Joined Robin Hood
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
16 Introduction When Robin Hood was a young lad, many of his friends were thrown out of their homes, arrested, or hanged.
16 罗宾时的介绍 胡德还年轻,他的许多朋友被赶出家门,被捕或被绞死.
The French had conquered England, and they ruled over the common people with an iron fist.
法国人已经征服了英格兰,他们用铁拳统治了普通人.
Though the English king was still on the throne, he was often at war, and the French ruled in his absence.
虽然英国国王还处于王位上,他却经常出战,而法国人却在不在场的情况下统治.
They taxed families until they starved, then stole the people’s land and gave it to corrupt friends in the church.
他们对家庭征税直到他们挨饿,然后偷走了人民的土地,并把它交给教会中腐败的朋友.
As Robin grew older, he saw that his people would not be able to carry the weight of their despair for much longer.
随着罗宾长大了,他看到自己的人民将无法承受他们绝望的重负更长时间.
He vowed to bring justice—and hope—back to the land.
他发誓要为大地带来正义和希望。
Since the rich stole from the common people, Robin decided to steal from the rich and return the money to the poor.
自从富人从普通人那里偷来后,罗宾决定从富人那里取出钱还给穷人.
He cleverly hid himself in Sherwood Forest, where he was safe from the lords who hated him and where he could steal from wealthy people who dared to travel near the wood.
他巧妙地将自己藏在了舍伍德森林中,在那里他安全地避开了那些憎恨他的领主们,并在那里可以从那些敢于去森林附近的富人那里偷取.
His name quickly became famous, and English people everywhere adored him.
他的名字很快就出名了,各地的英国人都喜欢他.
Brave men from all over the country decided to join Robin Hood’s cause and soon a large band of followers lived with him in the forest—men who had lost everything as well as men who had everything to lose.
来自全国各地的勇士们决定加入罗宾汉的事业,很快一大批追随者与他一起生活在森林中,他们失去了一切,也失去了一切。
David of Doncaster, the cobbler; young Will Scarlet; Much, the miller’s son; Arthur a Bland, the tanner; Friar Tuck; and many more brave souls cast their lot with the noble outlaw.
唐卡斯特的大卫, 编织者; 年轻的威尔·斯嘉丽; 弥勒克之子; 亚瑟一世; 制革师; 塔克修道院; 还有更多勇敢的灵魂与高贵的不法分子同在。
Robin Hood’s men were more loyal to him than they had ever been to their cruel French lords.
罗宾汉的手下比他们曾经对残酷的法国领主更加忠诚.
The Merry Men, as they became known, lived entirely outdoors, hunting for their food, cooking over a fire, and sleeping with only a blanket of stars upon them.
众所皆知的"快乐之人"完全生活在户外,为食物打猎,为一起起火灾做饭,睡觉时只被一被星星所覆盖.
They spent their days practicing archery, wrestling, and sword fighting until they were the strongest and most skilled fighters in England.
他们花了好几天练习射箭,摔跤和击剑,直到他们成为了英国最强大和最熟练的战士.
There were only two types of lawful men left in the land: wealthy men who despised Robin Hood, and honest and virtuous men who envied Robin Hood’s bravery and freedom, and who spread the news of his exploits far and wide.
只有两种类型的合法人留在了地上:一种是那些鄙视罗宾汉的富人;另一种是那些羡慕罗宾汉的勇敢与自由的诚实而善良的人;另一种是那些散布出他剥削大片新闻的人.
Tales of Robin’s deeds are still told to this day, including the story of how he met Little John, his right-hand man and dearest friend.
Robin的行踪至今仍传出,
John Little John Little was his real name, the name he was called before he joined Robin Hood’s band.
约翰·"小约翰"(John Little John Little)是他的真名,是他加入罗宾汉乐队前的名字.
He was the tallest and strongest man who ever walked through the kingdom, and unlike most men, he was loyal to no one, neither to the lords nor to the outlaws.
他是曾经走过王国最高最强壮的人,与多数人不同,他不忠于任何人,既不忠于领主,也忠于不法之徒.
He was such a brave fighter that he felt safest when he was by himself.
他是一个勇敢的战士,当他独自一人时,他感到最安全.
