10 Ch10-The Knights’ Gifts

CHAPTER TEN The Knight's Gifts The three knights lay in the grass, fighting for breath. "The dance… We must stop… stop dancing," gasped the older knight. "You have stopped! We pulled you away!" said Annie.

第十章骑士的礼物三个骑士躺在草地上，拼命喘气。 “跳舞……我们必须停止……停止跳舞。”年长的骑士喘着气说。 “你停下来了!”我们把你拉开了!”安妮说。

The knight looked up at her and Jack. He had a rough, craggy face. "Who… who are you?" he asked in a hoarse voice. "Friends!" said Annie. She spoke loudly to be heard over the music. "We come from King Arthur's castle!" "We're on a quest," said Jack, "to get the Water of Memory and Imagination." "To save Camelot!" said Annie. "Camelot—" whispered the knight. "We come from Camelot…. I don't recognize you…." "We're just visiting," said Annie. "But we know all about you. You're Sir Lancelot, aren't you?"

骑士抬头看着她和杰克。 他有一张粗糙、凹凸不平的脸。 “你……你是谁?”他用嘶哑的声音问道。 “朋友们!”安妮说。她说话的声音大得盖过了音乐声。 “我们来自亚瑟王的城堡!”“我们在寻找，”杰克说，“去找记忆与想象之水。” “为了拯救卡梅洛特!”安妮说。 “卡梅洛特——”骑士低声说。 “我们来自卡梅洛特....我不认识你....” “我们只是来看看，”安妮说。 “但是我们知道你的一切。 您是兰斯洛特爵士吧?”

"Yes," breathed the knight. "And Sir Percival and Sir Galahad," said Jack. "Yes… my son, Galahad…," said the knight. "King Arthur thinks you are lost forever," said Annie. Sir Lancelot closed his eyes. "The dance…," he said, "it made us forget.…" "I know," said Jack. "The dancers must be the Keepers of the Cauldron. You can't get past them without getting caught up in their dance." "Father… we must find… the water.…" Sir Galahad tried to sit up, but he was too weary. He lay back in the grass.

“是的。”骑士喘着气说。 “还有珀西瓦尔爵士和加拉哈德爵士。”杰克说。 “是的……我的儿子，加拉哈德……” “亚瑟王认为你永远消失了，”安妮说。 兰斯洛特爵士闭上了眼睛。 “舞蹈……”他说，“它让我们忘记了。“我知道，”杰克说。 “跳舞的一定是坩埚守护者。 你不可能跳过他们而不被他们的舞蹈所吸引。” “爸爸……我们必须找到……水。”……”加拉哈德爵士想坐起来，但他太累了。 他仰卧在草地上。

"That's okay, we're here now," said Annie. "You should all rest." Sir Galahad closed his eyes. "Yeah, don't worry," said Jack. "Annie and I will find the magic water for Camelot." "But you… you are just children," said Sir Percival, the third knight. "You must wait… for us.…" "There's no time to wait," said Jack. "Camelot is dying!" said Annie. "We have to hurry!" "Then you must… take this…," said Sir Galahad. He reached into a leather pouch that hung around his shoulder. He took out a silver

“没关系，我们来了，”安妮说。 “你们都应该休息。”加拉哈德爵士闭上了眼睛。 “是的，别担心，”杰克说。 "安妮和我会为卡梅洛特找到魔法之水" “但你们……你们只是孩子。”第三位骑士珀西瓦尔爵士说。 “你必须等……等我们。”“没时间等了，”杰克说。 “卡梅洛特快死了!”安妮说。 “我们得快点了!”“那么你必须……拿着这个……”加拉哈德爵士说。 他把手伸进挂在肩上的皮袋里。 他拿出一枚银币

cup. With a trembling hand, the young knight gave the cup to Annie. "A cup!" she said. "Take… this, too," said Sir Percival. He pulled a small wooden box from a bag that hung from his belt. He handed it to Jack. Jack opened the lid. In the middle of the box was a pointer with markings all around it. "A compass!" said Jack. "And this…," said Sir Lancelot. He took a silk cord from around his neck. A glass key hung from the cord. "A key!" whispered Annie.

杯。年轻的骑士用颤抖的手把杯子递给安妮。 “一杯!”她说。“把这个也拿去。”珀西瓦尔爵士说。 他从挂在腰带上的袋子里拿出一个小木箱。 他把它递给杰克。杰克打开盖子。 盒子中间有一只指针，四周都是记号。 “指南针!”杰克说。“还有这个……”兰斯洛特爵士说。 他从脖子上取下一根丝线。 绳子上挂着一把玻璃钥匙。 “一把钥匙!”安妮小声说。

Lancelot handed the key to Annie. She and Jack looked at it closely. Then Annie hung it around her neck. When she turned back, all the knights were fast asleep. "Sweet dreams," Annie said gently. "You guys need a long nap." Jack and Annie stood up.

兰斯洛特把钥匙交给了安妮。 她和杰克仔细地看了看。 然后安妮把它挂在脖子上。 她回头时，所有的骑士都已熟睡。 “做个好梦，”安妮温柔地说。 “你们需要好好睡一觉。” 杰克和安妮站了起来。