美国小学英语教材6:第255课 罗宾汉和他的伙伴(12)

Little John took the King's seal to the Sheriff, who made him and his companion welcome because they came from the King.

小约翰将国王的印章带给了治安官，这让小约翰和他的同伴受到欢迎，因为他们进谏了国王。

Then the Sheriff set a feast for them, and after they had eaten, he fell asleep.

之后治安官为他们准备了盛宴，他们吃过后就睡着了。

Then the two outlaws² stole softly to the prison. They overpowered the guard and, taking the keys,

之后两名逃犯静悄悄地进入监狱，他们斗过了守卫，拿走了钥匙。

hunted through the cells until they found Robin³ Hood⁴. Little John whispered to his master to follow him,

他们在监狱中寻找，直到他们找到了罗宾汉，小约翰在主人耳旁私语

and they crept along till they reached the lowest part of the city wall, from which they jumped and were safe and free.

他们缓慢移动，直到他们到达古城墙的最低端，他们越过了城墙，他们安全自由了。

Now, farewell, said Little John. I have done you a good turn for a bad one. Not so, answered Robin Hood.

小约翰说再见，我这是以恩还恶，罗宾汉说不是现在。

I make you master of my men and me. But Little John would not agree to this. I only wish to be your comrade, and thus it shall be, he replied.

我和我的伙伴将视你为主人，但小约翰不同意，他说我只希望成为你的同伴，也应该如此。

When the King heard of the adventure, he shouted in anger, Little John has outwitted us both.

当国王听到这段冒险经历后，他生气地叫嚷道，小约翰比我们都聪明。

VII Now the King did not intend that Robin Hood should keep on doing as he pleased; so he called his Knights⁵ to follow him to Nottingham,

第七部分，国王不打算让罗宾汉为所欲为，他让骑士跟随他到诺丁汉，

where they would lay plans how best to capture the outlaw¹. Here they heard sad tales of Robin's misdeeds,

他们可以准备计划，如何完美地抓到他，他们在那里听说了关于他的恶行，

and how of the many herds⁶ of wild deer that had roamed the forest, in some places scarce one deer remained.

还听说此前在森林中游荡的一群群野鹿如今变得稀少了，只留下了一只。

This was the work of Robin Hood and his merry men, on whom the King swore revenge with a great oath.

这些是罗宾汉和他的伙伴做的，国王发誓要报复。

All this time, and for six weeks more while he dwelt in Nottingham, the King could hear nothing of Robin.

这段时间，在他居住在诺丁汉的六周多以来，国王没有听到关于罗宾汉的事情。

The outlaw seemed to have vanished into the earth with his merry men, though one by one the deer were vanishing, too.

他好像和他的伙伴一起消失了，一个接着一个鹿也消失了。

At last one day a forester came to the King and told him that if he would see Robin he must come with him and take five of his best knights.

最终，有个森林人来到国王面前，告诉他如果想见罗宾汉，就必须跟他走，并带上五个最好的骑士。

The King eagerly sprang up to do his bidding, and the six men, clad in monks⁷' clothes, mounted their horses and rode merrily along.

国王很乐意听从他的吩咐，六个人穿着和尚的衣服，骑上马扬长而去。

The King wore an Abbot's broad hat over his crown, and sang as he passed through the greenwood.

国王在王冠外面戴着男主持的宽帽子，一边越过树林一边歌唱。

Suddenly at the turn of a path, Robin and his archers⁸ appeared before them.

突然在路的拐角，罗宾汉和他的弓箭手突然出现在面前。

Seizing the King's bridle⁹, Robin said, You will stay a while with us, Sir Abbot. We are yeomen, who live upon the King's deer,

罗宾汉抓住了国王的马勒，说男主持先生，你要和我们待在一起一段时间了，我们都是自耕农，需要靠国王的鹿生存，

and have no other food. Now you have abbeys and churches, and gold in plenty; therefore give us some of it.

没有其他食物，你现在有修道院和教堂，很多金子，可以给我们一些。

I have only forty pounds, answered the King, but sorry I am it is not a hundred, for you should have it all.

国王说我只有40磅，不好意思不是100磅，你都可以拿走。

1 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。

2 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。

3 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。

4 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。

5 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

6 herds   

兽群( herd的名词复数 )； 牧群； 人群； 群众

参考例句：

• Regularly at daybreak they drive their herds to the pasture. 每天天一亮他们就把牲畜赶到草场上去。
• There we saw herds of cows grazing on the pasture. 我们在那里看到一群群的牛在草地上吃草。

7 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》

8 archers   

n.弓箭手，射箭运动员( archer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The next evening old Mr. Sillerton Jackson came to dine with the Archers. 第二天晚上，西勒顿？杰克逊老先生来和阿切尔家人一起吃饭。 来自辞典例句
• Week of Archer: Double growth for Archers and Marksmen. 射手周：弓箭手与弩手（人类）产量加倍。 来自互联网

9 bridle   

n.笼头，束缚；vt.抑制，约束；动怒

参考例句：

• He learned to bridle his temper.他学会了控制脾气。
• I told my wife to put a bridle on her tongue.我告诉妻子说话要谨慎。