蒙面侠佐罗 第7章:复仇者(1)

 　　Chapter Seven: The Avengers

　　第七章：复仇者

　　In the evening the magistrate¹ and his friends are in the tavern². They are laughing about the old friar.

　　在晚上，治安官和他的朋友都在酒馆。他们正在笑着那位老人。

　　"Why are you laughing?" asks a mysterious voice.

　　“你笑什么？” 一个神秘的声音说到。

　　They look at the door of the tavern and see Zorro. He has a pistol in one hand and a sword in the other.

　　他们透过酒馆的门，看到佐罗。他手中有一支手枪，另一只手有一把剑。

　　"Magistrate! I am here to punish you," says Zorro. "Old Friar Felipe is not a thief and you know it."

　　“治安官！我在这里惩罚你，”佐罗说。“老修士，费利佩不是小偷，你知道。

　　"I am an important magistrate. I don't like friars because they are your friends, Zorro.”

　　“我是一个治安官。我不喜欢修道士因为他们是你的朋友，佐罗。”

　　Zorro gives a whip to the magistrate's friend and says, "Now whip this corrupt³ magistrate 15 times.”

　　佐罗给治安官的朋友一个鞭子，说：“现在鞭打这个腐败的治安官15次。

　　"But I cannot do this," says the friend. "Whip him or I whip you!” says Zorro.

　　“但我不能这样做，”这个朋友说。“要么鞭打他，要么我鞭打你！”佐罗说。

　　The friend whips the magistrate. After the punishment the magistrate falls to the ground.

　　朋友鞭打治安官。惩罚治安官后，治安官倒在地上。

　　"This is how I punish dishonesty people," says Zorro.

　　“这是我如何惩罚不诚实的人，”佐罗说。

　　The next day everyone talks about the magistrate's punishment.

　　第二天，每个人都谈论治安官被佐罗惩罚了。

　　A group of young men want to help Captain Ramon arrest Zorro.

　　一群年轻人想帮助拉莫队长逮捕佐罗。

1 magistrate   

n.地方行政官，地方法官，治安官

参考例句：

• The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
• John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。

2 tavern   

n.小旅馆，客栈；小酒店

参考例句：

• There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
• Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。

3 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。