When Robin Hood first saw him, John Little was strolling along the edge of the forest, about to cross a narrow bridge over a stream.
当罗宾 胡德首先见到他,约翰·利特尔正沿着森林的边缘行走,正要从一条小溪上穿过一条狭窄的桥梁.
The bridge was so narrow that only one person could cross it at a time, and as it happened, Robin Hood stepped on it from one side just as John Little stepped on it from the other.
桥面太窄了,每次只有一人可以过桥,随着事情的发生,罗宾·汉从一面踩到桥上,就像约翰·利特从一面踩到桥上一样.
“Step off the bridge and let the better man cross first,” called Robin Hood.
“走出桥让更好的人先过桥,”称罗宾汉。
Robin did not think he was the better man, but he wanted to see what the tall man would do.
罗宾并不认为他是更好的人,但他想看看高个子会怎么做.
He had never seen a man who looked so large and strong and yet so agile (A-juhl).
他从未见过一个看起来如此庞大而坚强而敏捷的人(A-Juhl).
Robin knew he wanted the stranger to join his band.
Robin知道他想让陌生人加入他的乐队.
“Fie!”
飞!
cried the stranger.
哭了那个陌生人。
“Stand back thyself, for I am the better man.”
“退后,因为我是更好的人。”
He had never met anyone who could match his strength and skill, although he was secretly impressed by the smaller man’s spirit.
他从未遇到过任何能与他的力量和技能相匹配的人,尽管他对小人的精神暗中留下了深刻的印象。
“Aye, no choice have we then but to fight to see who truly is the better man,” said Robin Hood, who loved a good fight better than he loved a good dinner.
“啊,那时我们别无选择,只能战斗,看看谁是真正的更好的人。” Robin Hood说,他喜欢一场比他喜欢一场好晚餐更好的好战斗。
“With all my heart,” answered the stranger with a grin.
“我全心全意地回答这位陌生人的笑容。
The Fight Robin Hood cut two great oak branches to serve as weapons, since it would be unfair to use his bow and arrows when the stranger didn’t have any.
战斗罗宾 Hood砍了两根大橡树枝作为武器,
“He who can knock the other off the bridge and into the water is the better man,” said Robin.
Robin说,“谁能把另一人从桥上击倒并打入水中,这个人就更好。”
The stranger nodded, and the two men met as eagerly as two young boys wrestling for fun.
陌生人点头了,两人如两个少年摔跤取乐一样热心相会.
What a great fight it was!
多么伟大的战斗!
They struck each other again and again with their heavy sticks— Crack!
他们一次又一次地用重棒相打——Crack!
Crack!
崩溃!
Thud!
砰！
Crack!
崩溃!
—but each man was so strong and skillful in dodging blows that neither could knock the other down.
- 但是每个人在躲避打击方面都那么强壮和有技巧 都无法击倒对方
Each one got hit many times, but neither man thought of stopping.
每个人被击中很多次, 但没有人想停下来。
For an hour, they fought on that bridge, yet neither one could knock the other into the water.
他们在那座桥上打了一个小时 却没人能把对方撞入水中
The bridge protested under the stress of the battle, groaning and creaking, but holding strong.
该桥在战斗的压力下抗议,叹息和出声,但坚挺地坚挺.
The smacking and grunting of the battle drew Robin’s men to the edge of the stream to watch.
这场战役的出击和叫声吸引了罗宾的手下到溪边观看.
Some yelled loyally when their leader struck a good blow or made a clever dodge, but others, impressed with the agility of the stranger, cheered when he landed a blow or whipped his great bulk around gracefully.
一些人在他们的领导人击出好一击或巧妙地躲避时,忠心地大叫;但另一些人却对陌生人的敏捷性留下了深刻的印象,在他击出一击或轻而易举地鞭打他的大块头时欢呼.
They had never seen a man give their leader such a fight.
他们从未见过有人给他们的领袖打这样的仗。
At last, Robin gave the stranger a terrible whack that made him stagger and flail, but the stranger recovered and gave Robin a crack on the head that made blood flow.
最终,罗宾给了陌生人一个可怕的打击,使他交错和发抖,但陌生人恢复了过来,并给罗宾一个使出血流出的头部裂缝.
