美国小学英语教材3:第173课 圣乔治与恶龙(4)

 After they had gone a long way, they came to a great cave, 他们走了很长一段时间，来到一个巨大的洞穴旁。

"Oh!" cried Una, "this is the place where so many travelers have died. See! There is the den¹ of the beast that killed them!" 尤娜说：啊！这里是许多旅行者被杀死的地方。看！这就是杀人野兽的洞穴！

Then he will kill no more! cried George, drawing his sword² and walking bravely into the den. 他不会再杀人了。乔治喊道，他拿着剑，勇敢地走进了洞穴。

Instantly³ the great beast sprang forward, and George, with one blow of the sword, struck him dead. 巨兽很快就冲到了他的前面，乔治一挥剑就刺死了巨兽。

As George and Una rode on and on, many strange things happened to them. 乔治和尤娜就这样走啊走，他们遇到了许多奇怪的事情。

Once, when George was drinking from a spring, a giant seized him and carried him off to a dark prison. 有一次，乔治正在山泉前喝水，一个巨人抓住了他，把他关到了一间黑暗的监狱。

For three months the young knight⁴ lay in this prison, with little food, 这个年轻的骑士在监狱里忍饥挨饿，被关了整整三个月的时间。

but at last he was set free by a knight who was led to the giant's castle by Una. 最终，他被尤娜带到巨人城堡的另一个骑士解救了出来。

George was so weak from hunger that he could not fight the dragon at once. 乔治由于饥饿而十分虚弱，他无法立刻同恶龙战斗。

So Una took him to the home of friends who lived near by. 于是尤娜把他带到了住在附近的朋友的家中。

When the young knight was well again, he went one day to see a wise old man, who surprised him greatly by saying, 年轻的骑士恢复了健康，一天，他拜会了一个年长的智者，这位老人的一番话让他非常的惊讶。

"You are the son of a king. You were stolen from your home when you were a baby! 你是一个国王的儿子。当你还是个婴儿的时候，你被人从家里偷了出来！

Soon you will fight a great battle and win a great victory⁵. 很快你就会进行一场大战，你会大获全胜。

In the years to come, people will love you so much for your kind and brave deeds that they will call you Saint⁶ George." 再接下来的几年时间里，由于你善良勇敢的行为，人们会非常爱戴你，并称你为圣乔治。

 

1 den   

n.兽穴；秘密地方；安静的小房间，私室

参考例句：

• There is a big fox den on the back hill.后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。
• The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger's den.不入虎穴焉得虎子。

2 sword   

n.剑，刀剑，武力，杀戮

参考例句：

• The soldier cut at his enemy with his sword.那位士兵用自己的剑向敌人砍去。
• With a sweep of his sword he cut through the rope.他用剑一挥把绳子砍断了。

3 instantly   

adv.立即，立刻

参考例句：

• She was used to having her orders instantly obeyed.她习惯了让人即刻服从她的命令。
• Though he slept soundly,he awoke instantly.他虽然睡得很香，但是马上就醒了。

4 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

5 victory   

n.胜利，成功

参考例句：

• Victory will never come if we only wait for it.如果我们光是等待，胜利永远不会到来。
• It can't be questioned that we will win the final victory.我们将最终取得胜利，这是确定无疑的。

6 saint   

n.圣徒；基督教徒；vt.成为圣徒，把...视为圣徒

参考例句：

• He was made a saint.他被封为圣人。
• The saint had a lowly heart.圣人有谦诚之心。