Sheriff’s Golden Arrow
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Introduction Robin Hood lived with his band of followers, the Merry Men, deep inside Sherwood Forest.
导言 罗宾 胡德与他的追随者乐队"快乐之人"同住,深入舍伍德森林.
They felt safe there, where they had built shelters of logs and bark.
他们在那里感到安全,在那里建造了林木和树皮的避难所。
When it wasn’t raining, they slept on deerskins outside under the stars.
他们睡在星空外的鹿皮上。
The men cooked their meals over a roaring fire, and ate sitting on the ground or on logs.
男人们在咆哮的火上煮饭,并吃地上或木上坐.
More than a hundred men made up Robin Hood’s band of followers.
超过一百人组成了罗宾汉的追随者乐队.
They were all rough outlaws but had kind hearts.
他们都是粗鲁的歹徒 但心地善良
They were devoted to Robin Hood and his cause, and obeyed his every word.
他们致力于罗宾汉和他的事业,并遵从他的每一句话.
Robin needed only to play a note on his horn and the men would appear.
Robin只需要在喇叭上放个音符 男人就会出现
They were the best archers, wrestlers, and swordsmen in all of England.
他们是全英格兰最好的弓箭手,摔跤手,和击剑手.
They practiced daily to improve their skills.
他们每天练习提高技能。
Robin Hood was the best of all the archers in the land.
罗宾汉是全地所有弓箭手中最好的.
Times were bad in England.
英国的时代很糟
Cruel (KROO-uhl) lords became rich by taxing the poor.
残酷(KROO-uhl)的领主通过向穷人征税而致富.
Sometimes they took everything a family owned.
有时他们把家里所有的东西都拿走了
As a child, Robin Hood had seen many of his friends’ and neighbors’ lives ruined.
Robin Hood从小就看到许多朋友和邻居的生活被破坏。
He vowed to make things right when he grew up.
他发誓长大后会把事情做好
He became an outlaw by robbing and fighting the corrupt lords.
他通过抢劫和与腐败的领主作对而成为了一名不法之徒.
Robin Hood and his men would steal back the gold taken in unjust taxes.
Robin Hood和他的手下会偷回 被不公的税金
Then they gave the gold back to the poor people.
后将金子还给贫道.
To his enemies, Robin and his men were hated robbers.
对于他的敌人,罗宾和他的手下都是被憎恶的强盗.
To the common folk they helped, they were beloved heroes.
对于他们帮助的普通人来说,他们是被爱戴的英雄.
The Sheriff of Nottingham The Sheriff of Nottingham hated Robin Hood.
诺丁汉郡长 诺丁汉郡长讨厌罗宾汉
The Sheriff wanted nothing more than to catch Robin Hood and hang him in public.
警长只想抓Robin Hood 把他公开绞死
Time after time, Robin got away from the Sheriff’s traps.
Robin从警长的陷阱中逃脱。
The Sheriff grew more angry and spiteful.
郡主越发愤怒和愤慨.
One day he sent a stout guard with a warrant to arrest Robin Hood.
一天,他派出了一名有逮捕令的站岗警卫来逮捕罗宾汉.
Robin met the guard on the road.
罗宾在路上遇到了警卫.
He invited the guard to a feast in the forest.
他邀请了警卫到森林去宴会
The guard ate too much and fell asleep.
卫所食多而入睡.
While the guard slept, Robin stole the warrant out of his pocket.
当警卫睡觉时 Robin从口袋里偷了搜查令
Without a warrant, the guard couldn’t arrest Robin Hood.
若无搜查令,
The guard returned to the Sheriff empty-handed.
后卫空手回郡长.
The Sheriff of Nottingham knew it was no use sending more guards.
诺丁汉的警长知道 派更多警卫没用
“I’ve got it,” said the Sheriff.
警长说,
“I’ll catch him by trickery.
" 我会用诡计捉住他。
I’ll hold a great archery festival.
我将举办一个伟大的射箭节。
The best archers in England will come here to compete.
