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"You have not allowed for the wind, Hubert," said his antagonist, bending his bow, "or that had been a better shot."
“你沒有考慮風的作用吧，休伯特，”他的對手彎下弓說道，“否則，那支箭肯定能命中靶心。”
So saying, and without showing the least anxiety to pause upon his aim,
他說罷，停下來瞄準目標，絲毫沒有任何緊張的表現，
Locksley stepped to the appointed station, and shot his arrow as carelessly, in appearance, as if he had not even looked at the mark.
洛克斯萊走到指定位置，他顯得漫不經心，好像根本就沒有往目標處看。
He was speaking almost at the instant that the shaft left the bow-string,
正在他說話的時候，弓箭離開了弓弦，
yet it alighted in the target two inches nearer to the white spot which marked the centre than that of Hubert.
他的箭比休伯特的箭更接近靶心的白點位置，而且足足近了兩英寸。
Hubert resumed his place, and, not neglecting the caution which he had received from his adversary,
休伯特繼續來到他的指定位置，沒有忽視對手剛才的提醒，
he made the necessary allowance for a very light air of wind which had just arisen,
他在風刮得最輕的時候，成功地將箭射了出去，
and shot so successfully that his arrow alighted in the very centre of the target.
箭落在了離靶心非常近的位置。
"A Hubert! A Hubert!" shouted the populace, more interested in a known person than in a stranger. "In the clout! In the clout! A Hubert for ever!"
“休伯特，休伯特，”觀眾們高呼道，比起一個陌生人，他們對名人更感興趣。“命中靶心，命中靶心，休伯特萬歲。”
"Thou canst not mend that shot, Locksley," said the prince, with an insulting smile.
“洛克斯萊，這下你沒法補救了吧？”王子帶著諷刺的嘲笑說道。
"I will notch his shaft for him, however," replied Locksley.
“我想我可以贏他，”洛克斯萊回答道。
And letting fly his arrow with a little more precaution than before, it lighted right upon that of his competitor, which it split to shivers!
他這次比上一次射得更加謹慎，這支箭落在了他的對手射出的箭上，裂成了碎片！
The people who stood around were so astonished at his wonderful dexterity, that they could not even give vent to their surprise in their usual clamour.
站在周圍的人被他難以置信的精準驚呆了，他們甚至無法通過像往常那樣的喝彩來發泄他們的驚愕。
"Who can this be?" whispered the yeomen to each other; "such archery was never seen since a bow was first bent in Britain."
“他是誰？”奴仆們之間開始交頭接耳，“在英國從未見過像這樣的弓箭手。”
"And now," said Locksley, "I will crave your Grace's permission to plant such a mark as is used in the North Country,
“現在，”洛克斯萊說，“我懇求你，尊貴的王子，允許我放置這樣一個被北部國家廣泛使用的標志作為目標，
and welcome every brave yeoman who shall try a shot at it."
我非常歡迎勇敢的人前來踴躍嘗試。”
He then turned to leave the lists.
然后他轉身離開競技場。
"Let your guards attend me," he said, "if you please -- I go but to cut a rod from the next willow bush."
“請讓我加人你的護衛隊，”他說道，“如果你愿意，我會從旁邊的柳樹上砍下一根枝條。”
Prince John made a signal that some attendants should follow him in case of his escape;
約翰王子為防止他逃跑，下令讓一些隨從跟著他，
but the cry of "Shame! shame!" which burst from the multitude, induced him to alter his ungenerous purpose.
但是從人群里傳來了“真丟人，真丟人”的呼喊聲，迫使他改變了這個苛刻的請求。
Locksley returned almost instantly with a willow wand about six feet in length, perfectly straight, and rather thicker than a man's thumb.
洛克斯萊立刻拿出一根長約六英尺，比手指還粗的筆直的柳條。
He began to peel this with great composure, observing, at the same time,
他開始鎮靜地削這根柳條，與此同時，
that to ask a good woodsman to shoot at a target so broad as had hitherto been used was to put shame upon his skill.
他讓一名優秀的樵夫向一個非常大的目標射箭，他這樣做的目的是要嘲諷對方的射箭技巧。
