美国小学英语教材4:第173课 贵族骑士 罗兰(5)

 He ordered¹ great tables to be placed under the trees and spread² with rich food. 他命人把大桌子放在树下，桌子铺上丰盛的食物。

When he and his nobles³ sat⁴ down to dinner, crowds⁷ of people stood⁸ around to look at the great king⁹. 当他和贵族们坐下来吃饭时，成群的人站在周围看着伟大的国王。

Many of them were poor and hungry, and Charlemagne ordered his servants¹⁰ to give them bread and meat from the tables. 他们中的许多人又穷又饿，查理曼命令仆人将桌上的面包和肉给他们。

That morning neither¹¹ Roland nor¹² his mother had¹³ had any breakfast; 那天早上罗兰和他母亲都没有吃早餐；

so the little boy went out to see if he could¹⁵ find any wild¹⁶ fruit to take home. 于是小男孩就出去找野果带回家。

Seeing a crowd⁶ of people hurrying along¹⁷, he followed them. 看见许多人急急忙忙地往前走，罗兰就跟在后面。

When Roland saw¹⁸ the tables spread with food, and servants handing bread and meat to the people, he was¹⁹ so surprised²⁰ that he could not move. 当罗兰看到桌上摆满了食物，仆人们把面包和肉递给人们时，他吓得一动不动。

It was a wonderful sight²¹ for a hungry boy. 对于一个饥饿的男孩来说，这是一幅美妙的景象。

"And all this is to be given²² away!" he thought²³. “这些都是要送人的!”他想。

"Now Mother will have a good dinner!" “现在妈妈有好吃的了！”

He did²⁴ not wait for anyone²⁵ to give him the food, but walked straight²⁶ to a table and gathered²⁷ up as¹⁴ much as he could hold in his arms. 他没有等任何人给他食物，而是径直走到一张桌子前，尽可能多地把食物抱起来。

Everyone looked in surprise at the beautiful boy in the strange²⁸ clothes, who fearlessly took²⁹ bread and meat from the king’s own⁵ table. 每个人都惊讶地看着这个衣着奇怪的漂亮男孩，他勇敢地从国王的桌子上拿走了面包和肉。

 

1 ordered   

adj. 有序的，整齐的 动词order的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• The troops were ordered back to barracks . 士兵们被命令返回营房。
• I've ordered some flowers from the florist's. 我向花店订购了一些花。

2 spread   

n.传播，散布，伸展；adj.扩延的，伸展的；vt.展开，铺开；传播，推广；伸出；涂，敷

参考例句：

• The news spread very widely.这消息传播得很广。
• She spread a cloth on the table.她用一块布铺在餐桌上。

3 nobles   

尊贵的人( noble的名词复数 )； （中世纪后期的）英国金币（约合英国旧币六先令八便士或半马克）； （英国）爵士

参考例句：

• The nobles of Florence built splendid palaces. 佛罗伦萨的贵族建造了许多雄伟的建筑物。
• When the nobles rebelled, the king battled them. 当贵族谋反时，国王便出兵攻打他们。

4 sat   

v.（sit的过去式，过去分词）坐

参考例句：

• He sat on a chair.他坐在椅子上。
• The mother sat by the sick child all night long.妈妈整夜守在生病的孩子身旁。

5 own   

v.拥有，持有；adj.(属于)自己的，特有的

参考例句：

• I need my own space.我需要自己的空间。
• Everything I own is yours.我所有的一切都是你的。

6 crowd   

n.群众，一伙，一堆；vi.拥挤，挤满，挤进；vt.挤满，将...塞进，催促

参考例句：

• There was a large crowd to send him off.一大群人为他送行。
• A crowd of people were waiting in front of the gate.一大群人在门前等着。

7 crowds   

n.人群( crowd的名词复数 )；群众；一群；听众

参考例句：

• eager crowds outside the stadium 体育场外急不可耐的观众
• The police operation was encumbered by crowds of reporters. 警方的行动被成群的记者所妨碍。