英格兰最好的弓箭手会来这里参加比赛.
We’ll give a prize of a gold-covered arrow.
我们将会赏出一把被金子盖住的箭。
Robin Hood won’t be able to resist the contest.
罗宾 Hood无法抵制比赛。
When he comes, I’ll arrest and hang him.”
他一来,我就逮捕并绞死他。 “
Robin Hood and his men prepared to go to the archery contest, but they disguised themselves.
罗宾汉和他的手下准备去参加射箭比赛,但他们伪装了自己.
They dressed as barefoot monks, traders, farmers, and peasants.
他们打扮成赤脚道士,商人,农民和农民.
Robin was the hardest to recognize.
罗宾是最难认出的
He was dressed in the tattered clothes of a beggar.
他穿着乞丐所穿的破旧衣服。
Still, his loyal men were worried and asked Robin not to go.
尽管如此,他忠心的手下仍然担心,要求罗宾不要去.
“This archery contest is a trap of the Sheriff’s.
“这次射箭比赛是警长的陷阱。
He and his guards will know you by your hair and eyes.
他和他的卫兵会通过你的发型和眼睛认识你
Please, please don’t go to the contest, Robin.”
请不要参加比赛, “
Robin Hood just laughed.
罗宾 胡德刚刚笑了
“Why, I can color my yellow hair with walnut stain.
“为什么,我可以用核桃的污点来涂我的黄发。
I can cover one of my eyes with a patch so my face will look different.
我可以用补丁来遮住我的眼睛 这样我的脸就变了
A bit of danger will make it all the more fun.”
有点危险会更有趣 “
The Archery Festival The field where the contest would be held was ready.
箭术节 举行比赛的场地已经准备好了。
It had rows of benches for the festive viewers to sit on.
它有一排长椅 让节日观众坐。
The crowd of people had worn their very best clothes.
人群穿着他们最好的衣服。
All the wealthy lords were dressed like birds of paradise.
所有富有的领主都穿得像天堂的鸟.
The Sheriff had on purple velvet.
警长有紫色花绒。
His lady wore blue velvet, and both were trimmed with pure white fur.
他的夫人穿了蓝色花绒,两人被用纯白色的花皮修剪.
They wore broad gold chains around their necks that displayed their great wealth.
他们的脖子上戴着宽阔的金链 展现出他们巨大的财富
The Sheriff looked all through the crowd for Robin Hood.
警长到处找罗宾汉
He looked closely at everyone, but he didn’t see the outlaw anywhere.
他仔细观察每个人,
In his beggar’s clothes, Robin stood not ten feet from the Sheriff.
Robin穿着乞丐的衣服,
The Sheriff did not recognize him.
警长不认识他
Finally, it was time for the competition to begin.
最后,现在是开始比赛的时候了。
The archery targets had been set up so far away that it was difficult to see them clearly.
射箭目标已经设置了如此之远,所以很难清楚地看到.
Dozens of archers took turns shooting just one arrow.
数十名弓箭手轮流射一箭
Only ten of them even hit the target.
其中只有10个甚至击中了目标.
The Sheriff glared at the ten remaining men.
警长对剩下的十个人闪烁了光芒
“I was so sure Robin Hood would be here,” he said to a guard.
“我非常确定罗宾汉会在这里,”他对一名警卫说。
“Couldn’t one of these men be Robin Hood in disguise?”
“这些人中不可能有人伪装成罗宾汉? “
“No, sir,” said the man-at-arms.
" 不,先生, " 人手说。
“Six of them I know well, and they are the best archers in England.
“其中六人我非常了解,他们是英国最好的弓箭手。
There’s Gill o’ the Red Cap, Diccon Cruikshank, Adam o’ the Dell, William o’ Leslie, Hubert o’ Cloud, and Swithin o’ Hertford.
有Gill O ' the Red Cap、Diccon Cruikshank、Adam o ' the Dell、William o ' Leslie、Hubert o ' Cloud和Sinne o Hertford。
Of the other four, three men are the wrong size.
