Sheriff’ s Golden Arrow
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Introduction Robin Hood and his band of Merry Men lived a rugged,outdoor life deep inside Sherwood Forest.
罗宾汉和他的乐队Merry Men在舍伍德森林深处 过着崎岖的户外生活
While such conditions could be difficult.
虽然这种条件可能很困难。
at times,the men found it pleasant to live among the trees,birds,and other animals of their realm.
有时,人们觉得住在树上,鸟上, 以及他们领地上的其他动物中是愉快的。
They had built sturdy shelters of logs and bark.
他们建造了坚固的木头和树皮避难所。
as protection from the cold and rain,and they didn’t mind the lack of soft beds or fine chairs and tables.
他们并不介意缺少软床或好椅子和桌子。
When it wasn’t raining,they slept on deerskins,out under the stars.
他们睡了鹿皮上,
For their meals,.
他们的饭,
the hearty band cooked over a roaring fire and.
热心的乐队在咆哮的火上做饭
ate sitting on the ground or on fallen logs Robin Hood’s followers numbered more.
罗宾汉的追随者人数更多。
than one hundred,and all were considered to.
超过一百, 并且都被认为是。
be hunted outlaws by the ruling lords of the land.
被国家统治者追捕
While it was true that they broke the unjust laws that had been placed upon the people,they knew that they were in the right.
虽然他们的确触犯了那些不义的律法,但他们知道自己是正义的。
Each man in his band was devoted to Robin Hood and his cause,and obeyed his every word.
他的乐队里每个人都致力于罗宾汉和他的事业,并服从他的每一句话.
Robin needed only to lift his horn to his lips and play a note,and the men would appear,ready for a new task or adventure.
Robin只需要把角伸到嘴唇上 弹个音符 男人们就会出现 准备好新的任务或冒险
They were strong and determined,and they were the best archers,wrestlers,and swordsmen in all of England.
他们坚强而有决心,他们是全英格兰最好的弓箭手,摔跤手和击剑手.
But every one of them knew that Robin Hood was the best archer in the land.
但所有人都知道罗宾汉是全地最好的射手.
Times were bad in England,for the French.
对法国人来说,英国的时代很糟。
had conquered the country and had ruled it harshly for many years.
征服了这个国家 统治了这个国家多年
The English monarch, King Richard,spent many years at war far away, and his absence allowed the lords to rule the land to their own benefit.
英国君主理查德国王在相去甚远的战争中花费了多年时间,而他的缺席使得领主们为了自己的利益而统治了这片土地.
The king knew nothing about what was happening to his people while he was away.
国王在外出时,对百姓的遭遇一无所知.
These cruel (KROO-uhl) lords took full advantage of the situation and became rich by overtaxing the poor,sometimes taking their farms and everything a family owned.
这些残酷的(KROO-uhl)领主充分利用了这一状况,通过过度给穷人课税而致富,有时还夺走了他们的农场和所有的家庭财产.
They also were in league with corrupt churchmen,who misused the trust and faith of the common people.
他们还与腐败的教会人士结盟,他们滥用了普通人民的信任和信仰。
After witnessing these injustices for so many years,Robin Hood launched a campaign to steal back what had been stolen.
Robin Hood目睹这些不公正行为多年后,
To accomplish this, Robin and his men would rob wealthy travelers who ventured along the roads near Sherwood Forest.
为了完成这个任务,罗宾和他的手下会抢劫那些沿着舍伍德森林附近的公路冒险的富有的旅行者.
They also stole back unjust taxation money.
他们还偷回了不公正的税收。
On some occasions,they would invite corrupt officials into the forest with the promise of a feast.
有时,他们会邀请腐败官员进入森林,许诺盛宴.
When the lords came to dine,Robin and his men would rob them of their bulging purses and then return the gold they collected to the English people.
当领主们来吃晚餐时,罗斌和他的手下会抢走他们膨胀的钱包,然后把所收的黄金还给英国人.
To his enemies,Robin and.
敬他的敌人,罗宾和。
his men were hated and feared robbers;to the common people they helped,they were.