8 stood   

vbl.stand的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She stood up when they came in.当他们进来时，她站了起来。
• The child stood by the side of his mother.孩子站在母亲身边。

9 king   

n.君主，国王

参考例句：

• He was a good king!他是个好国王！
• The lion is the king of animals.狮子是百兽之王。

10 servants   

n.仆人( servant的名词复数 )；雇员；奴仆般受制（或献身）于…的人；服务于…的事物

参考例句：

• Servants are now almost extinct in modern society. 在现代社会里奴仆已近乎不复存在。
• strictures against civil servants expressing political opinions 对于公务员发表政治见解的禁令

11 neither   

adj.皆不，两不；int.两者都不；conj.既非，既不

参考例句：

• I don't know that neither.那个我也不知道。
• He doesn't smoke neither does he drink.他既不抽烟也不喝酒。

12 nor   

conj./adv.也不，也没有

参考例句：

• It is neither hot nor cold in winter here.这里冬天既不热也不冷。
• She can't get there at four,nor can I.她不能在四点钟到那里，我也不能。

13 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

14 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

15 could   

v.能，可能(can的过去式)；aux.v.(can的过去式)能；可以

参考例句：

• Could I open the window?我可以打开窗子吗？
• I could wait ten minutes.我可以等十分钟。

16 wild   

adj.放荡的；未开发的，野的，野生的，原始的；n.荒野

参考例句：

• We should protect the wild animal.我们应该保护野生动物。
• After the old gardener died,the garden grew wild.老园丁死后，花园就慢慢荒芜了。

17 along   

adv.一道，一起；prep.沿着，顺着

参考例句：

• Would you like to come along?你想一起去吗？
• They walked slowly along the road.他们沿着公路慢慢走。

18 saw   

vbl.看见(see的过去式)；n.锯；v.用锯子锯

参考例句：

• Would you like to saw a tree for me?你能为我锯棵树吗？
• The moment I saw you,I knew you were angry with me.我一看到你，就知道你在生我的气。

19 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

20 surprised   

adj.感到惊讶的，感到惊奇的

参考例句：

• Is that anything to be surprised at?那有什么可怪的？
• The news greatly surprised us.这消息使我们非常惊异。

21 sight   

n.景观，视力，眼界；vt.看见，观看；vi.瞄准

参考例句：

• The young couple fell in love at first sight.这对年轻人一见钟情。
• We have lost sight of him since he went abroad.在他出国以后，我们就失掉了联系。

22 given   

adj.赠予的，沉溺的，特定的，假设的；vbl.give的过去分词

参考例句：

• This was given me as a birthday gift.这是给我的生日礼物。
• He was given every chance to try the job.他得到一切可能的机会去试做这件事。

23 thought   

n.想法，思想，思维，思潮，关心，挂念；v.vbl.think的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• It was just a thought.这仅仅是一个想法。
• She thought he had a cold.她认为他感冒了。

24 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？

25 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

26 straight   

adv.一直；直接；adj.直的，笔直的；正值的

参考例句：

• His hair is dark and straight.他是黑色直头发。
• Just go straight forward and you'll find the post office.邮局就在前边。

27 gathered   

v.（使）聚集( gather的过去式和过去分词 )；集合；推断；了解

参考例句：

• A crowd soon gathered. 很快就聚集起了一群人。
• A great crowd had gathered. 一大群人聚集在一起。

28 strange   

adj.奇怪的；古怪的

参考例句：

• She's a strange policewoman.她是个作风奇特的女警。
• I heard a strange sound.我听到一种奇怪的声音。

29 took   

vt.带，载(take的过去式)

参考例句：

• I took my dog for a walk along the river.我带着狗沿那条河散步。
• It took me about two hours to cook the meat.我花了大约两个小时来煮这些肉。