Robin swung back savagely (SAV-ij-lee), but the stranger avoided the blow.
罗宾野蛮地回荡(SAV-ij-lee),但陌生人避免了被打倒.
The blood ran into Robin’s eyes so that he could not see, and the stranger gave Robin a smack in the side that tumbled him right into the water.
血流到Robin的眼里,以至于他看不见。 陌生人给了Robin一记一拳,将他打入水中。
Robin lay there looking up and laughing out loud—he never carried a grudge.
Robin躺在那 抬头大笑 他从不怀怨恨
“Thou art an expert with that stick, good fellow; ere today, no man hath beaten me.”
“你是一个拿着那根棍子的专家,好家伙;今天,没有人打我。 “
Robin Hood’s followers took it less lightly.
Robin Hood的追随者不太轻易接受。
Even those who had cheered for the stranger suddenly stepped from behind the trees with their bows trained on the man who had knocked their leader into the water.
即使是那些为陌生人而欢呼的人,也突然从树后站出,用弓来训练把头撞入水中的人.
There were nearly forty men, all dressed cleverly in green so that they would be utterly invisible behind the bushes and amidst the trees.
有近40个人, 都穿着绿色的巧妙衣服, 这样他们就会完全看不见 在灌木后面和树上。
Even with all their yelling, the stranger had not noticed them while he had been concentrating on the fight.
即使他们大喊大叫,这位陌生人在集中力量战斗的时候也没有注意到他们.
“What happened, master?”
“发生了什么,主人? “
asked Will Scarlet.
问威尔·斯嘉丽
He was beside himself.
他站在自己旁边
“Thou art bruised and bloody, and never hath we seen you beaten before.
“你伤痕累累,血淋淋,我们从未见过你被殴打。
Is this some kind of trick?”
这是在耍花招吗? “
“No, ’tis no trick at all; this sturdy fellow walloped me and sent me tumbling into the water,” Robin Hood said as he pulled himself up, ignoring the giant drum that seemed to be beating inside his head.
”Robin Hood说,“不,这根本不是诡计;这位坚韧的同僚把我卷入水中,”Robin Hood说,当他拉起身来时,他忽略了似乎在脑中被打的巨鼓。
“Then a dunking and a beating he shall have!”
“然后,他要晕倒和打人。 “
Robin Hood ordered his men back.
罗宾汉命令他的人回来
“Nay,” he said, “forbear.
“Nay,”他说,“原谅。
’Twas a fair fight, and he won.
" ; " 一场公平的斗争,他赢了。
He is brave and hearty, and I would have him in our band.
他勇敢而善良 我愿意让他加入我们的乐队
Wilt thou join with us?”
你会加入我们吗? “
he asked the stranger.
他问陌生人。
“I am Robin Hood, and my band is the finest in all of England.
“我是罗宾汉,我的乐队是全英格兰最好的。
We steal from the rich and give back to the poor so that all will be provided for and justice will be returned to England.”
我们从富人那里偷东西,把钱还给穷人,以便一切得到供给,正义被还给英国. “
Most men would have trembled at hearing the name “Robin Hood,” for the lords always described Robin as a cruel and fierce outlaw.
多数人听到“Robin Hood”的名字会颤抖,
But John Little was afraid of no man, and besides, he’d always suspected that the lords were exaggerating Robin Hood’s savagery so that they would not appear as foolish after being robbed by him.
但约翰·利特(John Little)害怕没有人,此外,他一直怀疑领主们夸大了罗宾汉的野蛮行为,这样他们就不会在被他抢劫后显得愚蠢.
“Why should I join thy band as an underling if I am a better fighter than the leader?
“如果我是一个比领袖更优秀的战士,我为什么要加入你的队伍?
I have no need for those who cannot do better than I can alone.
我并不需要那些能比自己做得更好的人
If any man among you can shoot a bow and arrow more accurately than I can, I will join,” he said.
如果你们中有人能比我更准确地射出弓箭,我将加入,”他说。
He was confident that none of them could, he was a very skillful shot with a bow.
他相信他们谁都做不到,他是一个非常有技巧的用弓射出.
“Well, thou art obviously an extraordinary man, but I shall try,” said Robin.
