Story Book (Gulliver's Travels) written by Jonathan Swift

in part to keep curious crowds away   部分地保持了好奇的人群
times of rest  休息时间
even......though (conj)甚至....虽然
terror （adj)恐怖
nod (n)点头 (v)打瞌睡
pleasant as the spring  宜人的春天
*pleasant 优美
dreadful 可怕
consent = agree 同意
destroy 破坏
allowance of 津贴 
acknowledgments 致谢

eager to see 渴望看到

invade 入侵