lilliput), where he was tied up by the villain. The Lilliput people used a special car to transport the huge Gulliver to the capital to present it to the king. His appearance attracted almost everyone in the Lilliputian country. Gulliver's meek performance gradually won the favor of the king and the people, and he gradually became familiar with the customs and habits of the Lilliputian country. At that time, the ancient empire of Blefus, another Lilliputian country, was preparing to invade the Lilliput Empire from the sea. Gulliver waded across the strait and towed 50 of the largest enemy ships back to the port of Lilliput, which was a great achievement. . But Gulliver was unwilling to destroy the ancient empire of Beaver, which made the emperor very unhappy. At this time, there was a fire in the queen's palace. Gulliver was so anxious that he peed to put out the fire, but he made the queen very angry. As a result, the monarchs and ministers of the Lilliputian Kingdom worked together to get rid of Gulliver. When Gulliver heard the news, he quickly fled to the ancient empire of Blefus, and later returned to England safely.
Volume 2
"Brobdingnag (Adult Country)"
Not long after Gulliver returned home, he accompanied the "Adventure" again Going out to sea, unfortunately, we encountered a storm again, and the ship was blown to Brobdingnegg (the country of adults). Gulliver was caught by a farmer who was 20 meters high. The farmer took Gulliver to exhibitions in major cities across the country, and finally came to the capital. The farmer was so eager to get rich that he asked Gulliver to perform 10 performances every day, which made him almost exhausted. When the farmer saw no profit, he sold Gulliver to the queen. Because of his small size and cleverness, Gulliver was very popular in the palace, but he was often attacked by rats, birds and other animals. Facing the king, Gulliver smugly introduced all aspects of Britain and its history in the past hundred years, but was rejected by the king one by one.
In his third year in the country, Gulliver accompanied the king on a tour of the frontier. Feeling homesick, he pretended to be sick and went to the beach to breathe fresh air. The eagle in the sky mistakenly thought the box he lived in was a turtle and picked it up. Several eagles competed in the air, and the box fell into the sea and was discovered by a passing ship. After Gulliver was rescued, he returned to England by ship.
Volume 3
"Leputa, Balnibaby, Ragnagg, Geladazu, Japan Travel Notes"
Stayed at home After a while, Gulliver went to sea with the "Good Hope" again. This time, Gulliver's ship was hijacked by a pirate ship. Gulliver escaped by chance and was rescued by a flying island called "Leputa". These people have unusual looks and strange clothes, and they meditate all day long. The kings and nobles all lived on the flying islands, while the common people lived on three islands including Balnibabi. After Gulliver left the flying island, he came to Balnibaby for a visit and visited the "Lagado Academy of Sciences" on the island. This academy of sciences researched some absurd topics, which resulted in desolation all over the country, houses collapsed, and people without food or clothing.
Then Gulliver came to Witch Island. The governor of the island is proficient in magic and can summon any ghost at will. Therefore, Gulliver met many famous people in ancient times, and found that many records in the history books were not consistent with historical facts, or even upside down. Then, Gulliver visited the Kingdom of Ragnagg and saw a kind of immortal "Strubrog". After leaving the country, Gulliver came to Japan and then returned to England by ship.
Volume 4
"Travels of the Houyhnhnms"
Five months after Gulliver returned home, he was hired as the captain of the "Adventure" and sailed again The ship goes to sea. On the way, the sailors rebelled and imprisoned him for several months before being exiled to the "Hyhnhnms". Here, Gulliver was besieged by a beast called "Yahu" that looked like a human. Fortunately, a wise horse - "Hyhnhnms" came to rescue him. It turns out that horses are the rational residents and rulers of the country, and "Yahu" are the animals raised and worked by horses. Gulliver's behavior and conversation seemed to the Ma people of the "Hyhnhnms" country to be a rational "Yahu", thus arousing their interest.
Gulliver quickly learns the language of the country, and at the invitation of his master, he talks about how in other parts of the world horses are beasts, while "Yahus" like himself are rational and are their masters. This shocked the Houyhnhnms.
Influenced by the various virtues of the "Hyhnhnms", Gulliver wanted to stay in the "Hyhnhnms" country. However, the National Congress of the Houyhnhnms country passed a resolution to eliminate the Yahoos there. So Gulliver's wish cannot be realized. In desperation, Gulliver had to leave the country by boat and return home. With his longing for the "Hyhnhnm Kingdom", Gulliver has been friends with horses all his life.
"Gulliver's Travels" is an outstanding travel satire novel by Jonathan Swift (also translated as Jonathan Swift), based on the story of Mel Gulliver (also translated as Jiang Naisheng Swift). Translated as Lemuel Gulliver), the captain narrates his experience of traveling around four countries. Through Gulliver's adventures in Lilliput, Brobdingnag, the Flying Island Kingdom, and the Houyhnhnms Kingdom, it reflects the corruption and sin of the British ruling class in the first half of the 18th century. It also expressed the author's thoughts in a relatively perfect artistic form. The author used rich satirical techniques and fictional fantasies to write absurd and bizarre plots, which profoundly reflected the meaningless partisan struggle in the British Parliament at that time. The stupidity, decadence and profit-seeking of the ruling group exposes and criticizes the cruelty and violence of the colonial war; at the same time, it praises the heroic struggle of the colonial people against the rulers to a certain extent.