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2月份第1周閱讀 | 亞瑟王
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亞瑟王(King Arthur)是英格蘭傳說中的國王，圓桌騎士團的首領，一位近乎神話般的傳奇人物。
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Britain has a King
Arthur was a young king. He was about twenty years old. He lived at Camelot. His first years as king were difficult. He fought against many enemies from other lands, particularly the Saxons. Some noblemen of his court caused trouble①. They did not want to obey a young king. King Arthur was very adventurous②. He liked riding his horse and looking for adventures. He was courageous, loyal③ and friendly. His people loved him. One day, King Arthur was riding in the forest. He saw a fountain④. Near the fountain there was a knight named Sir Pellinore. "Stop!" said Sir Pellinore. "You cannot go past the fountain! You must fight with me first!" King Arthur answered, "I'm ready to fight!" The two knights began fighting. First they fought with their lances. Then they fought with their swords. During the fight, Arthur's sword broke. Sir Pellinore said, "I'm the winner!" At that moment, Merlin appeared and said, "Pellinore, this knight is your king! King Arthur!" Sir Pellinore stopped fighting immediately
Excalibur
Arthur rode away with Merlin and said, "I broke my sword during the fight with Sir Pellinore. I am king because of that sword. I must have another sword." "Come with me then," said Merlin. Arthur followed Merlin to a lake of clear water. In the middle of the lake, Arthur saw an arm. The arm was holding a sword in a beautiful scabbard①. "Look!" said Merlin. "That is the sword and that is the Lady of the Lake. Ask her kindly and the sword is yours." Arthur saw a beautiful lady in a boat on the lake. He asked her, "Can I have that sword?" She answered, "Yes, you can have it. Take my boat and go and get it." Arthur and Merlin went to the middle of the lake. There Arthur took the sword. He was very interested in it. He took the sword out of the scabbard and looked at it. It was a beautiful sword with jewels on it. "Look, Merlin" he said, "the word Excalibur is written on it." "Yes, Excalibur is the greatest sword in the world. But its scabbard is more precious." 'Why?' asked Arthur. "It has a great magic power," said Merlin. "When you wear it, you never bleed② I even if you are wounded③. When you fight, you must always have the scabbard with you."
① trouble：麻煩。
② adventurous：愛冒險的。
③ loyal：忠誠的。
④ fountain：噴泉。
① scabbard：劍鞘。
② bleed：流血。
③ wound：受傷。
第三章:英國國王-亞瑟
亞瑟是一位年輕的國王。他大約二十歲。他住在卡梅洛特。他當國王的頭幾年很困難。他與許多來自其他地方的敵人作戰，特別是撒克遜人。他的宮廷裡的一些貴族製造了麻煩。他們不想服從年輕的國王。亞瑟王很有冒險精神。他喜歡騎馬，喜歡冒險。他勇敢、忠誠、友好。他的人民愛他。一天，亞瑟王正在森林裡騎馬。他看到了一個噴泉。噴泉附近有一位叫柏林諾爵士的騎士。「停下!」柏林諾爵士說。「你不能從噴泉這條路過去!」你必須先和我戰鬥!」亞瑟王回答說:「我準備好戰鬥了!」兩個騎士開始戰鬥。首先，他們用長矛搏鬥。然後他們用劍戰鬥。在戰鬥中，亞瑟的劍斷了。柏林諾爵士說"我贏了"這時，梅林出現了，說道:「柏林諾，這位騎士是你的國王!亞瑟王!」柏林諾爵士立即停止了戰鬥。
第四章:王者之劍
亞瑟和梅林騎馬走了，他說:「我在和柏林諾爵士的戰鬥中折斷了我的劍。我就是因為那把劍才成為國王的。我必須再要一把劍。」「那就跟我來吧，」梅林說。亞瑟跟著梅林來到了一個清澈的湖泊。在湖中央，阿瑟看到了一隻胳膊。那隻手臂握著一把插著漂亮劍鞘的劍。「看!」梅林說。「那是劍，那是湖上夫人。只要你問她，這把劍就是你的了。」阿瑟看到湖上的一條船上有一位美麗的女士。他問她:「我能得到那把劍嗎?」她回答說:「可以，你可以拿去。」拿著我的船去把它弄來。」亞瑟和梅林走到湖中央。在那裡，亞瑟拿起了劍。他對此非常感興趣。他把劍從鞘裡拿出來看了看。那是把漂亮的劍，上面有珠寶。「看，梅林，」他說，「上面寫著王者之劍。」「是的，亞瑟王之劍是世界上最偉大的劍。但它的鞘更珍貴。」「為什麼?」亞瑟問。「它有一種偉大的魔力，」梅林說。「當你戴上它的時候，即使你受傷了，你也不會流血。」當你戰鬥的時候，你必須永遠帶著劍鞘。」
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