他 的 人 被 人 所 恨 恨 、 有 被 强 盗 所 怕 . 他 所 相 相 相 相 相 相 相 相 相 相 相 相 相 相 相
beloved heroes The Sheriff of Nottingham The Sheriff of Nottingham hated Robin Hood with a dark and vengeful heart.
亲爱的英雄们 诺丁汉的警长 诺丁汉的警长 恨罗宾汉 用黑暗和复仇的心。
He hated that the people loved Robin and protected him.
他讨厌人们爱Robin 并保护他
His intense hatred burned inside him,and fueled.
他的强烈仇恨在内心中燃烧并激起。
his anger,often causing him to think unclearly.
他的愤怒 常常让他想不清
He wanted nothing more than to catch Robin Hood and hang him in public.
他只想抓Robin Hood 公开绞死他
Time after time,Robin escaped the Sheriff’s traps.
Robin从警长的陷阱中逃脱。
One day the Sheriff sent a stout guard with.
一天,警长派了个坚固的警卫
a warrant to arrest Robin Hood.
逮捕罗宾汉的逮捕令
Robin met the guard on the road and invited him to join a feast in the forest.
罗宾在路上遇到警卫,邀请他去森林参加宴会.
The guard ate so much that he fell asleep.
卫所食多而入睡.
While the guard slept,Robin stole the warrant right out of his pocket!
警卫睡觉的时候 Robin从口袋里偷了搜查令!
Without a warrant,the guard couldn’t arrest Robin Hood and his men.
警方无法逮捕罗宾汉和他的手下。
The guard had to return to the Sheriff empty-handed—but well fed No matter how often he failed,the furious Sheriff of Nottingham would not give up his hunt for Robin.
守卫不得不空手回到警长那里... 但是无论他有多频繁失败 愤怒的诺丁汉警长都不会放弃对罗宾的追捕
He knew it was no use sending more guards,no matter the number.
他知道派更多警卫没用 不管号码多少
“I’ve got it,”said the Sheriff of Nottingham.
诺丁汉郡长说,
“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。
All the best archers in England will come here to shoot for the prize I’ll create,a gold-covered arrow.
英国所有最好的弓箭手都会来这里为我创造的奖项而出手,
Surely that will draw Robin Hood and his men to the contest.
这肯定会吸引罗宾汉和他的手下参加比赛
Then I can arrest and hang them ” Robin Hood and his.
然后,我可以逮捕并绞死他们。
men prepared to go to the archery contest.
准备参加射箭比赛的人
They knew that they couldn’t wear.
他们知道不能穿。
the familiar green suits.
熟悉的绿色西装。
they wore to camouflage (CAM-oh-flawjh).
他们穿着迷彩服。
themselves in the forest.
自己在森林里。
Instead some dressed as barefoot monks,some as traders,and others as farmers and peasants.
相反,有些穿得像赤脚僧侣,有些是商人,还有一些是农民和农民。
Robin Hood was the hardest to recognize,as he was disguised from head to toe in the tattered clothes of a beggar.
Robin Hood是最难认出的,因为他被从头到脚伪装成一个乞丐的破烂衣服.
Yet even though Robin was well disguised, his loyal men were worried about his safety.
然而,尽管Robin伪装得很好,但他的忠诚的人担心他的安全.
They begged Robin not to go to the festival.
他们求Robin不要去节日
“This contest is a trap,”warned Little John.
“这场比赛是个陷阱”,
Will Scarlet agreed.
威尔·斯嘉丽同意了
“The Sheriff and his guards will know you by your hair and eyes,even if you are wearing those old clothes ” Robin Hood just laughed at his band’s concern for him.
"警长和他的警卫会用你的头发和眼睛认识你,即使你穿着这些旧衣服" Robin Hood只是嘲笑他的乐队关心他。
He wasn’t afraid.
他并不害怕。
“Why,as to my yellow hair,I can darken the color with walnut stain.
“为什么,至于我的黄发,我可以用核桃的污点来使颜色变暗。
As.
