I remember a friend of mine in Lilliput telling me one day when I had taken a lot of exercise that I had a strong smell. I suppose his sense of smell in regard to me was as strong as my own sense of smell in regard to these ladies of the Court. I do not intend any lack of respect to the people of Brobdingnag in telling these facts. Perhaps I should add that both Glumdalclitch and the Queen always smelled very pleasant indeed.
The greatest danger I was ever placed in
(величайшая опасность, какой только: «когда-либо» я подвергался; to place — помещать; размещать; ставить /в какую-л. ситуацию/) during my stay in that country (во время моего пребывания в той стране) came about (приключилась) while I was sitting quietly in my bedroom box one day (когда однажды я спокойно сидел в моем спальном ящике). I had my door and windows open (дверь и окна у меня были открыты) since it was a very warm day (так как день был очень теплый). My box had been placed in Glumdalclitch's room (мой ящик был поставлен = стоял в комнате Глюмдалклич) while she was off somewhere (пока = а /сама/ она куда-то ушла). She had locked her door (она заперла дверь), but left her window open (но свое окно = окно своей комнаты оставила открытым). I became aware of a noise at her window (внезапно я услышал какой-то шум у ее окна; to become aware — ощущать, воспринимать; осознавать, сознавать). Something was skipping about from one side to the other (что-то скакало/прыгало из стороны в сторону: «от одной стороны к другой»). Looking out my own window (выглянув из своего окна), I froze with fright (я замер от ужаса; to freeze — замерзать, смерзаться; замирать, застывать /прям. и перен./) when I saw that it was a monkey (когда увидел, что это была обезьяна). This monkey belonged to one of the workers in the Palace kitchen (обезьяна эта принадлежала одному работнику: «одному/одной из работников/работниц» дворцовой кухни).
aware [ə'wɛə], monkey ['mʌŋkɪ], kitchen ['kɪʧɪn]
The greatest danger I was ever placed in during my stay in that country came about while I was sitting quietly in my bedroom box one day. I had my door and windows open since it was a very warm day. My box had been placed in Glumdalclitch's room while she was off somewhere. She had locked her door, but left her window open. I became aware of a noise at her window. Something was skipping about from one side to the other. Looking out my own window, I froze with fright when I saw that it was a monkey. This monkey belonged to one of the workers in the Palace kitchen.