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A curious Lilliputian, inspecting his comatose form, puts the sharp end of his half-pike a good way up his nostril. It tickles. Gulliver sneezes violently.
一個好奇的小人要研究他昏睡時的結(jié)構(gòu)，把半截長槍的尖端伸向他的鼻孔時把他弄癢了，他狠狠地打了個噴嚏。
In it the author poured scorn on Europe, an annoyingly fractured continent with its “dopey little countries”, “pokey borders”, “itty-bitty” languages and “Lilliputian” drinks measures.
作者在文中極力嘲笑歐洲為由愚蠢的小國、狹小的邊界、各種小語種語言以及小酒量居民組成分裂的大陸，令人厭煩。
Well, actually, wrong. Projects are complex systems that, while they might be usefully considered by peeking into their parts, cannot be overall optimized by taking the Lilliputian view.
當(dāng)然不對，項目是一個復(fù)雜系統(tǒng)，分解來看也許有用，但是不可能用小人國的視角去全面優(yōu)化（譯：這個比喻好冷）。

This Lilliputian jukebox lets you play and replay your selections in any order you like.
FORBES: TRACKING THE EVOLUTION OF TAKE-OUT TUNES
It is surprisingly effective: just think of Captain Gulliver, tied down by hundreds of thread-like Lilliputian ropes.
ECONOMIST: European politics
Combining high-energy fuel with scorching temperatures is the specialty of Lilliputian's founders, Samuel Schaevitz and Aleks Franz.
FORBES: Pip-squeak Power Plant