其余四人中,有三人出错大小.
That leaves only the ragged beggar.
这只留下了那个乞丐
His hair is too dark for him to be Robin Hood, and he is blind in one eye.”
他的头发太黑了,不能当罗宾汉 他一只眼睛都瞎了 “
The guard was glad Robin hadn’t come and been trapped.
警卫很高兴Robin没有来,
He didn’t want to see Robin harmed.
他不想看到罗宾受到伤害。
Robin Hood had lots of friends among the common people.
罗宾汉在普通人中有很多朋友
Even the Sheriff’s own guards had helped him get away many times.
甚至连警长自己的警卫也多次帮助他逃脱.
One by one, the archers aimed and let their quills fly.
一个接一个,弓箭手们瞄准并放出他们的 qui.
Each of the arrows struck near the center of the target.
每把箭都击中目标中心附近.
Gill o’ the Red Cap’s first arrow struck only an inch from the center.
Gill O' the Red Cap's 第一支箭从中央射出一英寸。
His second and third were even closer.
他的第二次和第三次更亲近。
Then Robin Hood, who looked to everyone like the poorest beggar in England, shot his arrow.
之后Robin Hood,他像英国最贫穷的乞丐一样看着每个人,射中了自己的箭.
It hit the very center and the crowd gasped.
它击中了中心,人群也喘了气。
Adam o’ the Dell was to shoot next, but he unstrung his bow instead.
Adam o the Dell是下一个射击,
“I’ve been an archer for forty years,” said the man, “and I will never do better than that shot.”
“我做弓箭手已有四十年了,”他说,“我永远不会比那一枪更好。 “
And so the tattered beggar won the gold-covered arrow.
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The Sheriff’s face was sour when he awarded the prize.
警长在颁奖时脸色很酸.
“You are the best archer I have ever seen,” he said.
他说,“你是我见过最好的射箭手。”
“You shoot even better than that coward Robin Hood.
“你射得比那个懦夫罗宾汉还好。
He dared not show his face today.
他今天不敢露出脸来
I will pay you well if you join my service.”
如果你加入我的服务,我会付你很多钱 “
“I will not,” said the ragged stranger, firmly.
" 我不会的,"那个被欺负的陌生人说,是坚定的。
Robin Hood left quickly, but the Sheriff’s words bothered him.
罗宾 Hood迅速离开,
“I just can’t bear to have him think I am a coward,” he said to Little John, his right-hand man.
我无法忍受他觉得我是个懦夫,
“I will let the Sheriff know I am the person who won his fine gold-covered arrow.”
“我会让警长知道,我是赢得他那精美被金盖的箭的人。 “
The Message The Sheriff was glum that night at supper.
当晚警长在晚餐时发了短信
“I thought I could catch that thief with this contest,” he said to his wife.
他对妻子说:“我以为这次比赛能抓到那个小偷。”
“I guess Robin Hood was too much of a coward to show his face.”
“我想Robin Hood是个懦夫, “
Right then, a shaft flew through the window.
然后,一个轴从窗户上飞来。
It stuck straight into the roast on the table.
它直接插入桌上的烤肉里
Astounded, the Sheriff unfolded the note that was attached to the arrow.
令人吃惊的是,警长将附在箭上的信条展开.
The note said that the beggar who won the contest had been Robin Hood.
纸条上说赢得比赛的乞丐是罗宾汉.
The arrow was the very same arrow the Sheriff had covered in gold and given as the prize!
箭头是警长用金子所覆盖的箭头 和奖金一样
The Sheriff was enraged.
警长很生气
Robin Hood’s men had scraped off the gold and kept it.
Robin Hood的手下把金子刮了,留着了。
The duped Sheriff upended the table and stormed off.
被骗的警长把桌子翻了 然后冲了下来
Nearby, Robin Hood and his men had never been merrier.
近旁,罗宾汉和他的手下 从来没有更快乐。