如来.
to my eyes,I can cover one of them with a patch so my face will look different in the crowd.
在我的眼里,我可以用补丁来覆盖其中之一 这样我的脸就会在人群中看起来不同。
The Sheriff of Nottingham and his guards don’t scare me.
诺丁汉的警长和他的卫兵没有吓倒我。
In fact,a bit of danger will make it all the more fun ” The Archery Festival So the brave Robin Hood left for the contest wearing a beggar’s rags,and his well-disguised men all left by different routes.
事实上,危险会让一切更加有趣。 勇敢的罗宾汉带着乞丐的破布离开参加比赛,
The field where the contest was to be held was quite a sight.
比赛的场景很精彩
Workers had set up rows and rows of benches for the viewers to sit on.
工人们建立了一排一排的长椅,供观众坐上.
Festive glee and anticipation filled the hearts of the people in the crowd.
欢快的欢快和期待充满了人群中的人们的心.
They had all worn their very best clothes for the occasion.
他们都穿了最好的衣服
All the wealthy lords were dressed richly and were strutting like bright birds of paradise.
所有富有的领主都穿得丰满,并像天堂的明亮的鸟儿一样起舞.
The Sheriff had on purple velvet while his lady wore blue velvet.
警长穿着紫色天鹅绒 他的女士穿着蓝天鹅绒
Both outfits were trimmed with pure white fur,and the couple wore broad gold chains around their necks that reflected their prosperity.
这两件衣服都用纯白色的皮毛来修剪,夫妇们的脖子上穿有宽阔的金链来反映他们的繁荣.
The Sheriff looked everywhere in the crowd for Robin Hood.
警长到处找罗宾汉
Unnoticed in his rags,Robin was standing not ten feet from the Sheriff.
Robin在布上无名无姓 站在离警长十英尺远的地方
Although he looked closely at every man’s face,the Sheriff did not recognize him The archery targets had been set up eighty yards away from where the archers were to stand.
虽然他仔细看着每个男人的相貌 警长却不认识他 射箭目标是在距离射箭手要站的地方80码处设置的.
The targets were so distant that it was difficult to make out the circles clearly.
目标太遥远了,很难清楚地确定圈子。
In the first round of elimination,dozens of archers took turns shooting just one arrow,and many of them missed the target completely.
在第一轮淘汰赛中,数十名弓箭手轮流只射出一箭,其中许多人完全错过了目标.
The ten best archers,those who had actually hit the target,were then challenged to shoot two more arrows each.
十个最优秀的弓箭手, 那些实际击中目标的人, 然后我们被挑战, 射出两支箭。
The three best archers out of those ten men would then each have three more shots.
那十个人中 三个最好的弓箭手 每人还有三枪
The prize would go to the archer whose arrow landed nearest to the center of the target Finally it was time for the ten best archers to vie for the prize of the golden arrow.
奖项将交给射箭手 射箭手最靠近目标中心 终于十名最佳射箭手
The Sheriff glared.
警长的光芒。
at the ten men.
在十个人。
“I was so sure Robin Hood would be one of the final archers,”he grumbled to a guard at his side.
“我非常确定罗宾汉会成为最后的射手之一,”他向站在他一边的警卫抱怨。
“Couldn’t one.
“不可能。
of these men be Robin Hood in disguise?”
这些人伪装成罗宾汉? “
“No,sir,”said the man-at-arms.
“没有,先生,”有人说“有武器”。
“Six of them.
“其中六个。
I know well;they are the best archers in England.
我知道,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.
还有Gill O ' the Red Cap, Diccon Cruikshank, Adam o ' the Dell, William o ' Leslie, Hubert o ' Cloud, 和Sinne o Hertford。 英国的“红帽”、“克吕克尚克 ” 、 “戴尔”、“威廉 o ' Leslie ” 、 “休伯特 o ' Cloud ” 、 “赫特福德 ” 。
Of the other.
彼等众生.
four,one is too tall,one is too short,and one is.
四 一太高 一太矮 一太矮 一太矮
too lean to be Robin Hood.
