美国小学英语教材6:第258课 罗宾汉和他的伙伴(15)

It was early morning when at last he reached the forest, and he could hear all about him the notes of singing birds,

最终，罗宾汉在早晨抵达森林，他听到四周都是唱歌的小鸟，

great and small. It seems long since I was here, he said to himself. It would give me great joy if I could bring down a deer once more.

有大的，有小的，他对自己说好似过了很久，如果我可以再猎杀一头鹿，那将带给我无限的喜悦。

So he shot a deer, blew his horn, and all the outlaws¹ of the forest came flocking round him. Welcome, our dear master,

他射杀了一头鹿，吹了号角，所有的森林逃犯簇拥在他的周围，欢迎，我亲爱的主人，

back to the greenwood tree, they cried; and they fell on their knees before him in delight.

欢迎你回到森林，他们叫嚷着，他们高兴地跪在他的面前。

Nothing that the King could say would tempt² Robin³ Hood⁴ back again, and he dwelt in the greenwood for two and twenty years.

国王说什么都无法都不会再让罗宾汉回去了，他在森林中生活了22年的时间。

And he was ever a faithful friend, kind to the poor, and gentle to all women.

他一直是忠诚的朋友，对穷人友善，对女性友好。

1 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。

2 tempt   

vt.引诱，勾引，吸引，引起…的兴趣

参考例句：

• Nothing could tempt him to such a course of action.什么都不能诱使他去那样做。
• The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way of life.她有钱了，可这丝毫没能让她改变节俭的生活习惯。

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。