美国小学英语教材6:第244课 罗宾汉和他的伙伴(1)

ROBIN¹ HOOD² AND HIS MERRY MEN

罗宾汉和他的伙伴

Many hundreds of years ago a selfish king of England destroyed villages and farms in order to make royal forests

数百年前，英格兰的一位自私国王摧毁了村庄和农田，为了建造皇家森林，

where he might enjoy his favorite sport of hunting. He also passed severe laws to keep people from killing³ his deer.

他可以在这里尽情打猎，他还通过了几部法律，阻止人们猎杀他的鹿。

In spite of this, many men killed the deer and then fled into the deep forest to escape punishment.

尽管如此，许多人猎杀了鹿，逃到深山老林中躲避惩罚。

There they formed into bands and, knowing the forests so well, were safe from the king's officers.

他们在那里组成了一帮人，这些人很熟悉森林，国王的官员很难找到他们。

Among all these outlaws⁴, none was ever more famous than the hero of this story, Robin Hood.

在这些逃犯中，没有人比本故事的英雄罗宾汉更著名的人了。

Many hundreds of years ago, England was so covered with woods that a squirrel was said to be able to hop⁵ from tree to tree

数百年前，英格兰草木葱葱，人们说松鼠可以从一棵树跳到另一棵树，

from the Severn River to the Humber River. But still, there were roads that ran from north to south

从塞文河跳到汉伯河，但依然，从北到南有公路穿行其间，

and from east to west for the use of those who wished to travel. At certain times of the year these roads were thronged⁶ with people.

东部到西部也是如此，这些公路是为那些渴望旅行的人使用的，那年的某个时候，这些公路挤满了人群。

Pilgrims going to some holy shrine⁷ passed along; merchants taking their goods to market;

前往圣殿的朝圣者走过这些路，商人用公路将物品运到市场；

abbots and bishops⁸ riding on horseback to attend the King's Council; and, more frequently still, a knight⁹, seeking adventures.

和尚和主教骑在马上参加国王的议会，人数更多的是探险的骑士。

Besides the broad roads there were little green paths, and these led to clumps¹⁰ of low huts where dwelt the peasants,

除了宽宽的公路，还有绿油油的小道，小道通往一片矮房屋，里面住着村民，

charcoal-burners, and plowmen. Here and there some larger clearing told that the house of a yeoman was near.

烧碳者还有耕地者，你会在这里或是那里看到大片的空地，这就说明房屋的自耕农离这里不远。

Now and then as you passed through the forest, you might ride by a splendid abbey.

有时在穿过森林时，你或许会路过一栋雄伟的修道院。

Here you might catch a glimpse of monks¹¹ in long black or white gowns,

你或许能看到穿着长长的黑色或白色礼服的和尚，

fishing in the streams that abound¹² in this part of England, or casting nets in the fish ponds which were in the midst of the abbey gardens.

在英格兰溪水众多的地方钓鱼，或是在鱼池中撒网，鱼池在修道院花园的中间。

Or you might see a castle with round turrets¹³ and high battlements, circled by strong walls and protected by a moat full of water.

或许你会看到一栋城堡，城堡有圆形塔楼和高耸的城垛，环绕它们的是高墙和盛满水的护城河。

1 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。

2 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。

3 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

4 outlaws   

歹徒，亡命之徒( outlaw的名词复数 )； 逃犯

参考例句：

• During his year in the forest, Robin met many other outlaws. 在森林里的一年，罗宾遇见其他许多绿林大盗。
• I didn't have to leave the country or fight outlaws. 我不必离开自己的国家，也不必与不法分子斗争。

5 hop   

n.单脚跳，跳跃；vi.单脚跳，跳跃；着手做某事；vt.跳跃，跃过

参考例句：

• The children had a competition to see who could hop the fastest.孩子们举行比赛，看谁单足跳跃最快。
• How long can you hop on your right foot?你用右脚能跳多远？

6 thronged   

v.成群，挤满( throng的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Mourners thronged to the funeral. 吊唁者蜂拥着前来参加葬礼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The department store was thronged with people. 百货商店挤满了人。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7 shrine   

n.圣地，神龛，庙；v.将...置于神龛内，把...奉为神圣

参考例句：

• The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.这处圣地是人们朝圣的目的地。
• They bowed down before the shrine.他们在神龛前鞠躬示敬。

8 bishops   

（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象

参考例句：

• Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
• "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

9 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。

10 clumps   

n.（树、灌木、植物等的）丛、簇( clump的名词复数 )；（土、泥等）团；块；笨重的脚步声v.（树、灌木、植物等的）丛、簇( clump的第三人称单数 )；（土、泥等）团；块；笨重的脚步声

参考例句：

• These plants quickly form dense clumps. 这些植物很快形成了浓密的树丛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The bulbs were over. All that remained of them were clumps of brown leaves. 这些鳞茎死了，剩下的只是一丛丛的黃叶子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 monks   

n.修道士，僧侣( monk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
• He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 abound   

vi.大量存在；(in，with)充满，富于

参考例句：

• Oranges abound here all the year round.这里一年到头都有很多橙子。
• But problems abound in the management of State-owned companies.但是在国有企业的管理中仍然存在不少问题。

13 turrets   

（六角）转台( turret的名词复数 )； （战舰和坦克等上的）转动炮塔； （摄影机等上的）镜头转台； （旧时攻城用的）塔车

参考例句：

• The Northampton's three turrets thundered out white smoke and pale fire. “诺思安普敦号”三座炮塔轰隆隆地冒出白烟和淡淡的火光。
• If I can get to the gun turrets, I'll have a chance. 如果我能走到炮塔那里，我就会赢得脱险的机会。