美国小学英语教材4:第172课 贵族骑士 罗兰(4)

 "Then, Mother, you must be a princess! “那么，妈妈，你一定是公主了!

But how can you be a princess without servants or soldiers?" eagerly asked the boy. 既然你是公主，怎么没有仆人和士兵呢?”罗兰急切地问。

"I do not need servants or soldiers. My son's hands will wait upon me and fight for me." “我不需要仆人或士兵，我的儿子会亲手照顾我，为我争战。”

Then the little boy laughed and clapped his hands. 然后罗兰笑了，拍拍手。

"Let us play that this cave is your palace, Mother, and that I am the army guarding it." “妈妈，让我们假装这个洞穴是你的宫殿，我是守卫的军队。”

Roland never tired of this game, and when the other boys joined him, they would play soldiers, too. 罗兰从不厌倦这种游戏，当其他男孩加入他时，他们也会玩士兵游戏。

With Roland as their captain, the little company would march up and down. 罗兰担任队长，这个小连队就会四处行军。

CHARLEMAGNE FINDS ROLAND 查理曼大帝发现罗兰

During the years that Roland had been playing on the hillside, his uncle, King Charlemagne, had been fighting the enemies of his country. 罗兰德在山坡上玩耍的那些年里，他的叔叔查理曼大帝一直在和他国家的敌人作战。

He had won battle after battle, until he had conquered¹ many lands. Now he was known² as the greatest warrior³ in the world. 他赢得了一场又一场的战斗的胜利，征服了许多土地。现在他被认为是世界上最伟大的战士。

Then it happened that he went traveling in Italy, one of the countries he now ruled over. 后来他去了现在统治的国家意大利。

He stopped at the town near which Bertha was living in a cave. 他在伯莎住的一个山洞附近的镇上停了下来。

He knew that the people would like to see him, and he thought of a plan to give them pleasure. 他知道人们想见他，于是他想出了一个能令人们开心的计划。

 

1 conquered   

攻克( conquer的过去式和过去分词 )； 征服； 破除； 克服

参考例句：

• The Normans conquered England in 1066. 诺曼人于1066年征服了英格兰。
• The mines were manned by forced labour from conquered countries. 这些矿由来自被征服国家的强制劳工开采。

2 known   

adj.大家知道的；知名的，已知的

参考例句：

• He is a known artist.他是一个知名的艺术家。
• He is known both as a painter and as a statesman.他是知名的画家及政治家。

3 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。