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ROBIN HOOD AND HIS MERRY MEN
羅賓漢和他的伙伴
Many hundreds of years ago a selfish king of England destroyed villages and farms in order to make royal forests
數(shù)百年前，英格蘭的一位自私國(guó)王摧毀了村莊和農(nóng)田，為了建造皇家森林，
where he might enjoy his favorite sport of hunting. He also passed severe laws to keep people from killing his deer.
他可以在這里盡情打獵，他還通過(guò)了幾部法律，阻止人們獵殺他的鹿。
In spite of this, many men killed the deer and then fled into the deep forest to escape punishment.
盡管如此，許多人獵殺了鹿，逃到深山老林中躲避懲罰。
There they formed into bands and, knowing the forests so well, were safe from the king's officers.
他們?cè)谀抢锝M成了一幫人，這些人很熟悉森林，國(guó)王的官員很難找到他們。
Among all these outlaws, none was ever more famous than the hero of this story, Robin Hood.
在這些逃犯中，沒有人比本故事的英雄羅賓漢更著名的人了。
Many hundreds of years ago, England was so covered with woods that a squirrel was said to be able to hop from tree to tree
數(shù)百年前，英格蘭草木蔥蔥，人們說(shuō)松鼠可以從一棵樹跳到另一棵樹，
from the Severn River to the Humber River. But still, there were roads that ran from north to south
從塞文河跳到漢伯河，但依然，從北到南有公路穿行其間，
and from east to west for the use of those who wished to travel. At certain times of the year these roads were thronged with people.
東部到西部也是如此，這些公路是為那些渴望旅行的人使用的，那年的某個(gè)時(shí)候，這些公路擠滿了人群。
Pilgrims going to some holy shrine passed along; merchants taking their goods to market;
前往圣殿的朝圣者走過(guò)這些路，商人用公路將物品運(yùn)到市場(chǎng)；
abbots and bishops riding on horseback to attend the King's Council; and, more frequently still, a knight, seeking adventures.
和尚和主教騎在馬上參加國(guó)王的議會(huì)，人數(shù)更多的是探險(xiǎn)的騎士。
Besides the broad roads there were little green paths, and these led to clumps of low huts where dwelt the peasants,
除了寬寬的公路，還有綠油油的小道，小道通往一片矮房屋，里面住著村民，
charcoal-burners, and plowmen. Here and there some larger clearing told that the house of a yeoman was near.
燒碳者還有耕地者，你會(huì)在這里或是那里看到大片的空地，這就說(shuō)明房屋的自耕農(nóng)離這里不遠(yuǎn)。
Now and then as you passed through the forest, you might ride by a splendid abbey.
有時(shí)在穿過(guò)森林時(shí)，你或許會(huì)路過(guò)一棟雄偉的修道院。
Here you might catch a glimpse of monks in long black or white gowns,
你或許能看到穿著長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的黑色或白色禮服的和尚，
fishing in the streams that abound in this part of England, or casting nets in the fish ponds which were in the midst of the abbey gardens.
在英格蘭溪水眾多的地方釣魚，或是在魚池中撒網(wǎng)，魚池在修道院花園的中間。
Or you might see a castle with round turrets and high battlements, circled by strong walls and protected by a moat full of water.
或許你會(huì)看到一棟城堡，城堡有圓形塔樓和高聳的城垛，環(huán)繞它們的是高墻和盛滿水的護(hù)城河。
