美国小学英语教材6:第251课 罗宾汉和他的伙伴(8)

Then he noticed for the first time the bows and arrows which the Knight¹ had brought, and asked what they were.

他第一次注意到了骑士带来的弓和箭，并询问这些做什么。

A poor present to you, answered the Knight; and Robin², who would not be outdone,

骑士回答道，这是一点点心意，罗宾汉不甘落后，

sent Little John once more to his treasury³ and bade him bring forth⁴ four hundred pounds, which were given to the Knight.

他再次派遣小约翰去拿他的宝藏，告诉他拿400英镑过来，并把钱给了骑士。

After that they parted, in much love. And Robin prayed the Knight if he were ever in any trouble,

他们在不舍中道别，罗宾汉祈祷着，如果骑士再次遇到麻烦，

to let him know at the greenwood tree, and he would help him. V In many ways life in the forest was dull in the winter,

他可以来绿林，他可以帮助骑士，第五部分，冬天的森林生活是乏味的，

and often the days passed slowly; but in summer, when the leaves were green and flowers and ferns covered all the woodland,

每天的时间过得很慢，但在夏天，当叶子变绿，花朵和蕨类植物覆盖整个森林时，

Robin Hood⁵ and his men would come out of their warm resting places, like the rabbits and the squirrels, and would play, too.

罗宾汉和他的伙伴会从温暖的栖息地出来，就像兔子和松鼠一样，他们也会玩耍。

Races they ran to stretch their legs, or leaping matches were arranged, or they would shoot at a mark.

他们通过竞赛来伸展腿部，或是组织跳跃比赛，或者打击目标。

Who of you can kill a deer five hundred paces off? So said Robin to his men one bright May morning,

谁能够在500步意外射中一头鹿？罗宾汉在一个五月的晴朗早上对他的伙伴说，

and they went into the wood and tried their skill. To the great joy of Robin Hood, it was Little John who brought down the hart.

他们进入了森林，尝试着训练技能，让罗宾汉高兴的是，是小约翰打中了雄鹿。

I would ride my horse a hundred miles to find one who could match with thee, he said to Little John.

我可以骑马100英里，去别的地方找一个可以和你比较的人，他对小约翰说。

Will Scarlett, who was perhaps rather jealous of this mighty⁶ deed, answered, with a laugh,

威尔·斯卡莉特或许会嫉妒小约翰的强项，他笑着回答道，

There lives a friar in Fountains Abbey who would beat both him and you.

在喷泉修道院住着一位修士，他可以把我们俩都打败。

Now Robin Hood did not like to be told that any man could shoot better than himself or his foresters;

如今，罗宾汉不喜欢听到有人说，有人会比他或者先祖射击更好的人；

so he swore lustily that he would neither eat nor drink till he had seen that friar.

罗宾汉大声叫骂着，在找到那名修士之前，我会不吃不喝。

Leaving his men where they were, he put on a coat of mail and a steel cap, took his shield and sword,

让其他人留在原地，他穿着一身动物皮衣，戴着钢帽，拿着他盾和剑。

slung⁷ his bow over his shoulder, and filled his quiver with arrows. Thus armed, he set forth to Fountains Dale.

将弓悬挂在肩膀上，箭筒装满箭，他就这样去了喷泉谷。

By the side of the river a friar was walking, armed like Robin, but without a bow.

一名修士在河边走路，和罗宾汉的行头一样，但却没有带弓。

At this sight Robin jumped from his horse, which he tied to a bush,

罗宾汉一看就跳下了马，他和一撮灌木缠绕在了一起，

and called to the friar to carry him over the water, or it would cost him his life.

并呼叫修士带他过河，否则他将丧命。

1 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

2 robin   

n.知更鸟，红襟鸟

参考例句：

• The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
• We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。

3 treasury   

n.宝库；国库，金库；文库

参考例句：

• The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
• This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。

4 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

5 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

6 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

7 slung   

抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 )； 吊挂； 遣送； 押往

参考例句：

• He slung the bag over his shoulder. 他把包一甩，挎在肩上。
• He stood up and slung his gun over his shoulder. 他站起来把枪往肩上一背。