太瘦了,不能当罗宾汉
That leaves only the ragged beggar.
这只留下了那个乞丐
His hair and beard are much too dark to be Robin Hood’s,and he is blind in one.
他的头发和胡子太暗了,
eye.
双眼
Robin Hood has stayed away ” The guard was glad Robin hadn’t fallen for.
Robin Hood已经离开,
the Sheriff’s trap,for he didn’t want to see Robin harmed.
他不想看到罗宾受到伤害。
Robin Hood had many friends among.
罗宾汉有很多朋友
the common people,even among the guards.
常住的百姓,即使卫兵。
The Sheriff’s own guards had helped Robin.
警长的警卫帮了罗宾
get away many times.
离开很多次。
The ten best archers aimed at the distant target and let their quills fly.
十名最优秀的射手瞄准了远方的目标,并让其被子飞来.
The crowd watched in awe and cheered as each of the arrows struck near the center of the target.
人群惊恐地看着并欢呼,每把箭都击中目标中心附近.
When the time came for the.
当为所出.
last three archers to raise their bows,Gill o’ the.
最后三名弓箭手举起弓箭,
Red Cap’s first arrow struck only an inch from.
红帽第一箭只从一英寸处射出。
the center.
中间
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.
然后Robin Hood, 他看着每个人都喜欢。
the poorest beggar in England,shot his arrow— into the very center!
英国最贫穷的乞丐,射出他的箭——射入中心!
The crowd gasped,then cheered.
人群喘了气,然后欢呼.
Adam o’ the Dell was to shoot next.
Adam o ' the Dell 是下一个拍摄。
Instead,he unstrung his bow when he saw the beggar’s arrow strike the center so cleanly.
相反,当他看到乞丐的箭打中中心时,他松开了弓。
“I’ve been an archer for forty years,”said the man, “and I will never be able to shoot better than that ” And so the tattered beggar won the prized gold-covered arrow.
「我当了四十年的弓箭手」,
But the Sheriff’s face was scrunched and sour when the time came to give the arrow to him.
但当把箭交给警长的时候,警长的脸被擦伤和酸痛。
“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,who dared not show.
“你射得比那个胆小鬼罗宾汉还好,他不敢露面。
his face today.
他今天的脸。
I will pay you well if you join.
如果你加入,我会付你很多钱
my service ” “No,I will not,”said the ragged stranger firmly,as he walked quickly away.
“不,我不会的,” 站稳脚跟的陌生人说,
But the Sheriff’s words bothered Robin as he walked back to the wood.
但警长的话令Robin在回到木头时感到不安。
“I can’t bear to have him think I am a coward,”he said to Little John.
他对小约翰说,
“I will find a way to let the Sheriff know I am the person who won his fine gold-covered arrow ” The Message The Sheriff was glum that night at the rich supper table with his wife.
“我会想办法让警长知道,我是赢得他精美的被金盖住的箭头的人。”
“I was certain I could catch that thief with this contest,”he said to her.
他对她说,
“Perhaps Robin Hood was too much of a coward to show his face ”Right then,a shaft flew through the window and stuck straight into.
“也许罗宾 Hood是个胆小鬼,
the venison roast on the table.
餐桌上放的肉
The Sheriff jumped up from his chair and unfolded the note that was attached to the arrow.
警长从椅子上跳出,并展出与箭相接的音符.
The note said that the beggar who had won the contest had been.
纸条上说,赢得比赛的乞丐已经是了.
Robin Hood himself.
罗宾汉本人。
It instructed the Sheriff to look closely at the arrow.
它指示警长仔细看箭.
When he did,the Sheriff realized that it was the very same arrow he had covered in gold and given as the prize!
当他这样做,警长意识到,这是 同样的箭 他覆盖了黄金 并给予与奖金!
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,madder than he had ever been in his whole life.
被骗的警长把桌子翻了 冲了下来 疯子
Nearby,Robin Hood and his men had never been merrier
在附近,罗宾胡德和他的部下们 从来没有更快乐过