英文名著分集阅读 亨利·吉伯特《罗宾汉》 part7

Robin Hood by Henry Gilbert

 词汇提示

1.peasant 农民

2.acrobat 杂技演员

3.cloak 斗篷

4.hood 兜帽

原文

Chapter Seven: The Silver Arrow

After his adventure in Sherwood Forest, the Sheriff of Nottingham said to his men, 'I must capture Robin Hood and destroy him. How can we capture him?'

The Sheriff thought for some time.

Then he said, 'I know how we can capture him. let's have an archery competition herein Nottingham. The best archers of the region always come to the competition.The prize for the best archer is the famous silver arrow.'

One of his men asked, 'But will Robin come to the competition?'

'Of course, Robin loves challenges!' said the Sheriff.

'He will come disguised and we must discover him.'

The Sheriff's messengers went everywhere and told everyone about the competition.

One day Friar Tuck heard the news.

He immediately told Robin and the outlaws.

Robin said, 'I'm the best archer in the region. I can easily win the Silver Arrow!'.

'Oh,Robin, don't go!' said Marian, 'It's a trap! the Sheriff wants to kill you!'

'Yes,Robin,' said Friar Tuck, 'it's a trap. It's dangerous for you to go.'

'I must go! I never refuse a challenge. I will disguise myself as a poor peasant. No one will recognize me.'

'Can we come to protect you?' asked Robin's men.

'Yes,you can come disguised as peasants too. You can stay in the crowd. But be ready to fight, if necessary.'

One morning in May, Robin and his outlaws went to the archery competition.

When they arrived in Nottingham, the castle square was full of people.

An archery competition was a special event.

There were musicians, acrobats, children, lords and ladies.

There were colorful Flags everywhere.

All around the castle square there were difficult targets.

There were many excellent archers at the contest.

They all tried to hit the targets.

But the best archer was the peasant in the red cloak and hood.

He hit all the most difficult targets.

The crowd shouted with joy. He was the winner!

The Sheriff was silent.

He knew that the peasant with the red cloak and hood was Robin.

'Guards!Stop that peasant in the red cloak!' cried the angry Sheriff. 'He is our enemy,Robin Hood, the outlaw.'

The sheriff's guards ran to capture Robin.

But Robin's men attacked the guards.

There was a lot of fighting.

Robin and his men killed or injured most of the Sheriff's men.

Then they quickly left Nottingham and returned to Sherwood Forest.

When they arrived, they celebrated their victory.

翻译

第七章：银箭

在舍伍德森林冒险之后，诺丁汉郡长对他的手下说：“我必须抓住罗宾汉并消灭他。我们怎样才能抓住他呢？”
郡长想了一会儿。
然后他说：“我知道怎样才能抓住他。让我们在诺丁汉举办一场射箭比赛吧。该地区最好的弓箭手总是来参加比赛。最好的弓箭手的奖品是著名的银箭。”
他的一个手下问：“但罗宾会来参加比赛吗？”
“当然，罗宾喜欢挑战！”治安官说。
“他会乔装打扮来的，我们必须找到他。”
郡长的信使跑到每一个地方，把比赛的事告诉每一个人。
一天，塔克修士听到了这个消息。
他马上告诉了罗宾和那些亡命之徒。
罗宾说：“我是这个地区最好的弓箭手。我可以轻而易举地赢得银箭！”
“哦，罗宾，别走！”玛丽安说，“这是个陷阱！郡长想杀你！”
“是的，罗宾，”塔克修士说，“这是个陷阱。你去是很危险的。”
“我得去！我从不拒绝挑战。我要把自己伪装成一个贫苦的农民。没人会认出我来的。”
“我们能来保护你吗？”罗宾汉的手下问道。
“是的，你们也可以化装成农民来。你可以待在人群里。但如有必要，请准备战斗。”
五月的一个早晨，罗宾和他的亡命徒们去看射箭比赛。
当他们到达诺丁汉时，城堡广场上挤满了人。
射箭比赛是一项特别的活动。
有音乐家、杂技演员、儿童、贵族和女士。
到处都是彩旗。
城堡广场周围到处都是难以对付的目标。
比赛中有许多优秀的弓箭手。
他们都试图击中目标。
但最好的射手是那个穿红斗篷、戴红兜帽的农民。
他击中了所有最难的目标。
人群欢呼起来。他是赢家！
郡长沉默了。
他知道那个穿红斗篷和兜帽的农民就是罗宾汉。
“卫兵!拦住那个穿红斗篷的农民！”，警长生气地喊道。“他是我们的敌人，罗宾汉，那个歹徒。”

警长的卫兵跑去抓罗宾。
但是罗宾的人袭击了守卫。
有很多打斗。
罗宾和他的手下杀死或伤害了大部分警长的手下。
然后他们迅速离开诺丁汉，回到舍伍德森林。
当他们到达时，他们庆祝胜利。