Robin说,“你显然是一个非凡的人,但我要尝试,”
The Archery Match Robin Hood sent Will Scarlet to cut a three- inch piece of white bark and tie it to an oak a full eighty yards away.
射箭火柴罗宾 胡德派威尔·斯嘉丽去割出一块三寸长的白树皮,并把它绑到80码外的橡树上.
The piece of bark looked like a tiny speck in the distance.
树皮的碎片看起来像一个小斑点 在距离。
“Now, sir, choose any of our bows and arrows to shoot with,” Robin said.
罗宾说,“现在,先生,选择我们的任何弓箭。
The stranger studied the bows lined up against the trees, looking for the one most suited to someone of his tremendous bulk.
陌生人研究了树上排成一行的弓 寻找最适合他大块头的人的弓
John Little finally selected the largest bow, aimed his arrow carefully, and shot it straight into the center of the white bark.
约翰·利特尔最终选择了最大的弓,仔细地瞄准了箭头,并直接将箭头射入了白色树皮的中心.
The arrow flew so straight and powerfully and true that only its feathers stuck out beyond the bark.
箭飞得如此直而有力而真实,只有它的羽毛卡出于树皮外.
All Robin Hood’s followers caught their breath in amazement, for they had seen such shooting only from Robin Hood himself.
所有罗宾汉的追随者都惊叹地喘了口气,因为他们只从罗宾汉身上看到了这样的枪击.
“That is a fine shot indeed,” said Robin Hood heartily.
Robinhood说,“这的确是一个很好的镜头。”
“No one can top that, but perhaps I can shoot one just as well.”
“没有人能超越这一点,但也许我也能射出一个。 “
Then Robin Hood drew his own bow and shot an arrow that flew so straight and swiftly that it struck the stranger’s arrow dead-on and splintered it into pieces.
然后罗宾 Hood自己画起弓来并射出一箭,一箭直飞而快地击中了陌生人的箭并把它分解成碎片。
Robin Hood’s band gave a mighty roar.
Robin Hood的乐队发出强烈的吼叫.
“Now wilt thou join my band?”
你将加入我的行列吗? “
asked Robin Hood with a smile.
笑一笑问罗宾汉.
The stranger saw that he had met his match and immediately declared his allegiance (ah-LEE- jance).
陌生人看见他遇到了他的对手,立即宣布效忠(ah-LEE-jance).
“With all my heart,” he answered.
“我全心全意地回答,”
Little John From the minute John Little saw Robin Hood’s skill, he loved Robin as his dearest friend, and since John had never been beaten before, he was very respectful of the man who was skilled enough to do so.
小约翰 从约翰·利特(John Little)看到罗宾汉的技艺开始,他就把罗宾作为他最亲爱的朋友相爱了,而由于约翰之前从未被打过,所以他非常尊重有这种技艺的人.
“What is thy name?”
“你叫什么名字? “
asked Will Scarlet, taking out a writing tablet as though to sign the stranger up.
问威尔斯嘉丽,拿出一块写字板 仿佛签了陌生人。
“John Little,” answered the large man, and the band of Merry Men roared with laughter.
“John Little,”回答这个大人物,Merry Men的乐队用笑声咆哮。
“In sooth, he jests!”
"他开玩笑地笑"
cried Much, the miller’s son, slapping his knee.
磨坊主的儿子大哭出声,
“I do not care for that name,” chuckled merry Will, “for it does not fully describe thy puny stature!
“我不关心这个名字。”
We shall call thee Little John.”
我们要叫你小约翰 “
And so they had an enormous feast to celebrate Little John’s entrance into the group.
因此,他们有一个巨大的盛宴,庆祝小约翰进入这个团体。
By the dying light of the fire, with their bellies full, the Merry Men shared their secret signals and passwords with Little John, a sign that they trusted him as much as their leader did.
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From that day on, Little John was Robin’s second-in-command, and no one argued with the choice, because John was clearly the best among them all—next to Robin.
从那天起,小约翰是罗宾的副手,没有人有这种选择,因为约翰显然是他们中最优秀的——旁边是罗宾.
Little John served Robin faithfully for many years and loved him better with every year.
小约翰忠实地为罗宾服务了多年,并且每年都更爱他.